By Johnson Kanyesige
The President of Uganda, Yoweri Museveni, is expected to pick up nomination forms for the position of National Resistance Movement (NRM) party chairperson and presidential flag bearer on Saturday, June 28th, 2025.
According to Dr. Tanga Odoi, Chairperson of the NRM Electoral Commission, Museveni will collect the expression of interest forms from the party’s Electoral Commission headquarters in Kampala.
Museveni, who has led the NRM since its founding, is seeking to retain his position as Party Chairperson and a member of the Central Executive Committee (CEC), as well as to once again carry the party’s presidential flag in the upcoming elections. This move follows the Kyobe Resolution adopted by the NRM’s Central Executive Committee and parliamentary caucus in 2019.
In that resolution, party members unanimously endorsed President Museveni as the sole candidate for the 2021 elections and beyond, citing his historical leadership, experience, and vision for the country.
Dr. Odoi further noted that all aspirants for positions on the CEC, which is the apex committee of the NRM, will undergo formal nomination on July 4th, 2025.
However, expression of interest for all aspirants seeking CEC positions will begin on June 26th, 2025.
The NRM CEC members have ring-fenced this position for Museveni despite the fact that other party members are interested in the opposition and opposed to his leadership. Some of these members, previously dubbed rebel MPs, have challenged Museveni’s sole candidature in the Constitutional Court, albeit without success.
