Muntu continues western Uganda campaign trail in Kamwenge, Kitagwenda

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After successfully campaigning in Kyenjojo and Kyegegwa districts last Friday, Alliance for National Transformation (ANT) presidential candidate Maj. Gen. (Rtd) Gregory Mugisha Muntu is in Kamwenge and Kitagwenda districts, Sunday, October 26, 2025.

Hoping to avoid a repeat of a clash his team had with district police commander (DPC) Richard Asiimwe during the 2021 elections, when he was blocked from campaigning in Biguli sub-county, Muntu is expected to proceed with a more cautious approach. At the time, according to the Police, the disagreement stemmed from venue arrangements.

It is understood that Muntu opted to shift to a nearby spot after the one he had been designated became muddy, something the Police were not ready to entertain.

Kitagwenda, on the other hand, has not been a safe haven for the opposition.

In the last election, on January 7, 2021, while the then Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) presidential candidate Patrick Oboi Amuriat, also known as POA, was heading to Bukurungo trading centre, a police officer only known as Mucunguzi allegedly discharged shots at a Nissan Patrol vehicle registration number UG 0815B carrying guards assigned to him by the Electoral Commission (EC).

Subsequently, a bullet hit the left windscreen of the vehicle, narrowly missing Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Richard Bwambale, who at the time headed Amuriat’s security team.

Commenting on the matter, Amuriat described this close incident as very unfortunate.

Voting pattern

Kamwenge district, with a population of 337,167, was carved out of greater Kabarole in 2000. It comprises two constituencies: Kibale East County, represented by agriculture minister Frank Tumwebaze, and Kibale County, led by Eng. Cuthbert Abigaba (NRM).

In the last general election, President Yoweri Museveni of the National Resistance Movement (NRM) won Kamwenge with 85,241 votes (94.02 percent), followed by Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, alias Bobi Wine, of the National Unity Platform (NUP), who polled 3,969 votes (4.38 percent). Mugisha Muntu received 517 votes.

In Kitagwenda, which was carved out of Kamwenge six years ago, Museveni polled 40,417 votes (86.6 percent), Kyagulanyi 4,488 votes (9.62 percent), while Muntu garnered 617 votes.

Key indicators

As per the last census, Kamwenge had 76,274 households, of which 28,404 were involved in the subsistence economy. Kitagwenda, which became operational six years ago after being carved out of Kamwenge, had 40,346 households, with 10,842 of those engaged in subsistence activities.