Muntu supporters steal show with unscripted humour

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Empty promises, fiery rhetoric and high drama are often what defines elections. To many, it is a choice between life and death.

And yet, for those who detach, it is theatre in 3D.

Alliance for National Transformation (ANT) presidential candidate Maj. Gen. (rtd) Gregory Mugisha Muntu’s ongoing campaign trail has not been short of cracking moments.

A case being in Kasambya town council, Mubende district on October 17, 2025, where the party’s District Woman Member of Parliament (MP) Yudaya Nakatudde after shouting herself articulating policy issues, invited one of Muntu's supporters, Swabul Bukenya, to say a few words. Only for him to forget her name.

“President Mugisha oyee. I salute Kasambya residents for welcoming our president to this area to greet us. I am only requesting for one thing, kindly vote entrust and vote our president and also, our mama, although I have forgotten her name,” Bukenya said, prompting residents to burst into laughter.

By the time, the latter recalled Nakatudde’s name, receipts had already been issued.

Chairperson's English not Englishing 

That was not to be the last episode of the comedy show. The box-office version came on Monday, October 20, 2025, when Muntu was canvassing for votes in Kipapati Village, Bugahya county in Hoima district.

From the outset, it was clear that this would not be an ordinary rally. For those who have followed the former army commander’s campaigns, rallies typically open with a prayer, followed by a welcome from a local leader, usually an LC1 chairperson or whoever is available.

Back in school, we had a teacher who used to tell us to convey our verbal answers in the local language if King Charles’ mother tongue failed us. The challenge, however, is people’s stubbornness. Which trait was on display when Kipapati LC1 chairperson Fred Byabagahya grabbed the microphone.

LC1 chairman, Fred Byabagahya. (Credit: Stuart Yiga)

At first, everything seemed to be in check, until chaos broke loose when he began to speak, requesting Muntu to replace the motorcycle that all LC leaders get from the Government with a vehicle once he becomes President. If the reporter didn’t have a firm grasp of the former Lubaga South MP’s colourful language, it would have been difficult to decipher what was being said.



Byabagahya said “class is NRM and NRM it is helped me. Starting from that, Mugisha Mukulu, are you called Mugisha Muntu? Hati norora, twihemu what is going ahead. Right now, as NRM when we are changing, Mugisha Muntu, I want you to give me foot on foot and vehicle on vehicle. But not a motorcycle. Thank you so much."

“I request all the community to give all votes for good man; we have been run away in general Yoweri Kaguta Museveni. The community can sanchu, me so much. Clap to him,” he summed, drawing wild laughter from the crowd. Some of whom said in Runyoro- Rutooro ‘ateiremu’ implying that he had sipped pineapple juice meant for grown-ups.   

Whether that is true or not, we are not the jury. Again this is not to mock anyone but for catharsis.