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Supporters of the National Resistance Movement (NRM) have marched to submit 2.2 million signatures to the Electoral Commission in support of President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni’s nomination as the party’s presidential candidate for the 2026 general elections.
The nominations for presidential candidates are scheduled for September 23 and 24, with each aspirant required to collect at least 100 signatures from two-thirds of Uganda’s 146 districts, equivalent to 98 districts.
The signatures were collected by the District leaders across the country through the NRM structures.
According to the Party Secretary General, the process was coordinated by NRM’s extensive grassroots structures, with district offices leading the effort to mobilise support from across the country.
It was led by NRM Secretary General Richard Todwong and other top party officials, accompanied by thousands of enthusiastic supporters.
During the procession, transport was paralysed at Kyadondo and near Fairway and Jinja Road Roundabout.
