By The ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) has ushered in a new chapter in its women’s politics after Adrine Kobusingye clinched the Women’s League chairmanship with a landslide victory.
Kobusingye, who polled 1,839 votes, comfortably defeated her closest challenger Faridah Kimbowa, who managed 670 votes despite a last-minute boost from veteran politician Lydia Wanyoto and fellow contender Kaliisa Kyomukama. Kyomukama had withdrawn and rallied her supporters behind Kimbowa.
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The final tally left little doubt about the scale of Kobusingye’s triumph: Sarah Ochieng trailed with 19 votes, Faridah Nakalawo with 3, and Rehema Kyanika with 2. Wanyoto, a long-serving women’s leader and one-time formidable figure in NRM mobilization, pulled out of the contest shortly before delegates went to the polls.
Dr. Tanga Odoi, chairperson of the NRM Electoral Commission, declared the results on Tuesday, hailing the process as competitive and transparent.
Kobusingye’s victory is being read as both a generational and strategic shift in the ruling party’s women’s wing ahead of the 2026 general elections. Analysts say her leadership is expected to inject fresh energy into mobilizing female voters and strengthening grassroots structures, a role critical to the NRM’s dominance.
The upset has, however, cast uncertainty over Wanyoto’s political future. For decades, she has towered over the NRM women’s movement, but her abrupt withdrawal and subsequent defeat of her preferred successor have raised questions about her next steps.
With the new leadership in place, Kobusingye now faces the task of uniting a divided women’s league and steering it toward electoral readiness.
