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EC disqualifies 12 MP candidates: What next?

Most of the disqualified candidates belong to the main opposition party, the National Unity Platform (NUP), which has cried foul.

On Monday (January 5, 2026), the EC disqualified 11 candidates from the Makindye Division mayoral race, leaving the NRM candidate Yasin Omari unopposed.
By: Umaru Kashaka, Journalists @New Vision


KAMPALA - The Electoral Commission (EC) has so far disqualified 12 parliamentary candidates contesting in the forthcoming general election.

Most of the disqualified candidates belong to the main

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