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Uganda’s Museveni backed by 2.2mn signatures for 2026 bid

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Esther Mubiru

Esther Mubiru is a Ugandan based journalist with decades of experience in news reporting.
  • Supporters say signatures far exceed legal threshold ahead of Sept nomination deadline
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KAMPALA, UGANDA – Supporters of Uganda’s ruling National Resistance Movement delivered 2.2 million signatures to the Electoral Commission to back President Yoweri Museveni’s nomination for the 2026 election.

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