📸 District, City nominations: Lukwago among nominated on day three

KAMPALA - Today, Friday (September 5, 2025), is the third and last day of the nomination exercise of several aspirants seeking to take up positions at districts and cities.

The nomination exercise that kicked off on Wednesday (September 3, 2025) has climaxed, and among those who were nominated on the last day of the exercise is Kampala City Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago, who has held the same seat for the last 15 years.

Lukwago, of the People’s Front for Freedom (PFF), will battle it out with his main rival of the National Unity Platform (NUP), Ronald Balimwezo, who is currently the Nakawa East Legislator.

Other nominated candidates for the same seat are Beatrice Mao, the wife of the justice minister and Democratic Party (DP) president general Norbert Mao, Forum for Democratic Change's (FDC) Ibrahim Kasozi, National Resistance Movement’s (NRM) Moses Kizito Nsubuga and former Kampala Woman MP Nabilah Naggayi Sempala, as an Independent candidate, among others.

The group was all nominated by Kampala Electoral Commission (EC) regional returning officer, Rashid Hasakya.

After today’s exercise, the Electoral Commission will resume the country-wide nominations next week, on September 8-10, for municipality and city division councils. Sub-county, town, and municipal division council nominations will follow on September 11-24.

For parliamentary elections, the nomination period was shifted from mid-September to October 15 and 16, 2025, and these will be conducted at the respective district or city returning offices. 

Presidential candidates have been picking forms since August 11. The nomination will be on September 23-24. Parliamentary candidates will be nominated on October 16-17. Presidential and parliamentary campaigns start on October 4 and end on January 12.

Regarding today's exercise, and beyond Kampala, several aspirants have also been nominated across the country, as captured by Vision Group multimedia journalists in the picture highlights below;

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Kampala City Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago of People’s Front for Freedom (PFF), who has held the same seat for the last 15 years, has today been duly nominated, vowing to retain the seat from his other political rivals. (Reports Mpalanyi Ssentongo)

After his nomination, Lukwago later spoke to the press, accusing Police of teargassing his supporters and arresting some. (Here are pictures as captured by Mpalanyi Ssentongo)

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Independent candidate, and former Kampala Woman MP Nabilah Naggayi Sempala has also been nominated for the Lord Mayor seat. (Credit: Mpalanyi Ssentongo)

 
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Forum for Democratic Change's (FDC) Ibrahim Kasozi displays his nomination forms after he was fully nominated for the Lord Mayor seat. (Mpalanyi Ssentongo captured the moments)

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It was all smiles for National Unity Platform’s (NUP) John Mary Sebuufu, after his nomination for the Lord Councillor, Nakawa 1 seat. (Reports Mpalanyi Ssentongo)

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In Kole district, Tamali Auma of Uganda People’s Congress (UPC) was all smiles after being nominated for the Alito Town Council Woman Councillor seat. (Reports Josep Ekol)

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In Mbale City, National Unity Platform’s (NUP) Mansa Musa was nominated to run for the Mbale City mayor seat, as Paul Watala reported.

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National Resistance Movement’s (NRM) Moses Kizito Nsubuga arrives at the Electoral Commission offices in Ntinda, Kampala, where he was nominated to contest for the Lord Mayor seat in Kampala. (Credit: Mpalanyi Ssentongo)

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National Resistance Movement’s (NRM) Abdulmutalib Mahamoud Asiku has been nominated for the Yumbe district LC5 seat. (Reports Adam Gule)

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NRM's Annet Namara Muhwezi Nalongo has today been nominated for Woman Lord Councillor LC 5 Kawempe North 1. (Credit: Mpalanyi Ssentongo)

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Shafik Kalyango of the National Resistance Movement (NRM) has been nominated for Lord Councillor,  Kampala Central. (Credit: Mpalanyi Ssentongo)

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Aisha Bahati of the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) has been nominated for the Vice Chairperson Kampala Central Division seat. She was accompanied by her seconder, Maureen Tumusiime. (Reports Mpalanyi Ssentongo)

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Thomas Bagonza of the National Peasants Party was nominated for Lord Councillor, Kawempe South seat. (Mpalanyi Ssentongo reported)

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Ivan Wafula of the People’s Front for Freedom (PFF) was Friday nominated for the Nakawa II Lord Councillor seat. (Writes Mpalanyi Ssentongo)

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People’s Front for Freedom’s (PFF) Kennedy Okello was nominated for LC 5 Councillor, Nakawa II seat. (Credit: Mpalanyi Ssentongo)

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Luswa Luwemba was nominated as an Independent candidate for Councillor LC5, Kawempe North 1. (Mpalanyi Ssentongo was on ground)

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People’s Front for Freedom’s (PFF) Susan Kibwika was nominated for Women Councillor LC 5, Makindye I seat. (Credit: Mpalanyi Ssentongo)

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Mutwalibi Zandya, an Independent candidate, was nominated for the Mbale City mayor seat. (Credit: Paul Watala)

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Forum for Democratic Change’s (FDC) Kasim Namugali has been nominated for the Mbale City Mayor seat. (Credit: Paul Watala)

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In Mbale City, Anti-riot Police officers received refresher training on riot control, learning techniques and use of equipment, among others; shields, helmets, and non-lethal agents to manage hostile crowds, and maintaining law and order during the 2026 elections. (Paul Watala reported)

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