By The Central Executive Committee (CEC) of the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) has unanimously endorsed President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni as the party’s sole candidate for both Party Chairman and Presidential Flagbearer in the forthcoming elections.
In the same sitting, CEC also confirmed Al-Hajji Moses Kigongo as the sole candidate for First National Vice Chairman, reaffirming his long-standing position at the heart of the party’s leadership.
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Addressing journalists on Friday, NRM Secretary General Richard Todwong said the endorsements are a strong reflection of the party’s stability and unity.
“As required by the Constitution of the party, aspirants for top positions are vetted by CEC before their names are presented to NEC, which then forwards them to the National Conference. I am happy to report that His Excellency President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni was vetted unopposed, having been nominated unopposed,” Todwong explained.
He added that Kigongo’s sole candidature also demonstrates the party’s confidence in his consistent and tested leadership. “Their sole candidatures reflect the overwhelming confidence of the party in their ability to provide consistent and tested leadership,” he said.
While Museveni and Kigongo sailed through unchallenged, Todwong revealed that other positions have attracted multiple aspirants, though the party has encouraged dialogue and persuasion to reduce contestation.
“The party has been engaging candidates to consider the bigger picture of national leadership. Some have voluntarily stepped down after reflection, not out of coercion but persuasion,” he said.
Preparations are now underway for the NEC meeting, with accreditation currently being conducted for Members of Parliament on the NRM ticket, LC5 chairpersons, district executives, and city and municipal mayors.
President Museveni has led the NRM since its formation in the early 1980s and has been at the helm of Uganda’s leadership since 1986. His unopposed endorsement by CEC cements his long-standing dominance within the party as it gears up for the 2026 general elections.
