Theodore Ssekikubo has officially secured the National Resistance Movement (NRM) nomination to contest Lwemiyaga County's parliamentary seat, setting the stage for a heated primary battle against retired Brigadier General Emmanuel Rwashande. The nomination occurred Wednesday at NRM electoral commission offices in Kampala amid heightened political activity for Uganda's 2026 general elections.
Demonstrating substantial grassroots support, Ssekikubo presented over 10,000 endorsements—far exceeding the required 20 signatures. "Commission chair Dr. Tanga Odoi selected just 20 names from my submission," Ssekikubo stated. "The remaining 14,312 signatures reflect the people's unwavering mandate."
Immediately following his nomination, Ssekikubo launched a direct challenge to his opponent's eligibility, questioning Rwashande's academic credentials. "Picking nomination forms differs entirely from possessing legitimate qualifications," Ssekikubo asserted. "After reviewing his documents, I'm baffled by their validity."
The incumbent MP scrutinized several certificates submitted by his rival, including:
- A 2007 security symposium attendance credential
- Military training certificates from 1988 and undated courses
- A Chinese military attaché service acknowledgment
- A self-signed counterterrorism appreciation certificate
"The most concerning document," Ssekikubo emphasized while displaying photocopies, "is a certificate Rwashande issued to himself as Director of Civil Military Intelligence—irrelevant to parliamentary requirements but remarkably self-referential." He invited Rwashande to "publicly defend these qualifications" at the nomination venue.
Rwashande, who previously declared possessing "requisite academic capacity," has not yet addressed the allegations. Analysts consider this face-off among Uganda's most fiercely contested parliamentary primaries, with both candidates actively mobilizing constituents ahead of the party elections.
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