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KAMPALA – National Unity Platform (NUP) leader Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, widely known as Bobi Wine, was on Wednesday officially nominated as a candidate in Uganda’s 2026 presidential election. Kyagulanyi, who rose to national prominence during the 2021 elections when he challenged long-serving President Yoweri Museveni, successfully fulfilled all the legal requirements outlined under the Presidential Elections Act, Cap 179. His …

By Kabuye Ronald The National Council of the Democratic Front (DF) has resolved not to field a presidential candidate or support any other contender in the upcoming presidential elections. The party cited continued bias and irregularities in elections organized by Uganda’s Independent Electoral Commission (IEC), which it accused of favoring the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) and its long-time incumbent, …