The former Speaker of Parliament and current Minister for East African Affairs Rebecca Alitwala Kadaga has dismissed reports attributing her to a presidential bid in 2026.
According to the statement from the Public Relations Officer for the Ministry, Samuel Bishop, Kadaga said that the reports circulating on social media showing she has interested herself in the presidential seat are “intended to cause disharmony” in the country.
“For the last one week, there has been circulation on social media fictitious posters of Rt Hon Kadaga as a candidate for President 2026. The same posters and allegations were posted on social media in May 2021, a matter that has been reported to the Uganda Communications Commission and the Security Agencies,” the statement reads in part.
“This is to clarify that the posters are fake and intended to cause disharmony in the country,” the statement continues.
The Kamuli woman MP now wants UCC to take action on whoever is behind the posters citing the computer misuse ACT.
Kadaga becomes the second high-profile official in Museveni’s government to distance themselves from the top seat.
In August this year, former Prime Minister Ruhakana Rugunda dismissed reports linking him to the presidency in 2026.
“I have read social media postings and suggestions that I should run for President in 2026. I would like to make it known that I have no such intentions or plans,” he said in a post on Twitter.
