- General Moses Ali has been re-elected as Member of Parliament for Adjumani West despite health challenges and criticism from activists
- After he was nominated as the candidate of the National Resistance Movement (NRM), his supporters said the reason for electing him, despite his poor health
- Ali won against three opposition candidates by a wide margin, with the last candidate getting only 293 votes.
General Moses Ali, the first deputy prime minister of Uganda 86 years old, has won again as Member of Parliament for Adjumani West.
Source: UGC
Ali was nominated in October 2025 by President Yoweri Museveni, which led to a debate about his eligibility to run due to his poor health.
In the previous election of the ruling party NRM, the long-time leader held the party flag with 8,609 votes, while his nearest rival got 4,492 votes.
Activists and human rights defenders filed a petition in the Constitutional Court to remove his appointment, saying that his age and poor health make him unable to represent his community properly.
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However, despite the criticism, his supporters said the 2026 election was a sign of farewell to a man who served the country through war and nation building since the 1960s.
They said that his long service record and his great support for Adjumani West show that he can still deliver.
The total number of votes received by Moses Ali
Ali competed with three candidates whom he defeated to regain the seat.
According to the registrar of the Adjumani District Electoral Commission, Christine Acai, the ailing member of parliament got 12,854 votes, defeating the opposition candidates in the election held on Thursday, January 15.
Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) candidate, Patrick Tandrupasi, finished second with 11,770 votes, followed by independent candidate Gasper Draga who got 522.
The National Unity Platform (NUP) candidate, Stephen Lyo, got only 293 votes.
Campaigning for himself, Ali emphasized that he will complete important infrastructure projects, including improving health centers, building the Laropi bridge over the Nile River, improving access to water and electricity in villages, and paving the highway.
Ali was first elected as Member of Parliament for Adjumani West in 2011 and has held the seat ever since.
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Election of President Museveni
On the other hand, President Museveni will extend his leadership to the fourth decade after securing his seventh term in the recent elections.
According to the election commission, the President received 7,944,772 votes, equivalent to 71.61 percent of the valid votes cast in 50,739 polling stations.
From the 21,649,067 Ugandans who registered to participate in the election, only 11,366,201 people voted, compared to 52.50 percent of the voter turnout, while the commission reported 275,353 illegal votes.
His opponent, Bobi Wine of the NUP party, took second place by getting 2,741,238 votes, equivalent to 24.72 percent. The results show the challenges Museveni’s opponents have faced since he came to power in 1986.
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