Uganda yesterday kicked off and hit the road 2016 as it awaits going to the polls in February next year to poll for the candidate of their choice to lead this nation for the next five years as the independent electoral commission kicks off the nomination exercise at Namboole stadium. The commission on opening up the exercise asked all candidates to be mindful of holding peaceful and respectful campaigns as well as relaying their manifestos to the nation to enable them make a better choice come February 2016.

At exactly 10am, the fast aspiring candidate, YK.M7 arrived at the nomination venue and was taken through a vigorous exercise to verify his qualifications and was proposed by Rt. Hon. Ruhakana Rugunda and seconded by the spokesperson of the NRM caucus Hon. Evelyn Anite and was successfully nominated.

On addressing the press just after nomination, M7 re-affirmed that he is going to work on ensuring that more Ugandans get  access to clean water use, increase irrigation schemes to support agriculture, construct roads and improve the prosperity for all programmes.

 Shortly after, he was followed by candidate Amama Mbabazi, an independent, with a slogan GoForward who promised Uganda change this time round. He also mentioned that he will fight graft, promote peace and security work on revitalizing the economy and better lives of the local citizens as well as create and strengthen ties between Uganda and other states and has chosen a symbol of a chair to use; he was proposed and seconded by Fred Mwema and Hon. Beatrice Anywar.

 The third aspirant to be nominated was Prof. Venacious Baryamureba who has been seconded and proposed by his party members and promised to empower the youth whom he says are the majority and if empowered will drive the economy to greater heights.

Nominations continue today.