Nandala Mafabi

Nathan James Nandala Mafabi (born 17 January 1966) is a Ugandan accountant, lawyer, politician and legislator who represents Budadiri West County in Sironko District in the Ugandan parliament. From May 2011 until January 2014, he was the leader of the opposition in parliament.

Early life and education Nandala was born in Busamaga Village, Sironko District on 17 January 1966.

For his A-level education, he attended Busoga College Mwiri in Jinja District. He graduated from Makerere University in 1988 with a Bachelor of Statistics and Economics degree. He followed that with a postgraduate diploma in Education in 1989, also from Makerere. In 1993, he obtained a Diploma in Income Tax Administration from the Uganda Management Institute in Kampala.

In 1993, he passed the certified public accountant examinations in both Kenya and Uganda. In 1995, he was admitted to the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants as a fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants.

In 1997, he went back to Makerere University, graduating in 2000 with a Master of Arts in Economics followed by a Bachelor of Laws in 2006. Mafabi was nominated to contest for the presidency in 2026 elections by the Electoral Commission of Uganda. In the 2026 Ugandan general elections, he received 1.88% of the vote; the election was won by Yoweri Museveni.

Mafabi rejected the 2026 January presidential election results, describing the process as fradulent and calling for the immediate resignation of Justice Simon Byabakama, the chairperson of the Electoral Commission of Uganda.

Personal life Mafabi is married.

He is of the Protestant faith.

He belongs to the Forum for Democratic Change political party.