📷 Muntu's ANT unveils 'people-centred' 2026 manifesto
Opening the gathering, both Karuhanga and Alaso hailed the blueprint as well-grounded and people-centred.
ANT National Co-ordinator Maj. Gen (rtd) Mugisha Muntu addressing party members during the launch of the party manifesto. (Photos by Stuart Yiga)
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Alliance for National Transformation (ANT) has today, October 10, 2025, launched its manifesto for the forthcoming 2026 General Election.
The event at Land Star Hotel in Kampala city's Makindye West was graced by ANT National Co-ordinator Maj. Gen (rtd) Mugisha Muntu, party spokesperson Gerald Karuhanga, Amb. Edith Ssempala, Former Soroti District Woman Member of Parliament Angelina Osege and Alice Alaso Asianut, among other dignitaries.
People-centred manifesto
Opening the gathering, both Karuhanga and Alaso hailed the blueprint as well-grounded and people-centred.
“That the young man who has been looking for a job for the last eight years or has been looking for some opportunity will hear himself in this manifesto. That the young lady who is expecting and is not sure of the medical facility is going to hear herself in this document,” Karuhanga said.
Adding that “That this farmer who has been planting tea and is planning to cut it down and move to coffee, which has also probably dropped in terms of prices, will also hear his voice in this manifesto.”
Since the majority of their competitors launched their manifestos before and shortly after nomination, they have been under pressure from the public to avail themselves.
However, she said that they responded that they would table one, not for the mere sake of having a paper, but a document that was well thought through. And that they have fulfilled.
“The manifesto that we are going to launch is not a narrative on a litany of Uganda’s problems. If I ask every one of you to name the problems of Uganda, every one of you can do that. Because this country has a lot of problems, you can spend the whole day mentioning them…” she argued.
However, in their case, Alaso said they also propose lasting solutions to these maladies.
“The difference is that this morning, we look at those problems but also propose solutions, the way we see it as Alliance for National Transformation… More than the black and white is the spirit behind this document. Who are the people presenting it? And we believe we are credible, believable that we can carry to you something that you can consume with confidence,” she stated.
More so, she said, theirs is a homestead manifesto. The reason being that everything they intend to do when they get power will revolve around the linkages in the homestead. Such as education, marketing, road infrastructure and health, among others.
Development
Sharing highlights, she pointed out that the country is able to pursue development which is delinked from the well-being of citizens.
Saying that sometimes, she moves around the city and finds KCCA chasing ordinary Ugandans from the streets because they are an embarrassment for guests, which “We think that real transformation revolves around that woman carrying mangoes in the city. If you don’t transform her, you can build skyscrapers, but the city will not have transformed. If you don’t transform the peasants in that village, you are wasting your time. You can talk about GDP for all I care, Middle Income Status, but there will be no tangible result,” she pointed out.
Foreign relations
Alaso added that the party also intends to strengthen Uganda’s foreign relations with its neighbours and countries further afield. She noted that while Uganda currently hosts 1.4 million refugees, ANT believes that, if entrusted with power, it can serve as a great stabilising force in the troubled Great Lakes region, which will reduce this burden.
Labour externalisation
On this front, she emphasised the need for full accountability and transparency, ensuring that every young Ugandan who leaves the country in search of greener pastures can be traced and supported. To achieve this, ANT proposes the establishment of liaison offices abroad.
Health
On health, the party envisions a system where every health centre in the country has at least one medical doctor. As part of its human resource plan, ANT pledges to train more medical professionals to reduce the patient–doctor ratio and to establish fully equipped regional hubs for kidney and cancer treatment.
According to Alaso, this will not only accelerate access to these services but also bring down medical tourism, which can’t be afforded by the vast majority of Ugandans.
Furthermore, Alaso said under an ANT government, intern doctors would no longer have to beg for remuneration, since they form the backbone of the country’s health services.
Education
In their plan on Education, ANT has committed to harmonising the salaries of all teachers across the board.
Also, in their manifesto, they promise to provide assistive devices like braille to differently abled children.
Mining, disadvantaged communities
The document also places emphasis on industrial mining and empowering disadvantaged areas like Karamoja, among others.
“How can Karamoja have all these minerals and be the poorest in the world? Do you know Karamoja is one of the poorest in the world, and our Government is very happy to launch a Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) report that says so. Our Government sends UBOS there and then they report the highest level of multi-dimensional poverty…” she wondered.
“The ANT Government will not only empower Karamoja but any place that has minerals to benefit directly from those minerals,” Alaso added.
