23/09/2025
Uganda electoral commission clears Museveni for 2026 presidential race
The Electoral Commission of Uganda on Tuesday, September 23, 2025, confirmed the nomination of President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni as a candidate for the 2026 presidential election.
Justice Byabakama Mugenyi Simon, the Returning Officer for Presidential Nominations, declared that Museveni had met all requirements under the Presidential Elections Act, Cap 179.
Museveni, 81, was the first candidate to be cleared by the commission. His National Resistance Movement (NRM) party has endorsed him once again as its flag bearer. This follows his June announcement, when he picked nomination forms at the NRM headquarters in Kyadondo and confirmed he would seek another term.
The president has been in power since 1986, making him one of Africa’s longest-serving leaders.
~ HIJ