Buyende, Uganda: The Opposition National Unity Platform (NUP)’s Presidential candidate, Robert Kyagulanyi, also known as Bobi Wine, was blocked by security on Tuesday from accessing Bukungu Landing site, where two ferries remain uncommissioned and a long-awaited ice plant has been vandalized. Security personnel deployed heavy armoured vehicles, denying the candidate entry and forcing a diversion to […]
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The Eighth East African Youth Parliament (EAYP) concluded in Arusha, Tanzania with impassioned calls for courage, humility, unity and meaningful action as the region’s young leaders debated their role in advancing integration, governance, and peace across the Community. The two-day sitting, held on 26 and 27 September 2025 under the theme, “Local Youth Actions for
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Buwenge,Uganda:KAMPALA, Sept.30 29: Uganda on Monday officially launched presidential campaigns. National Unity Platform (NUP) presidential flag bearer Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu was welcomed by hundreds of fervent supporters who lined the Amber Court Gardens roundabout in Jinja City and clustered at petrol stations along Nalufenya Road West. Presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, widely known as Bobi
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President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, the National Resistance Movement (NRM) Presidential flag bearer for the 2026 general elections, today launched his campaigns in Luweero District, the historic ground of the National Resistance Army (NRA) liberation struggle. The launch, held at Bukalasa Agricultural College playground, drew thousands of supporters. The President was also accompanied by the First
Kampala, Uganda – President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, National Resistance Movement (NRM) party chairman and presidential flagbearer, launched the party’s 2026–2031 manifesto at a grand ceremony held at the Speke Resort Convention Centre in Munyonyo. The event drew top NRM officials, government dignitaries, and enthusiastic supporters, signaling the start of Museveni’s campaign for another five-year term
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Kampala, Uganda: The National Resistance Movement (NRM) will today, Monday, September 29, launch its 2026–2031 manifesto at Speke Resort Munyonyo, with H.E. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, the party’s presidential flag bearer, presiding over the high-profile function as the chief guest. The launch follows his recent nomination as the NRM presidential candidate, setting the stage for the party’s
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Ahead of the official start of the 2025 presidential campaigns on September 29, Uganda’s Electoral Commission (EC) is bringing together official agents of all candidates for a campaigns harmonization meeting. The meeting, scheduled for this morning at the EC headquarters, is aimed at ensuring that all parties are aligned on rules, schedules, and procedures before
Kampala, Uganda: The Democratic Party (DP), Uganda’s oldest political organization, has for the first time in its history failed to field a presidential candidate, as the Electoral Commission (EC) concluded the two-day nomination exercise on September 24, 2025, at its grounds in Lweza–Lubowa, in Entebbe. While eight candidates were officially cleared to contest in the 2026 race, the
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By the crack of dawn, the residence of National Unity Platform (NUP) candidate Robert Kyagulanyi, alias Bobi Wine, was brimming with leaders and supporters clad in red as they sang and chanted party slogans. Others used the rare chance to take pictures with some of the parliamentary aspirants and other party bigwigs. At 10:15am, Bobi
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President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has promised fresh lifelines for Uganda’s jobless youth, unveiling a plan to bankroll unemployed graduates with start-up capital if re-elected in 2026. The pledge came on Tuesday at Kololo Independence Grounds, shortly after Museveni was formally nominated as the NRM flag bearer. In a fiery speech to thousands of cheering supporters,
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