The National Unity Platform (NUP) has made significant inroads in the Buganda region after securing 41 parliamentary seats, even as the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) emerged with 55 seats, cementing its dominance in the region.
The results underline Buganda’s continued role as a major political battleground, with NUP maintaining strong support in urban centers, municipalities, and several rural constituencies, while NRM retained control of key areas.
Below is the full list of the 41 NUP-elected Members of Parliament in Buganda:
- Abdallah Kiwanuka – Mukono North
- Abubaker Kawalya – Lubaga North
- Ali Kasirye Nganda Mulyanyama – Makindye East
- Betty Ethel Naluyima – Wakiso Woman
- Betty Nambooze – Mukono Municipality
- Blasio Mukasa Zambaali – Nansana Municipality
- Brendah Nabukenya – Luweero Woman
- Charles Tebandeke – Bbaale
- David Lukyamuzi Kalwanga – Busujju
- David Sserukenya – Makindye Ssaabagabo
- Denes Ssekabira – Katikamu North
- Erias Nalukoola – Kawempe North
- Eugenia Nassolo – Lubaga South
- Fortunate Nantongo – Kyotera Woman
- Francis Zaake – Mityana Municipality
- George Musisi – Kira Municipality
- Godfrey Saazi – Gomba East
- Hakim Kizza Sawula – Bukoto South
- Harriet Nakweede – Kayunga
- Hassan Kirumira – Katikamu South
- Hellen Nakimuli – Kalangala Woman
- Ivan Kyeyune – Nakasongola County
- Jimmy Kanaabi – Buikwe
- Joan Namutaawe – Masaka Woman
- Joel Ssenyonyi – Nakawa West
- Joseph Sewungu – Kalungu West
- Lubowa Ssebina Gyaviira – Nyendo-Mukungwe
- Moses Lukanga Musanje – Njeru Municipality
- Muwada Nkunyingi – Kyadondo East
- Patrick Kuteesa – Kimanya-Kabonera
- Patrick Nsamba Oshabe – Kassanda North
- Robert Maseruka – Mukono South
- Robert Ssekitooleko – Baamunanika
- Rose Nalubowa – Masaka City
- Shamim Malende – Kampala Woman
- Sheilah Amaniyo – Mukono Woman MP
- Sulaiman Kiwanuka – Nakifuma County
- Sumayah Nabawanuka – Mubende Municipality
- Teddy Nambooze – Mpigi Woman MP
- Yusuf Kiruluuta Nkerettanyi – Kalungu East
- Zaharah Luyirika – Makindye West
Political analysts say the outcome reflects Buganda’s divided political mood, with NUP consolidating its urban and youth support base, while NRM continues to rely on its entrenched structures and rural networks.
