Now, Uganda is warming up for its next presidential election in 2021 and Museveni has been given the all-clear to run yet again after an age limit in the constitution was removed. Factbox: the Main Candidates in Uganda's Presidential Election By Reuters , Wire Service Content Jan. 6, 2021 By Reuters , Wire Service Content Jan. 6, 2021, at 4:06 a.m. Introduction. Ugandan presidential candidate Bobi Wine says his home is 'under siege' By Brent Swails, Stephanie Busari and Emmet Lyons, CNN Updated 11:50 AM ET, Fri January 15, 2021 In 2016 many spent Shs500m -1bn Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | Moneyâand a lot of it this timeâwill be the choice campaigning tool for both incumbents and challengers in the 2021 presidential and parliamentary polls, according to a study by the Alliance for Campaign Finance Monitoring-Uganda. The 76-year-old is hoping to get a new mandate for his 6th term as leader of Uganda ⦠It is five days to elections but Kampala voters can hardly list half of the presidential candidates in the race. The Independent Electoral Commission on Wednesday confirmed January 14, 2021, as the date Ugandans will go to polls to pick a president from the 11 candidates. Items Shown. This time, he faces Kizza Besigye once again but thereâs a new crowd favourite in the running: pop star turned politician, Bobi Wine. Most voters sampled in Kampala can only recognize a maximum of seven presidential candidates out of the eleven that were cleared to run in the 2021 general elections. After a year of several contested elections, the first election of 2021 on the continent takes place in Uganda. The presidential candidatesâ nominations will be carried tomorrow and on Tuesday at Kololo and Kyambogo grounds respectively . The civil society group that tracks election financing ⦠Source: Uganda Electoral Commission 2021. A candidate showing up with a spouse at a campaign rally in the ongoing cutthroat Presidential campaigns may impress and possibly sway undecided voters to a particular camp. 2021 Presidential Candidate. Learn about the different aspirants for the Ugandian presidential seat during the 2021 general elections. âCandidate Yoweri Museveni Tibuhaburwa Kaguta, having obtained the highest number of votes in the election and votes cast in his favor being more than 50 percent of the valid votes cast at the election, the electoral commission declares Yoweri Museveni Tibuhaburwa Kaguta elected president of the republic of Uganda,â Byabakama said. ... online information center that is aimed at providing up-to-date information about the forth coming elections in Uganda. Among the constituencies represented, Makindye West, Kawempe South, Kawempe North and Rubaga North have candidates who have been subjected to reevaluation. Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu the flag bearer of National Unity Platform political party has been playing many cards to attract supporters to his rallies with the aim of [â¦] Last week, the National Unity Platform (NUP) party Elections Management Committee (NUP-EMC) released the list of candidates that will hold their flag in the 2021 Parliamentary elections in the Central region. Ugandaâs electoral body on Monday started the nomination process for presidential candidates in the upcoming 2021 general elections. Incumbent President Yoweri Museveni is entering his 35 th year in power and is the fourth longest-ruling head of state in Africa.