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NRM wins three of Kampala's ten parliamentary seats; NUP keeps majority

Election Related Single source Kampala Jan 2026 (day not reported) Severity: 1/5

According to ChimpReports, NRM candidates won Kampala Central (Minsa Kabanda), Kawempe South (Madina Nsereko) and Nakawa East (Fred Ruhindi), while NUP kept most of the city's seats, including Nakawa West, where Returning Officer Rashid Hasakya declared Joel Ssenyonyi the winner. Ssenyonyi alleged irregularities in Nakawa West and said jailed NUP candidate Alex Waiswa Mufumbiro was cheated in Nakawa East.

Single source: Reported by one outlet; not yet independently confirmed.

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