Security has been beefed up at the Wakiso District headquarters, the tally centre. Before accessing the district premises, the few people allowed to enter are first subjected to a security check. 📹Noeline Nabukenya #MonitorUpdates

Mr Shaban Kawooya, the Wakiso District National Resistance Movement (NRM) Electoral Commission Official, has declared Shyaka Gashaija as the NRM flag bearer for Entebbe Municipality, after scoring 4,175 votes, beating his opponents, Scholastica Najjemba Baguma who garnered 469

Mr Christopher Talemwa has been declared the National Resistance Movement (NRM) flagbearer for Kyaddondo East constituency, having obtained 4,293 votes. However, his victory was challenged by his opponent, Mr Budala Katongole, who garnered 1,871 votes, alleging that the results

Andrew Kiryowa, who lost the NRM party flag for Busiro East Constituency to Abdul Kiyimba, has rejected the results, alleging electoral tampering. According to the official tally, Kiyimba garnered 30,810 votes, while Kiryowa received 5,693 votes. #MonitorUpdates 📹: Noeline

NRM primaries in Wakiso marred by fraud claims, missing forms #MonitorUpdates monitor.co.ug/uganda/special…

At Zimbena Polling Station in Nansana Municipality, Ian Kyeyune appears to enjoy strong support in the NRM LC5 flag bearer race, while his rivals lack agents or visible supporters. Voting is still underway as officials read names from the register. #MonitorUpdates 📹: Noeline

The head of the Office of the National Chairman (ONC), Hadijah Namyalo, has raised concerns over alleged vote rigging during today’s NRM LCV and mayoral primaries, particularly in parts of Kampala. She claims that in some areas, electoral officers were caught red-handed altering

WATCH: Johnbosco Sserunkuuma has been declared the NRM flag bearer for the position of Mayor of Makindye Ssabagabo Municipality after going through unopposed. He has pledged to extend essential services to grassroots communities. 🎥Noeline Nabukenya #MonitorUpdates

WATCH: Fabrice Rulinda was elected NRM flag bearer for the Entebbe Municipality mayoral position. He 4,758 votes out of the 6,579 cast defeating his closest challenger, Michael Mutebi Kabwama, who got 1,755 votes while Habib Byamukama Kashilling got 66 votes, 🎥Noeline Nabukenya

Jackson Twinomugisha, a contestant in the Kira Municipality NRM mayoral primaries, alleges massive vote rigging. He claims registrars were bribed to alter results and that the tallies at the centre do not match what was recorded on the ground. 🎥Noeline Nabukenya #MonitorUpdates

Ian Kyeyune has been declared the official NRM flag bearer for Wakiso District LC5 Chairperson after polling 58,648 votes. He defeated Patrick Nakabale (50,321 votes), Fred Mpanga Kigongo (6,583 votes), and Hussein Musoke Bujjasi (1,566 votes). 🎥@NoelineNabukenya #MonitorUpdates

"If [NRM] party primaries are that violent, what will happen during the national elections?" Katikkiro Charles Peter Mayiga, has expressed deep concern over the recent NRM party primaries, citing alarming levels of human rights violations. He says the culprits must be brought to

The Human Rights Network for Journalists–Uganda (HRNJ-Uganda) has called for stronger protections for press freedom ahead of the 2026 general elections. Robert Ssempala, the Executive Director of HRNJ-Uganda, has urged media leaders and stakeholders to begin preparing

According to Ms Judith Nabakoba, Minister for Lands, Housing and Urban Development, the move aims to empower the Surveyors Registration Board (SRB) to ensure that no surveyor is left behind. #MonitorUpdates monitor.co.ug/uganda/news/na…

Nasif Najja, the current Speaker of Wakiso District, has been duly nominated to contest for the LC5 Chairperson seat on the National Unity Platform (NUP) ticket. He pledges to prioritise the fight against land grabbing, which he identified as a major issue in the district. He has

Ian Kyeyune has been nominated to contest for the LC5 seat of Wakiso District on the National Resistance Movement (NRM) ticket. He has pledged to pick up from where he left off during his previous tenure as District Chairperson (2001–2011), arguing that the current leadership has

Wakiso District Electoral Commission Returning Officer, Tolbert Musinguzi, has cautioned nominated candidates against holding political campaigns ahead of the official campaign period. He emphasised that campaigns will only be allowed starting next month, in line with the

Regina Bakitte, the incumbent Mayor of Nansana Municipality, has been nominated to seek re-election in the 2026 General Election as an independent candidate, after being denied the National Unity Platform (NUP) ticket. #MonitorUpdates 📹: Noeline Nabukenya

WATCH: The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development, Ms Irene Batebe, says intermittent power supply is a result of overloaded transformers, noting that as UMEME was leaving, they didn't invest as planned. In some areas in Wakiso District, they have

WATCH: The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Health, Dr. Diana Atwine, has decried high cases of absenteeism among senior health officers. She cited a case of one doctor at an unnamed health centre IV who is always drunk and hardly found on duty. Dr Atwine was addressing a