The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) has committed its support to Mathias Mpuuga’s agenda in advocating for proposed electoral reforms ahead of the 2026 general elections.

Addressing the press at the PPP party offices in Ntinda, Kampala, on January 23, 2025, PPP president Sadam Gayiira said that the two parties had reached a consensus after a meeting to deliberate on the issue.

“We had a very good meeting, and they presented good suggestions about electoral reforms, and we agreed to many of them, and we shall present them to our party organs for scrutiny,” Gayiira said.

“We have also shared with them our proposals so that they can also be included in theirs, and probably where we can merge we merge, where we can improve we improve, and where we can adopt we shall,“ he added.

Gayiira backed the Democratic Alliance’s reforms as a strategic way to strengthen the party’s stance and promote a more inclusive and participatory democracy.

Mathias Mpuuga, the Democratic Alliance (DA) patron, said that the proposed reforms were timely to enable Ugandans to hold meaningful, free, and fair elections.

“You must have heard at least some individuals complaining about the irregularities in the update of the voter register exercise, which is a serious issue that needs to be addressed, and these are issues that we want multiple stakeholders to talk about, and these are stated in our proposed reforms,” Mpuuga said.

On the progress of the consultation meetings, Mpuuga appreciated the team players and other stakeholders for meeting his proposals.

“So far our interaction has been so good. We didn’t set out to meet friends, but stakeholders, and we have already achieved that, and the promises are good that all we want is these electoral reforms to happen,” Mpuuga said.

The former National Unity Platform (NUP) deputy president is highly enthusiastic and confident that these electoral reforms will be adopted in time and see a peaceful, free, and fair election come 2026.