Tag Archives: 2026

KAMPALA, Uganda | Xinhua | Uganda’s Electoral Commission (EC) on Wednesday released a revised electoral roadmap announcing the date for the 2026 presidential and parliamentary elections. The nominations for presidential and parliamentary elections will be conducted between Sept. 17 and Oct. 3, 2025, said Justice Simon Byabakama, chairperson of the …

Assessing the fallout in Masaka and what lies ahead for 2026 COVER STORY | IAN KATUSIIME | The feud between the National Unity Platform (NUP) and former Leader of Opposition in Parliament Mathias Mpuuga has festered for months and all indications are that it will go on until the 2026 elections. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | On 13th May 2024, the Confederation of African Football- CAF cleared Mandela National Stadium- Namboole fit to host the Uganda Cranes World Cup qualifying fixtures against Botswana and Algeria. The clearance came after the stadium hosted two Uganda Premier League test matches that convinced the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Cranes Head Coach, Paul Put, has summoned 28 players to begin preparations for the second window of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. At least five players from Uganda Premier League Champions SC Villa have been included, forming the largest contingent of local-based players. …

Now that the Electoral Commission is reconstituted, this Mail & Guardian article traces Uganda’s journey to accepting violence as the highest form of political organising. POLITICS | ANALYSIS |  In 1971, a young university student wrote a thesis on Frantz Fanon’s ideas on violence as the highest form of political organising. …

Why Dr. Besigye’s party could be no more by 2026 Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | 2024 is the year the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) marks twenty years. Ideally, it should have been a milestone for the first major opposition party in the era of multiparty politics. Instead the party …

What next for Gen. Muhoozi 2026? COVER STORY | THE INDEPENDENT | The era of the MK Movement; the mass of amorphous activities proclaiming President Yoweri Museveni’s son, Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba aka MK to be the deserving successor to his father appears to have ended. At an event in the Kampala …

Why each vote could cost Shs 50,000 COVER STORY | RONALD MUSOKE | There is growing concern over the ever-rising cost of holding general elections in the country. For example, an election expert told The Independent recently that whereas the average cost of conducting elections globally is about US$ 5 per …

New York, USA | Xinhua | As the United States is planning the biggest FIFA World Cup in history, scheduled for the summer of 2026, some nations are issuing warnings about traveling to the United States for the matches over its rampant gun violence, reported Spectrum News 1 on Thursday. Germany …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In typical fashion, President Museveni declined to sign an endorsement for his 2026 candidature while in Omoro district. The President said that there is time for everything, noting that Ugandans should focus on wealth creation through calculative agriculture. Museveni had been requested by the leaders …