President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has called on all members of the National Resistance Movement (NRM) to actively participate in the party’s internal elections scheduled for Tuesday, May 6, 2025.
The elections, which will take place at village centres across the country, aim to verify the NRM party register and elect LCI chairperson flag-bearers and other village structure leaders.
“I am alerting and requesting all the NRM members to go to the village centres in their respective local areas by 10am on Tuesday the 6th of May, 2025, to do two things: take part in the baraza that will verify the members of the NRM that have been registered in the NRM registers; and take part in the elections of the NRM LCI flag-bearer for LCI chairmanship and also elect the village NRM structures,” he said.
According to the President, the activities of register verification and the election of local leaders will be conducted strictly between 10am and 2pm.
“The NRM Electoral Commission will give you the details,” he added.
Museveni revealed that he will be personally participating in the verification process in Rwakitura village, while the First Lady, Maama Janet Museveni, will do the same in Ntungamo Ireenga.
“I will personally be in the Rwakitura village and Mama will be in Ntungamo Ireenga to take part in the verification of our respective NRM village registers. I will, however, not line behind any candidate for election because as chairman of the NRM, I welcome any choice of our members. I cannot and should not, therefore, take sides,” he said.
To ensure full participation by national leaders, President Museveni also announced the suspension of top government activities during the election period.
“To ensure that the leaders participate, there will be no cabinet meeting on Monday May 5, May, 2025, and I have also agreed with the Rt. Hon. Speaker that there will be no parliamentary sitting on Tuesday May 6, 2025,” the statement concluded.
The NRM village-level elections are a crucial step in strengthening the party’s grassroots structures and affirming the democratic process within Uganda’s ruling party.
After the LC1 elections, Special interest groups, including youth, persons with disabilities, and older persons, will express interest and be nominated between May 19 and 21. Their campaigns are set for May 22 and 23, and polling will be held on May 24.
Local government structures will follow in a phased approach. Municipality and city division mayors will express interest from June 2 to 15, with nominations taking place from June 17 to 30. Campaigns for these positions will run from July 1 to 14, and voting is scheduled for July 24, 2025.
Local government councils at LC4 level, including municipality and city division councillors, will express interest between July 28 and August 4. Nominations will be held from August 5 to 9, campaigns from August 10 to 17, and polling on August 18. For LC3 councils, town councils, and municipal divisions, expressions of interest will follow the same dates, with campaigns running from August 10 to 14, and elections on August 15.
The party’s National Conference, the highest organ of the NRM, will convene from August 22 to 25, 2025. During this conference, the party will nominate its presidential flag bearer, elect members of the national executive committee, and endorse candidates representing special interest groups.
The final part of the roadmap includes nominations by the National Electoral Commission. These will begin with NRM EC nominations from September 3 to 12. The party’s National Commission will nominate its parliamentary candidates on September 16 and 17, while the Electoral Commission will nominate presidential candidates on October 2 and 3, 2025.
