Pader leads Acholi endorsement drive for Muhoozi, Kabanda says

2 November 2026, 9:44 am

By Geoffrey Okwong

Pader District has emerged as a leading area in the campaign to endorse Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba for the 2031 presidential election, according to David Kabanda, the chief guest at a Patriotic League of Uganda (PLU) endorsement rally.

Kabanda made the remarks on Saturday at the Mayor’s Garden in Pader Town Council, where he praised the turnout and described it as the strongest he had witnessed during the endorsement campaign.

Christopher Komakech, MP for Aruu County and Pader PLU coordinator, said about 42,000 people had endorsed Gen. Kainerugaba before the rally.

Komakech said the district had 70,222 registered voters and projected that the number of endorsements would reach 70,000 by the time the chief guest departed.

Komakech on the numbers of the endorsements in Pader

Martin Ojara Mapenduzi, MP for Layibi-Bardege Division in Gulu City, said the campaign was targeting 780,000 endorsements across Acholi, whose population he estimated at 2.1 million accordingto UBOS.

Mapenduzi on the target of endorsement in Acholi sub region 

Mapenduzi reported that Agago District had recorded 78,000 endorsements, while Gulu City had about 40,000.

He said the endorsement exercise, which began the previous month, was intended to demonstrate regional support for Gen. Kainerugaba.

The rally brought together political leaders and supporters from Pader and other parts of Acholi.