According to Lumumba, during the meeting, Museveni who doubles as the NRM party chairperson discussed with the legislators the challenges they met during the campaigns and election, which he described as hectic. Lumumba explains that Museveni advised the legislators who lost their seats in the recent elections not to give up but start preparing for the 2026 elections.
President Yoweri Museveni has asked
members of the ruling National Resistance Movement who lost in the recent
elections to start preparing for the 2026 elections.
The NRM Secretary General, Justine
Kasule Lumumba revealed this while addressing journalists at the party
Secretariat in Kampala on Sunday.
This follows a closed-door meeting held
between Museveni and NRM leaning members of parliament at Kololo ceremonial
grounds on Saturday.
According to Lumumba, during the meeting, Museveni who
doubles as the NRM party chairperson discussed with the legislators the
challenges they met during the campaigns and election, which he described as
hectic.
Lumumba explains that Museveni advised
the legislators who lost their seats in the recent elections not to give up but
start preparing for the 2026 elections.
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NRM filed parliamentary candidates in
all the 499 Constituencies but only 310 made it through the elections. Independent leading NRM candidates win 64
seats, Uganda’s youngest political party the National Unity Platform-NUP
won 56, independent NUP leaning candidates 3, FDC 34, independent FDC leaning
candidates 3, UPC 10, independent UPC 3, DP 8, Independent/Ant leaning 3,
JEEMA 1 and People Progressive Party- PPP 1 seat.
According to Lumumba, Museveni tasked
the losers to return to parliament and continue executing their mandate up
to May 11, 2021. Lumumba also spoke about the pending election petition, saying
they don’t have to repent for anything since they didn’t commit any sin.
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The NUP presidential candidate, Robert
Kyagulanyi Ssentamu is scheduled to petition the Supreme Court on Monday this week
challenging the presidential election results. According to his lawyers, their
candidate is opposed to the poll results on grounds that the elections were not
free and fair.
