The National Resistance Movement (NRM) has announced it will cofnrim its flag bearers ahead of the upcoming Local Council (LC1) and Women Council elections.
Addressing journalists on Tuesday afternoon, NRM Secretary General Richard Todwong said the party will conduct the confrimation and endorsement exercise between July 11 and July 14, 2026, after village-level consultations and selection of candidates.
Todwong said the endorsement process will be handled by party leaders authorised by the Secretary General, including parish chairpersons, sub-county chairpersons, district chairpersons, and other designated officials.
“The party will be endorsing our flag bearers from 11th July to 14th July. These endorsements shall be done strictly by party leaders that have been nominated by the Secretary General,” Todwong said.
He explained that candidates selected as party flag bearers must have their nomination forms endorsed with the official party stamp before proceeding for nomination by the national Electoral Commission .
" Endorsement means that the nomination forms must carry the official party stamp before candidates proceed for nomination by the national Electoral Commission," Todwong said.
"The endorsement process will take place at sub-county level, preferably at parish level. Candidates are advised to contact their parish or sub-county party chairpersons for guidance on where to obtain the official endorsement stamp."
According to Todwong, the national Electoral Commission nomination exercise is scheduled to take place between July 15 and July 19, after which successful candidates will qualify to participate in the LC1 and Women Council elections scheduled for July 23 and July 28 respectively.
The NRM Secretary General said the party’s preparations are being conducted alongside Electoral Commission’s verification of residence and compilation of village voter registers, an exercise that started on July 6 and will run until July 10.
He urged NRM supporters above the age of 18 to participate in the registration process, noting that separate registers will be used for LC1 and Women Council elections.
“The LC1 register will have all members of the village, while the Women Council register will only have women above 18 years in a particular village who qualify to vote for their representatives,” he said.
The NRM Secretary General also announced that the party will hold village Barazas on July 10 to address gaps in its grassroots structures and elect Women Council flag bearers at village level.
He said the meetings will also help confirm party candidates for the LC1 elections and ensure that every village has active party representation.
“Make sure you report at the village assembly and attend these Barazas to confirm the flag bearer of LC1 and elect those who will represent the party in the Women Council elections,” Todwong said.
The party will later hold another mobilisation Baraza on July 22 ahead of the Women Council elections, according to Todwong, who said the activities are aimed at rallying members and strengthening support for the party’s candidates.
Todwong says the party already has elected structures in most of Uganda’s estimated 72,000 villages, with the ongoing process intended to fill leadership gaps caused by factors such as relocation, death of leaders, or members switching political allegiance.
He also warned party members against contesting as independents against official NRM flag bearers, saying such actions violate the party constitution and could attract disciplinary action.
“The party is very serious. We shall not encourage indiscipline. Those wishing to contest as independents against a flag bearer of the party are going against the party constitution and will be held accountable,” he said.
According to the party, candidates seeking election as LC1 chairpersons or Women Council representatives must be Ugandan citizens, residents of the respective villages, at least 18 years old, appear on the NEC village register, and possess a National Identification Card.
The party further clarified that candidates will not be required to pay nomination fees to the Electoral Commission, as the process will be conducted free of charge.