Museveni, Bobi Wine among 12 approved for 2026 race

Ugandan presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi (Bobi Wine), campaigns near Kampala, Uganda, on November 30, 2020.

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Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni is among 12 contenders approved to run for the upcoming elections in 2026, after overachieving on signature collections.

And as the presidential race entered a decisive phase, with only 12 out of 213 aspirants managing to return nomination forms to the Electoral Commission (EC), Museveni got over 2 million endorsements from voters where only 9,800 could suffice.