2026 Elections: Mpuuga, Katuntu, Ssemujju, Sseggona, and Bwanika Lose Seats
Uganda’s opposition faces a new reality after a seismic shift at the ballot box this week, as elections swept away some of the country’s most familiar political faces almost overnight. The Jan. 15 vote became a political graveyard. Decades of experience, national fame, and hard-fought reputations could not shield incumbents
EC disqualifies Walukagga from Busiro South race
The Electoral Commission has disqualified singer Mathias Walukagga for failing to meet the nomination requirements. On November 4, 2025, Medard Seggona petitioned the Electoral Commission, alleging that Walukagga Mathias did not possess the requisite minimum academic qualifications for nomination as a candidate for the office of Member of Parliament. The
Sseggona: Even Before the Mpuuga Scenario, NUP Wanted Us out
Busiro East MP Medard Sseggona has revealed that he and several other former Democratic Party (DP) members were being pushed out of the National Unity Platform (NUP) long before the controversy surrounding former Leader of Opposition Mathias Mpuuga. Sseggona made the remarks just two days after the party denied him
Sseggona Elected Chair of Africa-Wide Public Accounts Body
Busiro East Member of Parliament, Medard Lubega Sseggona, has been elected Chairman of the African Organization of Public Accounts Committees (AFROPAC), positioning Uganda at the forefront of the continent’s parliamentary oversight efforts. Sseggona, who also chairs Uganda’s Parliament Public Accounts Committee (PAC), is currently attending a high-level AFROPAC summit in
