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: Inject more funding into creative industries (specifically music and drama) because of its role as a source of employment and job creation.
Pledge Text: Provide simple modern machines to facilitate the modernisation of agriculture.
Pledge Text: Make Uganda a forest again by planting fruit trees along all the roads.
Pledge Text: Use both transferred technology and local technology to help in innovation, skilling, and job creation, resulting in many employment opportunities.
Pledge Text: Give free internet services to all Ugandans starting in May next year so that internet access will no longer be a problem for Ugandans.
Pledge Text: Overhaul the education system to come up with education that fits our needs today.
Pledge Text: Ensure that the 'national cake' is shared equally among all citizens, regardless of political affiliation, socioeconomic status, religion or tribe.
Pledge Text: Drastically reduce Uganda's public administration budget.
Pledge Text: Create a lean Cabinet of only 17 ministers.
Pledge Text: Rebuild Uganda's diplomatic reputation internationally.