A worker arranges boxes containing electoral materials before their distribution from the Uganda Electoral Commission warehouse in Ntinda suburb of Kampala on January 8, 2026.
Uganda goes to the polls on Thursday with 21.6 million registered voters, eight presidential candidates and an election bill nearing $380 million – one of the most expensive polls in the country’s history.
For the seventh time since the return of multiparty elections, voters will choose a president and members of Parliament, in a contest that is formally competitive but historically predictable.
