KAMPALA.The Alliance for National Transformation presidential candidate Gregory Mugisha Muntu has been formally nominated by the Electoral Commission –bringing the number of candidates so far to five . After nomination , Gen Muntu like the previous candidates has been handed a brand new official car ,escort car with VIP security personnel from Anti-Terrorism Unit by the EC chairperson Justice Simon Byabakama .
Other candidates already nominated include; the incumbent Yoweri Museveni , the National Resistance Movement flagbearer ,Robert Kasibante of the National Peasants Party ,Elton Joseph Mabirizi of Conservative Party and Forum for Democratic Change first-time presidential candidate Nandala Nathan Mafabi. Yet to be nominated in an hour time is National Unity Platform flag bearer and second-time presidential contestant Robert Kyagulanyi popularly known as Bobi Wine.
However , there is a long line of presidential aspirants who have not yet been cleared by EC over failure to meant the legal threshold of signatures and other requirements . These Joseph Kabuleta of NEED party, John Katumba, Mubarak Munyagwa and Muhammad Nsereko, who last evening camped at EC offices demanding to be cleared
Nsereko to back Bobi Wine if blocked from ballot
Nsereko, the presidential flag bearer of the Ecological Party of Uganda (EPU), has pledged to support Kyagulanyi if he is locked out of the race .
Speaking on Sanyuka Television on Wednesday morning, Nsereko said, “If I am not on the ballot paper, Bobi Wine is my first choice,” while ruling out support for FDC candidate Nathan Nandala Mafabi and other contenders.
He lashed out at EC and its chairperson Justice Simon Byabakama of deliberately frustrating his nomination bid, claiming the electoral body is influenced by those in power and is blocking intelligent candidates like him.
Presidential campaigns are scheduled to commence on September 29, 2025, and will run until the election date on January 12, 2026.