18/09/2025
Bobi Wine, Museveni to be nominated on same day for Uganda’s 2026 presidential elections
The opposition National Unity Platform (NUP) has confirmed that its flag bearer, Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, better known as Bobi Wine, will be nominated by the Electoral Commission (EC) on September 23, 2025, to contest in Uganda’s 2026 presidential elections.
Notably, President Yoweri Museveni, the ruling NRM’s candidate, is also expected to present his nomination papers on the same day as Bobi Wine, setting the stage for a highly symbolic face-off that underscores the rising political tensions ahead of the polls.
Bobi Wine and President Museveni are set for same-day presidential nominations on September 23, 2025, intensifying Uganda’s political tensions ahead of the 2026 elections.