LUBOWA, Kampala: Incumbent President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has been declared the winner of Uganda’s 2026 presidential election, securing another erm in office after an overwhelming victory at the polls.
The Uganda Electoral Commission announced on Saturday that Museveni, who contested on the National Resistance Movement (NRM) ticket, garnered 7,946,772 votes, representing 71.65 percent of the total valid votes cast. The results were declared by Electoral Commission Chairperson Justice Simon Mugenyi Byabakama at the National Tally Centre in Lubowa.
The National Unity Platform (NUP) leader Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, popularly known as Bobi Wine, finished second with 2,741,238 votes, accounting for 24.72 percent.
Despite the decisive victory, Museveni’s final share of the vote fell short of the 80 percent margin he had predicted on polling day.
Other candidates
Nathan Nandala Mafabi of the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) placed third with 209,039 votes (1.88 percent), followed by retired Major General Gregory Mugisha Muntu of the Alliance for National Transformation (ANT), who received 59,276 votes (0.53 percent).
Frank Bulira Kabinga of the Revolutionary People’s Party (RPP) came fifth with 45,959 votes (0.41 percent), while Robert Kasibante of the National Peasants Party (NPP) secured sixth place with 33,440 votes. Mubarak Munyagwa Sserunga of the Common Man’s Party (CMP) polled 31,666 votes (0.29 percent), and Joseph Mabirizi of the Conservative Party (CP) finished last with 23,458 votes (0.21 percent).
According to the Electoral Commission, Uganda has 21,649,067 registered voters, and the election was conducted at 50,739 polling stations across the country. Out of all votes cast, 275,353 ballots were declared invalid, accounting for 2.42 percent of the total.
