Mugisha Muntu
Ugandan politician
Gregory Mugisha Muntuyera, commonly referred to as Mugisha Muntu (born October 1958), is a Ugandan Politician and retired Military officer. He is the current president of the Alliance for National Transformation (ANT), a political party he founded in March 2019.
He previously served as the president of the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC), an opposition political party, from 2012 to 2017. In September 2018, General Muntu parted ways with the FDC citing ideological differences with the new FDC leadership of Patrick Oboi Amuriat. On 27 September 2018 he announced in a televised press conference that he and some other leaders had begun what he called the New Formation which later became the ANT.
He served as the Commander of the Army, the highest position in the Ugandan military, from 1989 to 1998. When the National Resistance Army was renamed the Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF), General Muntu became Commander of the UPDF.
In 2008, he unsuccessfully contested for the FDC's presidency, against Kizza Besigye, but was later elected as the party's president in 2012.
2026 Presidential election
In July 2025, Muntu was endorsed by the Alliance for National Transformation (ANT) to contest for the presidency. He was officially nominated by the Electoral Commission on September 24, 2025. During his campaign trail, he focused heavily on increasing household incomes, improving agricultural infrastructure, and combating corruption. Following the January 15, 2026 election, the Electoral Commission declared that Muntu placed fourth with 0.53% of the total vote.
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