Will the campaign season be violence free? | TALK OF THE NATION

Nearly a month into the 2026 general election campaigns, Uganda is witnessing a largely peaceful race. The contest features incumbent President Yoweri Museveni of the NRM, FDC’s Nandala Mafabi, NUP’s Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, Common Man’s Party candidate Mubarak Munyagwa, Conservative Party’s Joseph Mabirizi, Frank Bulira of the Revolutionary People’s Party, Mugisha Muntu of the Alliance for National Transformation, and Robert Kasibante of the National Unity Party. Compared to past polls, particularly the bloody 2021 elections, this campaign period has remained unusually calm. Policy and political analyst Mande Akol joins us to examine this rare development in Uganda’s electoral landscape.