Three-day local govt nomination exercise kicks off

KAMPALA - Nomination of candidates for district and city chairpersons and councilors for the 2026 election kicked off Wednesday (September 3).

The three-day exercise, according to the revised 2026 election road map, will end on Friday, September 5, 2025.

At the Electoral Commission offices in Ntinda, Kampala, several aspirants from Kampaa have turned up for nomination, among them being National Unity Platform’s Sauda Madada, whom her party denied a ticket, and she’s now seeking the Lord Councillor (LC IV) seat for Kampala Central as an Independent candidate.

Among other nominated candidates is Magala Umar (NUP), who was duly nominated to contest for the Kawempe North II Lord councilor seat.

Prior to the above country-wide nominations, those for municipality and city division councils will be held on September 8-10. Sub-county, town, and municipal division council nominations will follow on September 11-24.

For parliamentary elections, the nomination period was shifted from mid-September to October 15 and 16, 2025, and these will be conducted at the respective district or city returning offices. 

Presidential candidates have been picking forms since August 11. The nomination will be on September 23-24. Parliamentary candidates will be nominated on October 16-17. Presidential and parliamentary campaigns start on October 4 and end on January 12.

Take a look at highlights from day one:
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National Unity Platform’s Magala Umar has been fully nominated by the Electoral Commission for the Kawempe North II Lord councilor seat. (All Photos by Miriam Namutebi)

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Saudah Madada has been duly nominated to contest for Woman Councillor LCV, Kampala Central seat as an Independent after failing to secure the National Unity Platform ticket. (Miriam Namutebi reports)

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National Resistance Movement’s (NRM) Emma Kitosi has also been officially nominated to contest as Councilor for the LC V Nakawa II seat. ( Miriam Namutebi captured the moments)

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Hamza Kigozi has been duly nominated to contest for the position of Lord Councilor for Makindye West 1 as an Independent candidate. (Credit: Miriam Namutebi)

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Independent candidate Ibrahim Kasujja has been nominated for the Lord Councilor LCV Kawempe North 1 seat. (Reports Miriam Namutebi)

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Zawedde Aidah, also an independent candidate, was duly nominated for the Female Councilor seat, representing persons with disabilities. (Credit: Miriam Namutebi)

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Pictured below are candidates with their agents waiting to be nominated. (Miriam Namutebi captured the moments)

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National Unity Platform’s (NUP) Woman Councillor, LCV Kawempe South II, hopeful Dr Shamim Nambasa has been nominated for the seat. (Reports Miriam Namutebi)

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Justice Minister Norber Mao’s wife, Beatrice Mao, has also been officially nominated on the Democratic Party ticket to unseat the incumbent Lord Mayor of Kampala City from the lord Mayor seat. (Credit: Miriam Namutebi)

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Margrete Nakijoba was officially nominated to represent Entebbe Division B, Wakiso district, as the Woman Councillor by Wakiso returning officer Tolbert Musinguzi. (Reports Job Nantakiika)

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Nasiif Najja of the National Unity Platform (NUP) has been nominated for the LCV seat for Wakiso district. (Credit: Job Nantakiika)

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Sherry Nalyebara is contesting for the Woman Councillor Entebbe Division B seat on the National Resistance Movement (NRM) ticket. She has today been fully norminated. (Reports Job Nantakiika)