Kampala, 07 January, 2026 / 11:55 pm (ACI Africa).
Catholic Bishops in Uganda have released a national prayer ahead of the country’s general elections slated for January 15, urging Ugandans to seek divine guidance for a peaceful, free, and fair poll.
In the poll, Ugandans are expected to cast their ballots to elect the president and 499 members of the East African country’s National Assembly.
In their Tuesday, January 5 announcement releasing the prayer, members of the Uganda Episcopal Conference (UEC) implore God to grant the country’s Electoral Commission the wisdom to “carry out its task with integrity, fairness, and truth.” They further encourage the people of God under their pastoral care to unite in reciting the prayer for the nation and the forthcoming electoral exercise.
“Share it widely within your networks and encourage each one of us to recite it as we pray for our country and the forthcoming exercise,” the Catholic Bishops in Uganda say, referring to their National Prayer for Peaceful Elections—2026.
In the prayer bearing the imprimatur of the UEC Chairman, Bishop Joseph Antony Zziwa of the Catholic Diocese of Kiyinda-Mityana, Uganda’s Catholic Church leaders ask that the “spirit of unity” may rise above division and that truth, peace, and hope may continue to guide, inspire, and encourage the country “to remain united and strong.”
