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Jinja City votes in 14-candidate mayoral election

Election Related Verified Jinja 22 Jan 2026 Severity: 1/5

Voters in Jinja City cast ballots in a mayoral race with 14 candidates, which the Daily Monitor describes as mainly a contest between NRM's Abdulhafid Nagaya, NUP's Mubarak Kirunda and incumbent independent Peter Kasolo Okecho. The vote came a week after NUP won all the city's parliamentary seats.

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