MBALE
Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) presidential candidate Nandala Mafabi has said he intends to focus on teaching religious scripture and reflecting on his political journey following his defeat in the January 15, 2026 presidential elections.
“On a positive note, I’m now going to preach, I’m going to teach the Bible and the Q’oran. People in Uganda and the whole world, so whoever wants to know about the Q’oran and the Bible, I am here,” Mafabi said.
He added that his long political career was made possible by voters in his constituency and his party.
“I want to thank the people of Budadiri West who gave me an opportunity to be a Member of Parliament for 25 years. Maybe FDC would not have made me a presidential flag bearer without them,” Mafabi said.
Mafabi made the remarks in Mbale while addressing the press, alongside FDC party president Eng. Patrick Oboi Amuriat and party chairman Jack Sabiiti, where the party leadership rejected the presidential election results announced by Electoral Commission (EC) chairperson Justice Simon Byabakama.
The FDC leaders described the electoral process as flawed, alleging widespread irregularities and bias by the Electoral Commission. They demanded the disbandment of the commission and called for the arrest of its chairperson over what they termed as mismanagement of the polls.
“What took place was not an election but a selection of the president,” Mafabi said.
The opposition party also accused the government of financial impropriety over the procurement of malfunctioning biometric voting machines.
“Over 70 million dollars was spent, yet machines failed on voting day. No one has been held accountable,” Mafabi said.
According to official results released by the Electoral Commission, President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni of the National Resistance Movement (NRM) won the election with 7,944,772 votes, representing 71.65 per cent of total votes cast.
National Unity Platform (NUP) candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu came second with 2,741,238 votes (24.72 per cent), while Mafabi polled 209,039 votes, representing 1.88 per cent.
Despite the results, FDC maintains the election outcome does not reflect the will of Ugandan voters.
“FDC fully rejects the presidential election results, which we believe are flawed and do not reflect the true will of the Ugandan people,” the party leadership said.
It remains unclear whether Mafabi will turn into a street preacher, establish a church or conduct public lectures on Bible and Quran studies, but he reiterated his intention to focus on preaching the gospel in the aftermath of the elections.
