The opposition Uganda People’s Congress party has asked youths to stop participating in protests and instead offer themselves for elective positions ahead of the 2026 general election.
According to UPC, this is the only way through which youths can integrate themselves into the country’s governance circles.
Dan Isimbwa, the UPC National Youth Leader, while addressing the weekly press briefing in Kampala on Wednesday, August 7th, said that youth are the majority in Uganda, representing 50.5% of the population between 0-17 years and 17% of the total population between 18-35 years old.
“Instead of protesting, we rally all youths to effectively participate in the 2025–2026 general elections. We call upon all our youth members across the country to follow the released roadmap by the Independent Electoral Commission closely and offer themselves for elective positions, starting with Special Interest Groups (SIGs) early next year,” he noted.
Dan Isimbwa made these remarks as part of the International Youth Day celebrations slated to take place on August 12, 2024, where Uganda will join the rest of the world to celebrate the youth contributions to the economic development of any given country.
