Emmanuel Nigel: "Ugandans are Going for the General Elections 2026, With Voters Forcing Themselves to Ask for Basic Improvements."

By Emmanuel Nigel

Piemonte House

Date: Tuesday, December 2nd, 2025

With just 43 days left to the Uganda General Elections 2026, and as the President of Uganda and Members of Parliament will be elected on Thursday, January 15th, 2026: "Ugandans are Going for the General Elections 2026, With Voters Forcing Themselves to Ask for Basic Improvements." In many Communities, Some Voters in Uganda have reached a point where they must repeatedly plead for services and opportunities that should already be guaranteed to them. Roads in some parts of Uganda remain broken, Schools lack essential resources, Hospitals struggle to offer quality care, and the Economy, in its own way, continues to trap a lot of families in cycles of hardship. Instead of Leaders proactively addressing these needs, it's the Citizens who find themselves begging for what is rightfully theirs.

This seemingly growing frustration in Uganda reflects a deeper issue: a failure in Leadership and Governance. When Voters are forced to ask - again and again - for Improved Roads, Better Schools, a Stronger Economy, and Tremendous Functional Hospitals, it signals that their voices are not being heard and their priorities are not being respected. These demands, in any case, are not luxuries; they are the pillars of a dignified and promising life. Ideally, Leaders should know that Citizens should always have Nice Roads, Better Schools, a Good Economy, and Tremendous Functional Hospitals, not good for Voters to continue forcing themselves to ask for Basic Improvements.