NRM's Central Executive Committee to Pick Museveni's Successor, Basajjabalaba Says

Ugandan businessman Hassan Basajjabalaba has said the National Resistance Movement's Central Executive Committee will be the body that determines President Yoweri Museveni's successor, according to ChimpReports. The outlet reported his remarks on Saturday, 7 November 2026.

ChimpReports did not publish further details of the statement, including where or when Basajjabalaba spoke, or whether he named any candidates. The report focused on his position that the decision rests with the party's Central Executive Committee rather than any other process.

The Central Executive Committee is the NRM's top decision-making organ, and the question of who follows Museveni has long been a subject of discussion within Ugandan politics. Basajjabalaba's remarks, as reported, place that choice squarely with the party's leadership structure.

It is not clear from the report whether his comments reflect an official party position or his own view. ChimpReports' account did not say whether the NRM has responded to the statement.

What to watch next: whether the NRM's Central Executive Committee or other party officials comment publicly on Basajjabalaba's remarks, and whether the question of succession moves from discussion into any formal party process.