{"id":2331,"date":"2025-07-12T16:41:10","date_gmt":"2025-07-12T16:41:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blizz.co.ug\/news\/?p=2331"},"modified":"2025-07-12T16:41:10","modified_gmt":"2025-07-12T16:41:10","slug":"stecia-mayanja-state-house-president-of-national-peasants-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blizz.co.ug\/news\/stecia-mayanja-state-house-president-of-national-peasants-party\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Stecia Mayanja Eyeing the State House After Being Unveiled as President of National Peasants\u2019 Party"},"content":{"rendered":"

Okay, so let\u2019s get this out of the way first \u2014 Stecia Mayanja is officially the president of a political party. The singer, and performer is now the leader of the newly revamped National Peasants\u2019 Party (NPP). But the real question louder than boda bodas downtown is: Is Stecia Mayanja actually eyeing the presidency of Uganda?<\/em><\/p>\n

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Well… On a symbolic day at Nkima Gardens in Nansana, Stecia was sworn in as president of the NPP in front of delegates, supporters, and curious onlookers. The party, founded in 2004 but mostly quiet over the years, has rebranded itself with a fresh agenda: championing Uganda\u2019s rural poor.<\/p>\n

Stecia, dressed in black, promised to fight for peasant farmers, better agriculture policies, and access to markets, all while bringing the voices of the unheard into Uganda\u2019s corridors of power.<\/p>\n

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\u201cOur party is built on empowering the voiceless,\u201d she declared. \u201cWe will fight for their rights and ensure their voices are heard.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

But back to the juicy bit\u2026<\/p>\n

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So, is she going for State House?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Officially? No word yet.<\/p>\n

But let\u2019s do the math. Stecia now leads a registered political party, one that plans to field candidates for all elective positions in 2026. Last month, she posted a campaign poster hinting at her bid to become the Kampala Woman MP \u2014 but a party president doesn\u2019t just stop at Parliament. This is Uganda, where party bosses dream big, and the presidency is always looming in the background.<\/p>\n

Sources close to the NPP say the party is \u201cnot ruling out\u201d a presidential bid by Mayanja, though internally, it\u2019s still under discussion. But with Bobi Wine already on the ballot, and Kusasira still flirting with NRM, wouldn\u2019t Stecia jumping into the presidential race as the rural people\u2019s candidate<\/em> spice up 2026 just a little too perfectly?<\/p>\n

She joins a growing list of entertainers-turned-politicians, from Nubian Li to Big Eye \u2014 and obviously Bobi Wine, the blueprint. But where Bobi rode the youth wave, Stecia\u2019s base is older, rural, and very loyal. This could be the biggest test of whether Uganda\u2019s wanainchi<\/em> are ready to ride with a mama who sings for them and<\/em> fights for them.<\/p>\n