The National Resistance Movement (NRM) has unveiled its roadmap for the upcoming Village Women Council and Local Council I (LC1) elections, urging members to remain united, disciplined and actively participate in the grassroots electoral process. Addressing journalists at the NRM Secretariat in Kampala on Tuesday, Secretary General Richard Todwong said the party had synchronized its […]
The National Resistance Movement (NRM) has unveiled its roadmap for the upcoming Village Women Council and Local Council I (LC1) elections, urging members to remain united, disciplined and actively participate in the grassroots electoral process.
Addressing journalists at the NRM Secretariat in Kampala on Tuesday, Secretary General Richard Todwong said the party had synchronized its activities with the Electoral Commission’s election programme to ensure smooth participation across the country.
Todwong said Ugandans will elect members of the Village Women Committees on July 23, 2026, before voting for LC1 Chairpersons on July 28, 2026.
He called on all eligible party members to verify their details during the Electoral Commission’s ongoing village register update, which runs from July 6 to July 10, noting that separate registers will be used for the two elections.
“The LC1 register will contain all eligible residents aged 18 years and above, while the Women’s Council register will only include women aged 18 years and above,” Todwong explained.
To fill gaps within the party structures, the NRM Electoral Commission will hold village barazas on July 10 to elect flag bearers for vacant Village Women Committee positions.
He urged party members to attend the meetings, saying they are crucial in ensuring the NRM fields candidates in every village.
The party will then endorse all flag bearers between July 11 and July 14, before the Electoral Commission conducts nominations from July 15 to July 19 at sub-county headquarters.
Todwong stressed that no aspiring NRM candidate will be allowed to seek nomination without first obtaining the party’s official endorsement.
He added that another round of mobilisation barazas will be held on July 22 to rally support for NRM candidates ahead of polling.
According to Todwong, the NRM already has flag bearers in most of Uganda’s more than 72,000 villages, with the current exercise only intended to fill vacancies caused by death, relocation or members leaving the party.
He also warned members against contesting as independent candidates after failing to secure the NRM flag.
“The NRM does not support independent candidates who stand against officially endorsed party flag bearers. Those who choose to do so will face disciplinary action,” he warned.
Todwong reminded aspiring candidates that they must be Ugandan citizens aged 18 years and above, residents of the villages where they intend to contest, registered on the Electoral Commission’s village register and possess valid National Identity Cards.
He also clarified that the Electoral Commission does not charge nomination fees for either the Village Women Committee or LC1 elections.
Todwong said President Yoweri Museveni is expected to issue a message to party members on the importance of the grassroots elections, expressing confidence that the NRM is fully prepared for the exercise.
