Opinion: The Electoral Commission are “gerrymandering” by other means by adding more polling stations

The ones that believe the General Elections of 2026 is done in a sincere fashion or by the idea of the will of the people. Well, the Electoral Commission and the National Resistance Movement (NRM) won’t allow that to happen. They are using all means and tricks of the trade to ensure the NRM majority and win by default. These people won’t allow the people or the systems to be prepared. That’s why there is additional budget just in December 2025 to prepare for the polls in January 2026.

This whole process is jaded when the Electoral Commission drops the clue of additional 15,256 polling stations in December 2025. That shows their intent, because they can rig the numbers and jade the voter rolls in all of these polling stations. It goes from 38,315 to 53,571 polling stations in 2026. Just like they are adding sub-counties, counties and districts or other ways of making more Members of Parliament ahead of the polls. Therefore, this is all ensuring that the NRM wins and has an easy route to victory.

They are doing this so shortly and announcing it so late, just so the opposition and the other parties cannot have the time or acknowledge what the state just did. They are splitting polling stations and making new ones, so the historical patterns and the voter turnout is changed. That gives the state reasons to manufacture numbers and the declarations forms from the polling stations too.

This here is a tactic and strategy to ensure one thing and one thing only. It isn’t to make it easier for the voter or the citizens for that matter. No, this is done so the Electoral Commission has more flexibility and the ability to juke the stats. That’s why these matters and there should be aggression against this. As this is done in the final stretch of elections road map and done at the last minute.

Everyone should be aware and acknowledge this here game. This is how they play and there is no justice in this, but to secure it all before the polls. That’s why they are doing this, and they aren’t even clever in concealing it either. This is just what they do, and we can all see it. Peace.

Opinion: The Electoral Commission is “fixed” for the 2026 election

The ones believing in the General Elections of 2026, the newly appointed Chairman and Commissioners are telling. It isn’t compelling or even trying to be independent. The Electoral Commission is ready assembled to rubber-stamp and pre-approve a majority or a victory on behalf of the regime.

At this point, it is just going through the motions. All elections since 1996 has been like that to certain degree. Nevertheless, the more time that goes and the more times things repeats itself. It just shows that its done for legitimacy sake and not in concern with the will of the people. The people are just there as pawns and for show. To look like something is going down, but in reality we all knew what would initially happen.

The National Resistance Movement and the President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni aren’t playing around. That’s why the Electoral Commission is filled with cronies and token loyalist of the President. These won’t serve the interests of the people, but rather ensure prolonged agony for everyone else involved.

The opposition can try to do the same ting again, as they have done in 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016 and 2021. However, with that in mind… they will not go anywhere and will only be serial losers, because the whole state apparatus and the machinery is built against them.

The ballots are just a figment of imagination, as the numbers and algorithms are created to fit one narrative and one narrative only. The other stories doesn’t matter and why should they? There is only “one man with a vision” and “one old man with the hat”. The rest are just hoodlums, parasites and useless lazy citizens who doesn’t know better.

The Pan-African spirit and the patriotic act is to be indifferent and accept this fate. That there is only one who is fit and the rest are just window-dressing. They are there for a front and to make people believe in Multi-Party-ism, but we know the game.

This game isn’t made for the players, but made for the ones appointing the referees. It don’t matter if the players are more skilled, fit or has the technique to impress. No, they will be fouled, loose and be destroyed by technicalities. They might get some feeling of “victory” but they will never ever be close to a real win. That’s because the referee and VAR was already prepared for their loss. This is why the appointments of the EC is so vital.

President Museveni now knows he has people who will serve him and they will do it diligently. Even if they have to do it in darkness under social media ban or internet blockade. The EC have to deliver and make it seems legit. Not that it has to be honest or sincere, transparent or even fair. As long as Museveni and NRM comes ahead of the them all. That is all that counts, the rest is just a play for the international press and to give hope to the hopeless.

This President doesn’t play and he never believed in the will of the people to begin with. He wanted to postpone election and didn’t believe in multi-party elections either. This man wanted to rule supreme and without questions. That’s what he fought for in the bush and it shows.

The appointments of the EC proves that. The ones who has faith in 2026 is delusional. It won’t work and we all can see it from far away. Peace.