By The Electoral Commission (EC) has rejected the list of supporters submitted by the National Peasant Party (NPP) in support of its presidential flagbearer, Kasibante Robert, citing irregularities during verification.
According to the EC, the signatures submitted did not meet the threshold required under the Presidential Elections Act, which mandates that a candidate must present at least 100 supporters from at least two-thirds of the districts across the country.
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However, the party’s Secretary General, Sharif Ssentongo, dismissed the decision as unfair, arguing that language barriers during verification may have caused unnecessary misunderstandings.
“When we submitted our signatures, the officials tasked with verification were calling supporters in English and Luganda, even when the voters came from districts like Gulu and Kotido. These villagers could not understand what was being said, which led to doubts about their authenticity,” Ssentongo told reporters.
He claimed that the party had followed the law, providing both voter numbers and names as required, but the EC instead used phone calls as the primary verification method. “This is a trick to block the voice of peasants this time around,” he said, insisting that the NPP will reorganize and resubmit its list before the deadline.
The EC maintained that its verification process was lawful and transparent, and advised the affected party to correct the gaps and return with a proper submission.
With nominations for the 2026 presidential elections approaching, smaller parties like NPP face a race against time to meet stringent requirements in order to have their candidates appear on the ballot.
