Track the pledges. Hold the candidates accountable.
Track the pledges. Hold the candidates accountable.
Welcome to the Uganda Presidential Election Promise Tracker 2026, an initiative of the African Centre for Media Excellence (ACME) in pursuit of our goal of promoting accountability journalism and civic engagement.
Designed primarily for journalists and news outlets, this tracker provides a central resource to help newsrooms and news platforms focus their reporting on the issues and commitments shaping Uganda’s 2026 general election. It documents the promises, pledges and manifesto commitments made by presidential candidates and their key party officials during the campaign period, giving the news media timely and verifiable information to use in their coverage.
For more information about the tracker and the data collection methodology used, visit the ‘About the tracker‘ page.
Pledge Text: Eliminate poverty in West Nile by significantly boosting agricultural productivity.
Pledge Text: Prioritise human development in Obongi District and across Uganda, ensuring that progress is not limited solely to infrastructure development.
Pledge Text: Establishment of a separate fund for the fisheries sector to help revitalise the industry and create jobs for local residents.
Pledge Text: Establish an industrial park in the Tooro sub-region.
Pledge Text: Study the possibility of introducing a ferry on Lake George to ease cattle movement and stimulate cross-district trade.
Pledge Text: Cooperatives will play a key role in value addition of Ugandan tea, including setting up leaf collection centres, supporting transportation, and eventually establishing processing facilities to increase earnings for farmers.
Pledge Text: Build and repair roads using Ugandan workers and engineers, ensuring money remains in Uganda, and all government contracts will be headed by Ugandans, not foreigners.
Pledge Text: Establish a chocolate factory in Bundibugyo District.
Pledge Text: Set up a coffee processing plant, provide compensation for ADF war claimants, and replace school trucks destroyed during the 1986 war in Kitagwenda.
Pledge Text: Construct an international airport in Kasese to support tourism activities in the area.