Former Kawempe South MP Mubarak Munyagwa has vowed to confront the Electoral Commission (EC) on Monday after officials reportedly told him that the signatures he submitted for presidential nomination were “not enough.”
Munyagwa, who is seeking to contest under his newly formed Common Man’s Party, said his team has mobilized what he described as a truckload of signatures collected from 130 districts across the country. He insists the EC has no basis to reject or delay verification of his supporters.
“The Common Man’s Party is a mass party. Tomorrow, we are taking a truckload of signatures from 130 districts to the Electoral Commission and we shall see what they say,” Munyagwa declared on Sunday while appearing on NBS TV.
Under Uganda’s electoral laws, presidential aspirants are required to submit at least 100 signatures from registered voters in at least two-thirds of all districts. However, several aspirants have complained of slow and opaque verification processes, with only two out of 38 presidential hopefuls reportedly receiving clearance so far.
Munyagwa accused the EC of playing for time and frustrating new entrants into the race. “We have signatures well above the required threshold. If they claim otherwise, let them show us where we fall short,” he charged, warning of a “public showdown” if the commission fails to provide prompt and transparent feedback.
The EC has not issued an official response to Munyagwa’s latest remarks, but its handling of the nomination process is already under growing scrutiny amid fears of possible foul play ahead of the 2026 general elections.