By President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni was on Tuesday officially nominated by the Electoral Commission to contest in the 2026 general elections, setting the stage for his bid to extend nearly four decades in power.
The nomination ceremony, held at the Commission’s headquarters in Lweza, confirmed Museveni as the flag bearer of the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM).
Speaking shortly after the exercise, Museveni thanked NRM members for what he called renewed trust in his leadership and vowed to accelerate Uganda’s economic growth and social transformation if re-elected.
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“I want to thank the NRM members for again showing strong trust in me and electing me as the NRM chairperson,” he said, adding that Uganda had transitioned into a lower middle-income economy under his watch.
Highlighting his administration’s achievements, Museveni pointed to Uganda’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP), which he said had nearly doubled in recent years from $34 billion to $66 billion, despite global and domestic challenges.
“Doubling GDP in one term is not easy, but this is what we have achieved,” he remarked, attributing the growth to sustained investments in peace, electricity, roads, telecommunications, and human capital development.
The President also outlined his next priorities, including expanding free education in government schools, strengthening healthcare through consistent medicine supply, and ensuring safe water access in all villages. He emphasized the fight against corruption as central to sustaining progress.
“We need to ensure that all our population players get involved. The mass issues of health, education, safe water, and fighting corruption must be addressed if Uganda is to continue moving toward a first-world status,” he said.
Museveni further urged NRM media teams to showcase what he described as Uganda’s transformation since 1986, arguing that tangible evidence of change outweighs political rhetoric.
The President’s nomination marks the official start of his campaign, with the NRM intensifying mobilisation efforts ahead of the 2026 vote.
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