Gender, money, and power
: Why no woman made it to the 2026 presidential ballot

We begin with a political twist that’s raising eyebrows across the country. As Uganda gears up for the 2026 presidential election, one glaring absence stands out: no woman will be on the ballot. Despite more than ten expressing interest, none of the female aspirants were cleared by the Electoral Commission. Nobert Atukunda sat down with female politicians and analysts to unpack why breaking the presidential glass ceiling remains a distant dream for Ugandan women.