Uganda, April 21 -- Journalist Erias Sserunjogi Mukiibi, the former editor of weekend editions for Monitor Publications Limited, has declared his intention to stand for election for the Butambala parliamentary seat in 2026. He made the announcement on April 12 on X.

For some people, like me, his decision is not surprising. Few Ugandan journalists take as much interest in politics as Mr Mukiibi. He has interacted with and interviewed prominent politicians and is probably the only journalist who held deep conversations with Paul Ssemogerere, the veteran politician who died in November 2022 at the ripe old age of 90.

He wrote extensively about Ssemogerere, and - it is safe to assume - learned a great deal from his political and worldly wis...