Lt Ret General Tumukunde has finally been duly nominated for 2021 general polls after fixing the anomaly in his paperwork as earlier advised.

This comes after the EC chief Justice Simon Byabakama ordered him to liaise with the Commissioner of Oaths for rectification.

The EC boss Justice Simon Byabakama asked Tumukunde to append his signatures on required documents before declaring him as duly nominated.

”we have verified the aspirant and everything is in order” Byabakama said

Tumukunde started his day overly confident and set to be nominated by the electoral commission -EC but to his dismay, he was halted halfway into the process, due to anomalies in his papers.

He set off from Kololo at about 12 pm accompanied by his wife Stella Tunukunde alongside 8 other people as permitted by the Ec including officials from his election taskforce Omar Kalinge Nyago, former East African Community Deputy Secretary-General Beatrice Kiraso, Nakitenda Sumayyah, Luganda Alex, Muzamil Ismail and Byakutaaga Steven.

Tumukunde who arrived at the EC offices earlier than his set time forwarded his papers to the EC panel but 25 minutes later the process came to a halt after an anomaly was sighted in his documents.

Umaru Kiyimba, the Electoral Commission official in charge of verifying candidate’s papers unusually moved to where the presiding officer and the EC chief Justice Simon Byabakama Mugenyi was seated before whispering something.

Byabakama then said they had to defer Tumukunde’s nomination because there is some discrepancy in his papers that needed to be rectified.

“There is an anomaly in the aspirant (Gen Tumukunde)’s documents, we have advised him to rectify. Justice Byabakama said

“The good thing is that you came in time, so you still have ample time; about one hour to sort out whatever is required,” Byabakama said without elaborating what he has to sort out.he added

Tumukunde has been handed a brand new vehicle by the electoral commission to aid in security alongside security detail.

Tumukunde is now the Second aspirant to become a candidate for the presidency in 2021, the incumbent President Museveni was nominated this morning.