Nandala Demands EC Resignation

Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) presidential candidate Nathan Nandala Mafabi has rejected the outcome of Uganda’s 2026 presidential elections held on January 15, 2026, describing the process as fraudulent and calling for the immediate resignation of the Justice Simon Byabakama–led Electoral Commission.

Mafabi was addressing a press conference in Mbale City alongside FDC president Patrick Amuriat Oboi, Jack Sabiiti, and other party officials and former candidates, where he said the presidential, parliamentary, and local government elections did not reflect the will of the Ugandan people.

 According to results announced by the Electoral Commission, President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni of the National Resistance Movement (NRM) was declared the winner with 7,944,772 votes (71.65 per cent).

The National Unity Platform (NUP) presidential candidate, Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, secured 2,741,238 votes (24.72 per cent), while Mafabi garnered 209,039 votes (1.88 per cent).

Mafabi said the figures were the outcome of an electoral process characterised by violence, intimidation, and manipulation.

He accused security agencies and the Electoral Commission of colluding in ballot stuffing and falsification of results at polling stations and tally centres across the country, and alleged that youth skilling hubs were used as ballot pre-ticking centres, particularly in opposition-leaning areas such as Soroti and Mbale cities.

 Mafabi further criticised the shutdown of the internet and mobile money services ahead of polling day, saying it disrupted opposition coordination and election operations.


The Electoral Commission put voter turnout at 52.5 per cent, with 11,366,201 Ugandans casting ballots, leaving more than 10 million registered voters who did not vote, according to figures cited by FDC.

Mafabi said FDC rejects the presidential election results in totality and is demanding sweeping electoral reforms.