Former presidential candidate Willy Mayambala, who garnered 15,000 votes in the 2021 elections, has officially picked nomination forms for another run at Uganda’s highest office.
Mayambala collected the forms at the Electoral Commission headquarters today, saying this time he comes armed with a new approach — a written “National Agreement” he claims will bind him to deliver on his pledges.
“In the previous election, I held my manifesto by heart, believing that whatever affects Ugandans affects me as well,” he said. “But this time, I’m unveiling the Mayambala Willy National Agreement.”
The document, which he plans to sign district by district, outlines commitments in job creation, healthcare, and economic reform. Among his pledges are:
- Establishing value-addition industries in every district to create at least three million jobs, prioritizing youth, women, and veterans.
- Introducing a national minimum wage of Shs1 million per month.
- Providing four ambulances, cars, boats, motorcycles, and two mobile clinics in every district, while rehabilitating existing health centers.
Drawing a parallel to alleged unfulfilled verbal agreements between the Buganda Kingdom and the ruling government during the Bush War, Mayambala said his plan offers Ugandans something “tangible” to hold him accountable.
“Imagine someone promises you an acre of land verbally, another promises you 50 feet on an agreement, which would you take?” he asked.
“You take the one on the agreement.”
Mayambala says his written pact is a solemn covenant for transformation, justice, and prosperity, and will be signed between himself and Ugandans “district by district, community by community” as he seeks the presidency in 2026.