Samuel Ediau

Samuel Ediau
Member of Parliament for Amuria County
Incumbent
Assumed office
2026
Personal details
PartyNational Resistance Movement
OccupationPolitician, educator

Samuel Ediau is a Ugandan politician and Member of Parliament representing Amuria County in the 12th Parliament of Uganda. He was elected in the 2026 general election on the ticket of the National Resistance Movement (NRM).[1][2][3]

Political career

Ediau rose to national political prominence during the 2025 NRM party primaries when he contested the Amuria County parliamentary seat.[4] In a significant political upset, he defeated the long-serving State Minister for Works and Transport and incumbent MP Musa Francis Ecweru, securing 29,352 votes to Ecweru's 19,977.[5][6][7][8]

Following his primary victory, Ecweru subsequently withdrew from the 2026 general election contest, allowing Ediau to consolidate support within the party ahead of the national vote.[9] In the 2026 general election, Ediau won the Amuria County seat as the NRM candidate with a clear majority, defeating independent candidate Joseph Epilu among others.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "TESO REGION: 11 MPs lose Parliamentary Seats". The Independent Uganda. 2026-01-20. Retrieved 2026-03-01.
  2. ^ "Ugandaelections2026: List of parliamentary winners for Teso election". New Vision. 2026-01-16. Retrieved 2026-03-01.
  3. ^ Mandela, Nelson (2026-01-18). "Ministers who lost parliamentary seats in 2026 elections". PML Daily. Retrieved 2026-03-01.
  4. ^ "Road to 2026: Two express interest to end Ecweru's quest for 5th term". Monitor. 2024-12-11. Retrieved 2026-03-01.
  5. ^ Atim, Catherine (2025-07-19). "Minister Musa Ecweru Defeated in Amuria County NRM Primaries". Plus News. Retrieved 2026-03-01.
  6. ^ Muvunyi, Talent Atwine; Jjumba, Muhammad (2025-07-23). "Chaos, guns, and change: What went wrong in the 2025 NRM primaries". The Observer. Retrieved 2026-03-01.
  7. ^ "Minister Musa Ecweru Defeated in Amuria County NRM Primaries". Uganda Radionetwork. Retrieved 2026-03-01.
  8. ^ "Minister Ecweru's Political Future Uncertain After NRM Loss to Challenger Ediau". tesovibez.com. Retrieved 2026-03-01.
  9. ^ Ojore, Godfrey (2025-11-12). "Politics: 🔊 NRM's Ediau welcomes minister Ecweru's withdrawal from Amuria race". New Vision. Retrieved 2026-03-01.
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