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By kenneth Wamatoyi.  Youth leaders in the Busoga region have called for active involvement in the upcoming youth elections. This comes after the Uganda Police Force (UPF) on Monday blocked the scheduled launch of the “Youth Protest Vote,” an initiative organized by the opposition National Unity Platform (NUP). The “Youth Protest Vote” campaign was intended to mobilize young Ugandans ahead of the upcoming elections. NUP officials described the initiative as a peaceful effort to encourage political participation among the youth. Nantaba Maria Ledochowska, NUP's Eastern Uganda leader, condemned the police action, accusing them of partisan politics and serving the interests of a dictatorship. She emphasized that the campaign was meant to mobilize young people to participate in the electoral process. This statement was made during a press conference held at the NUP head office in Jinja City this afternoon. Nantaba urged youths to organize themselves and mobilize their peers to ...

By Kenneth Wamatoyi  As Uganda’s 2026 General Elections approach, the race for Jinja City Woman MP is heating up.  Florence Nasubo, a National Unity Platform (NUP) aspirant, has officially declared her candidacy, aiming to unseat the incumbent MP, Manjeri Kyebakutika. The contest is expected to be competitive, with several candidates from various parties vying for the position. Florence Nasubo revealed that she has initiated a consultative meeting under the theme  "Resetting Jinja City Together Through Collaborative Efforts" . She emphasized that, if elected, her leadership would focus on a “Triple T” program— Trade, Transport, and Tourism —to revitalize the city. In her address at the Nup headquarters Jinja city in the afternoon, Nasubo criticized the current state of infrastructure in Jinja. She recalled that in the early 1990s, Jinja had a more efficient transport system, which she claims has since deteriorated. She blamed the current MP, Manjeri Kyebakutika, for faili...