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: Promote and subsidise the uptake of Certificates of Customary Ownership (CCOs) to formalise community, individual and family land rights.
Pledge Text: Fast track the establishment and operationalisation of a National Customary Land Registry to document and protect all customary land holdings.
Pledge Text: Review current and past land transactions and take concrete steps to restore land to rightful owners from whom it was unfairly taken, using transparent and accountable processes.
Pledge Text: Incentivise mixed farming systems, promote high-value and nutrition-sensitive crops, and diversify production to ensure food security and resilience against market shocks.
Pledge Text: Create incubation programs for small and medium agribusinesses, expand access to affordable credit, and strengthen market linkages to grow value chains from farm to market.
Pledge Text: Design regional agricultural plans based on regional comparative advantages—such as coffee in the Lake Victoria Crescent and drought-tolerant crops in the North-East—to maximize productivity and resource use.
Pledge Text: Digitalize agricultural advisory systems, standardize measurement units for commodities, and establish community-based information hubs to improve farmer access to reliable data and markets.
Pledge Text: Provide targeted subsidies and extension services for banana, rice, wheat, and other staples, while investing in milling and processing facilities to reduce Uganda's reliance on imports.
Pledge Text: Re-nationalise previously owned government companies and factories (e.g., Nytil).
Pledge Text: End press intimidation and humiliation, and ensure freedom of the press.