Northern Uganda is still calm,
GULU CITY-TUESDAY, JANUARY 13, 2026.
By Okumu Livingstone Langol, Our Correspondent
There are sporadic gunshots in Kampala City. Lakot Rosina, not real name, was told by her children to harry and go back to Kampala, she narrated to Our Correspondent yesterday in Gulu City that she is boarding a bus back to Kampala for fear of what would befall her family.
“I cannot wait to see my Family suffer. What is happening in Kampala City? There is heavy patrol involved, the Uganda People’s Defense Forces (UPDF) and the Uganda Police Force at night. When they meet you, if you are dressed badly and you look destitute, the patrol forces will pick you and they will disappear with you. We don’t know where they will take you.”
Many incumbent MPs from Acholi have been nominated to run again, either on party flag or as independents, and some constituencies are highly competitive with multiple aspirants, especially Aruu North, where at least eight candidates including the incumbent Santa Okot PPP, Otober Odiya NRM, Patrick Obol FDC, Lagoro Oling Robert PFF, and others.
In Aruu North, Ottober Wellborn Odiya NRM ruling party, according he is likely to beat Santa Okot ppp party, for Pader Woman MP, there is hottest race between Lowila Okettayot NRM candidate, Vicky Norah Odong, FDC, Lucy Achiro Otim, PFF aspirant candidate, Lamunu Beatrice Awany and Sarah Menya the incumbent Woman MP who is standing as independent candidate for Pader District.
According to our preliminary findings, Lowila Okettayot has cordoned voters from Pajue Zone, and Sarah Menya also cordoned voters from Awere Zone. However, Beatrice Lamunu Awany, who hailed from Puranga Sub County (formerly Awere Zone), Lamunu Beatrice Awany she tearing Awere Zonae which is weakling Sarah Menya Vicky Norah Odong, and Norah Odong, while Lowila Okettayot is laughing, waiting t beat the three Awere zone contestants.
Aruu South, there is the hottest race between the two bulls, Odonga Otto and Christopher Komakech. Odong Otto Independent candidate, is one of the clever people. For the last two weeks, he put security into wondering. Odonga’s friend, a Langi who is a UPDF major, used her relative who works in the Ministry of Justice, the UPDF major got the government vehicle, and they pluck off the government number plate. Odong Otto was even fueling his vehicle in Acol-pii UPDF3rd Barrack.
This gave Odonga Otto the upper hand in to campaign opening while challenging whoever dared him, saying he was being backed by the Uganda government, until last Friday, January 8, 2026. When the deep state unveiled its plan and smoked him out, they removed the vehicle and undressed him. Now, Komakech Christopher is heading to a landslide win.
James Akena, Pader District Chairperson, is now the leading candidate, beating Oyat Obwoya Fearless, the incumbent District Chairman
Agago district Chairman, incumbent Ojok Opiyo Alo, is now heading back home, the Uganda National Youth Chairman Otto William, is beating him, while Agago East County, Otto Makmot, is beating David Lagen Atuk,a the incumbent MP for Agago East County.
While Okot Amose, the MP for Agago North, is on his way home, the young youth Counselor for Agago District, Lugwar Benson, is thrashing Okot Amose. While Beatrice Akello Akori is losing to the former MP Franker Akello, an inside deep state codified to our Correspondent that Franker Akello, FDC aspirant candidate she is getting funds from Speaker of Parliament Anita Amongi, this has put the deep state in panic.
Kitgum District, the hottest race in Chaw East between Oyrem Okello, is losing, Chaw West, Okellowange Ogweng Joseph is beating Ojara Okin PP, Kitum Municipality, David Amwere, is beating Beatrice Anywar, while Kitgum Woman MP, Beatrice Lamwaka, is losing to Aber Lilian.
Lamwo district Woman, the incumbent Nancy Achora, is going back, and Hilary Onek Obaloker is maintaining her seat. Nyeko William is losing to Akullu Rosina.
