Apart from Jimmy Lwanga, NUP's Bukoto South MP Twaha Kagabo also crossed to PLU, a political movement headed by the first son, General Muhoozi Keinerugaba. 

Akena will be ready to challenge the incumbent candidate of the National Resistance Movement (NRM) come the 2026 general elections.

President Museveni on Thursday, October 31, 2024, appointed Kiwanda as the consortium chair, replacing Dr. Ruhakana Rugunda.

Is the opposition enjoying the patronage system of governance? Can this patronage end in our political parties? 

The Secretary of the Electoral Commission, Leonard Mulekwah, wrote a letter instructing the People's Front for Freedom Party to comply with the Political Parties and Organizations Act of 2005, which prohibits registering political parties or organizations with names or symbols already in use by other registered parties.

The Uganda People’s Congress (UPC) spokesperson, Arach Sharon Oyat, has asked all key stakeholders in the coming 2026 elections to maintain peace and remain calm.

Uganda People’s Congress (UPC) Party spokesperson Arach Sharon has confirmed that the UPC party President Jimmy Akena will be contesting for the presidency of Uganda come 2026.

The National Economic Empowerment for Development (NEED) party President, Joseph Kabuleta, has said that the opposition in Uganda is...