Frank Bulira Kabinga is a Ugandan politician and the presidential candidate for the Revolutionary People’s Party (RPP) in the 2026 general election. A former secondary school teacher, he was officially nominated by the Electoral Commission in September 2025.
Bulira was the eighth and final candidate to be nominated, joining seven others in the contest for the presidency.
A veteran politician and leader of the Uganda Federal Democratic Organization (UFDO), Bulira is a strong advocate for federalism and other governance reforms. In mid-September 2025, he made headlines for submitting endorsement signatures from at least 113 districts across Uganda, a decisive step in his campaign.His campaign is characterized by the clear message, “Like many others, Museveni must go”.
Born in 1982 Rubaga, Bulira was raised in Luweero. He completed his primary education in 1999 at Kasubi Church of Uganda Primary School before attending Mengo Senior School and Old Kampala Secondary School. He graduated from Kyambogo University in 2005 and later worked as a secondary school teacher.
His interest in public service began at a young age and was inspired by his late grandfather, Milton Kabinga, a former National Resistance Army (NRA) soldier. While at university, Bulira served as the national youth spokesperson for the Democratic Party.He took over leadership of the UFDO in 2023 following the death of its founder, Dr Aggrey Kiyingi who was a renowned Ugandan cardiologist, entrepreneur and philanthropist based in Australia.
He is one of Ugandan politicians trained by the Democratic Party (DP) youth wing the mighty Uganda Young Democrats (UYD), working with Dr Aggrey Kiyingi helped him to travel across the world participating in various government change struggles cross Africa including Malawi, Zambia among others.
He is a new anti – Museveni politician on this stage, and a force to reckon on to end the NRA regime in Uganda.
