Uganda }), is a landlocked country in East Africa East Africa, Eastern Africa, or East of Africa, is the eastern subregion of the African continent. In the United Nations Statistics Division scheme of geographic regions, 10-11-(16*) territor ...

is a presidential republic in which the

President of Uganda The president of the Republic of Uganda is the head of state and the head of government of Uganda. The president leads the executive branch of the government of Uganda and is the commander-in-chief of the Uganda People's Defence Force. The in ...

is the head of state and the prime minister is the head of government business. There is a multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is given to both the government and the National Assembly. The system is based on a democratic parliamentary system with equal rights for all citizens over 18 years of age.

Political culture

In a measure ostensibly designed to reduce sectarian violence,

political parties A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular country's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific ideological or pol ...

were restricted in their activities from 1986. In the non-party "Movement" system instituted by President

Yoweri Museveni Yoweri Kaguta Museveni Tibuhaburwa (born 15 September 1944) is a Ugandan politician and retired senior military officer who has been the 9th and current President of Uganda since 26 January 1986. Museveni spearheaded rebellions with aid of then ...

, political parties continued to exist but could not campaign in elections or field candidates directly (although electoral candidates could belong to political parties). A

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canceled this 19-year ban on multi-party politics in July 2005. Presidential elections were held in February 2006. Museveni ran against several candidates, of whom the most prominent was the exiled Dr.

Kizza Besigye Warren Kizza Besigye Kifefe (born 22 April 1956), known as Colonel. Dr. Kizza Besigye, is a Ugandan physician, politician, and former military officer in the Uganda People's Defence Force. He served as the president of the Forum for Democrati ...

. Museveni was declared the winner. Besigye alleged fraud, and rejected the result. The Supreme Court of Uganda ruled that the election was marred by intimidation, violence, voter disenfranchisement, and other irregularities. However, the Court voted 4-3 to uphold the results of the election.

Executive

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National Resistance Movement The National Resistance Movement ( sw, Harakati za Upinzani za Kitaifa; abbr. NRM) has been the ruling party in Uganda since 1986. History The National Resistance Movement (NRM) was founded as a liberation movement that waged a guerrilla ...

, 26 January 1986 , - ,

Prime Minister A prime minister, premier or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. Under those systems, a prime minister is not ...

Robinah Nabbanja Robinah Nabbanja (born 17 December 1969) is a Ugandan educator and politician, who is the Prime Minister of Uganda, after being nominated to the office on 8 June 2021. She was formally confirmed by the Parliament on 21 June 2021. She replaced R ...

, 21 June 2021 The

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in Uganda is the

, who is elected by a popular vote to a five-year term. This is currently

, who is also the head of the

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. The previous presidential elections were in February 2011, and in the election of February 2016, Museveni was elected with 68 percent of the vote. The cabinet is appointed by the president from among the elected legislators. The

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, Robina Nabbanja, assists the president in the supervision of the cabinet. The

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, according to the

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, "shall consist of the President, the

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and such number of Ministers as may appear to the President to be reasonably necessary for the efficient running of the State."

Ministries of Uganda

The below are the ministries in Uganda: *

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* Ministry of Justice & Constitutional Affairs * Ministry of Public Service * Ministry of Finance, Planning, and Economic Development * Ministry of Education and Sports * Ministry for Karamoja Affairs * Ministry of Local Government * Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation * Ministry of Health * Ministry of Works and Transport * Ministry of Lands, Housing & Urban Development *

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* Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities * Ministry of Water and Environment * Ministry of Gender, Labour & Social Development * Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development * Ministry of Security * Ministry of Defence and Veterans Affairs * Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries * Ministry of Information and Communications Technology * Ministry of Disaster Preparedness and Refugees * Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives

Political parties and elections

Presidential elections

The most recent presidential elections in Uganda were held on 14 January 2021 featuring 11 aspirants comprising 10 men and 1 woman. The announced but contested results are as follows; Source: Uganda Electoral Commission In 2021, the pop star-turned-politician

Bobi Wine Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, known by his stage name Bobi Wine, is a Ugandan politician, singer, and actor. He is a former Member of Parliament for Kyadondo County East constituency in Wakiso District, in Uganda's Central Region. He also leads ...

(also known as Robert Kyagulanyi Sentamu), challenged the election results in the country's highest court (

Supreme Court A supreme court is the highest court within the hierarchy of courts in most legal jurisdictions. Other descriptions for such courts include court of last resort, apex court, and high (or final) court of appeal. Broadly speaking, the decisions of ...

) seeking to over-turn Museveni's victory. The highly contested elections was marred with violence, the European Parliament voiced outrage, condemnation and for sanctions against individuals and organisations responsible for human rights violations in Uganda. The results of the most recent

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from 2021 are as below:

Parliamentary elections

The results of the most recent

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from 2021 are as below:

Judiciary

The Ugandan judiciary operates as an independent branch of government and consists of magistrate's courts, high courts, courts of appeal (which organizes itself as the Constitutional Court of Uganda when hearing constitutional issues), and the Supreme Court. Judges for the High Court are appointed by the president; Judges for the Court of Appeal are appointed by the president and approved by the legislature.

Foreign relations

A fight between the

n and

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n presidential guards sparked chaos during a ceremony attended by the heads of state from 11 African nations on March 19, 2008.

International organization participation

References

Sources

Uganda's opposition join forces
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, 16 February 2004)
"Uganda 'night commuters' flee rebel brutality"
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, October 17, 2005) * Tripp, Aili Mari, ''Museveni’s Uganda: Paradoxes of Power in a Hybrid Regime'', Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2010.

External links

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