UPC Barred from 2026 Presidential Race Amid Leadership Crisis
The Uganda People’s Congress (UPC), once synonymous with Uganda’s post-independence governance, has been barred from fielding a presidential candidate in the 2026 elections. The Independent Electoral Commission (EC) made the announcement, citing internal constitutional violations, defiance of court orders, and a prolonged leadership crisis that has fractured the once-dominant party
Court Blocks Jimmy Akena from Seeking Third Term as UPC President
The High Court in Kampala has blocked Jimmy James Michael Akena from contesting for a third term as President of the Uganda Peoples Congress (UPC), ruling that his nomination for the 2025–2030 term is unconstitutional. In a decisive judgment delivered on Friday, Justice Bernard Namanya declared Akena’s nomination “illegal, void,
