Elton Joseph Mabirizi is the presidential candidate for the Conservative Party (CP) in the 2026 Ugandan general elections. He is an electrical engineer by profession and is contesting the presidency for the second time, having first run in the 2016 general election.
Profile
- Profession: Electrical engineer.
- Political Party: Conservative Party (CP), where he is the current flag bearer.
- Political History: He previously ran for president in the 2016 elections and has been an active figure in Ugandan politics, focusing on governance reforms. He recently formed an alliance with other unsuccessful presidential aspirants for the 2026 elections to present a united front against the incumbent government.
Campaign Manifesto Summary
Mabirizi’s manifesto for the 2026 election focuses on governance reforms, improving public service delivery, and strengthening public institutions. Key proposals include:
- Governance and Constitutional Reform:
- Reinstating presidential term limits.
- Promoting a federal system of government and power-sharing between the central government and regions.
- Reducing the size of the government by cutting the number of cabinet ministers to seventeen cabinet and seven state ministers.
- Proposing a two-tier parliament (lower and upper house) and reducing its overall size.
- Allowing Members of Parliament to debate in their native languages to make parliament more representative.
- Economy and Public Service:
- Streamlining the public service framework and ensuring an efficient salary payment system for civil servants.
- Aligning the salaries of parliamentarians with those of civil servants.
- Blaming the current high inflation on the ruling NRM government’s privatisation policies and promising to revive the economy.
- Health and Education:
- Pledging to provide free medical services to all children under the age of nine.
- Improving academic standards by constructing and equipping more classroom blocks and increasing teacher salaries.
- Joseph Elton Mabirizi’s manifesto was launched at a public event in Masaka, and details are disseminated through news coverage. The Conservative Party (CP) also has a listing with the Electoral Commission, but it only provides an address and phone numbers, not a website link.