Winners and losers: NRM should triumph in the general elections
By Ofwono Opondo By the time you read this article, the massive fallouts from the just concluded primaries to select NRM parliamentary flag-bearers would still be unravelling across the country. Bitter and sour tastes will be hard to swallow, while the winners will be smiling gleefully. Just imagine the ever-disruptive
Museveni Vows to Expel Fraudulent NRM Flagbearers Over Tainted Primaries
President Yoweri Museveni has vowed to nullify the candidacies of individuals who fraudulently secured National Resistance Movement (NRM) party flags during the recent primaries, describing the internal electoral process as “polluted” by criminal interference. In a strongly worded statement issued on Monday, Museveni reassured both party members and the Ugandan
List: Top NRM Ministers Lose Party Tickets in Shocking Primary Results
The just-concluded National Resistance Movement (NRM) party primaries have delivered a major upset for several incumbent ministers, many of whom failed to secure the party’s endorsement for the upcoming general elections. Despite their senior roles in the current cabinet, these ministers were decisively voted out at the grassroots—a clear signal
Brig.Gen. Rwashande Defeats Ssekikubo as bigwigs sail through NRM Primaries
Brigadier General (Rtd) Emmanuel Rwashande has defeated long-serving Member of Parliament Theodore Ssekikubo to become the National Resistance Movement (NRM) flag bearer for the hotly contested Lwemiyaga County seat. According to official results, Rwashande garnered 16,358 votes, while Ssekikubo received 8,702. Other candidates included Joy Kabatsi, who polled 473 votes,
NRM Suspends Mbale Campaigns Following Tragic Accident
Mbale district National Resistance Movement [NRM] Chairman Moses Wambogo, has suspended all ongoing joint campaigns in the district following an accident that claimed two lives and left several others critically injured in Bukiende Sub-County, Bungokho South. The accident occurred yesterday when a Fuso truck carrying supporters of Agnes Wazemwa Wabuyi
Museveni: Politics Is Not about Age but Service
President Yoweri Museveni has said that politics is not defined by age, but by the commitment to serve people and confront national challenges such as corruption, fraud, and criminality. He made the remarks after returning his nomination forms for the positions of National Chairman of the National Resistance Movement (NRM)
President Museveni Picks NRM Nomination Forms ahead of 2026 Elections
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni is expected to officially pick up nomination forms this Saturday at the National Resistance Movement (NRM) Electoral Commission offices, signaling his intent to retain both the party chairmanship and the presidential flag bearer slot ahead of the 2026 general elections. This announcement was made earlier today
Intra-Party Democracy: How The NRM Beats Others
By Ambassador Henry Mayega Uganda’s democratic bar has, during the Yoweri Museveni administration’s epochal supretendence, been raised to unprecedented levels rendering several old and new parties on the country’s political canvass failures and unable to cope with the dictates of the political parties and organizations act. The resumption of political
NRM Secretary General Commends China for Supporting Uganda’s Development
The Secretary General of the National Resistance Movement (NRM), Richard Todwong, has praised the government of China for its generous contributions to Uganda’s growth, development, and the prosperity of its people—particularly through numerous infrastructure projects. Todwong made the remarks today at the NRM Headquarters on Plot 10, Kyadondo Road, Kampala,
Wave of Defections Shakes Political Landscape Ahead of 2026 Elections
Several Members of Parliament have defected from their respective parties, crossing over to rival political formations in the lead-up to the 2026 general elections. Most notably, defections have occurred from both the National Unity Platform (NUP),the largest opposition party and the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) to the ruling National Resistance
