{"id":7415,"date":"2025-08-20T16:35:33","date_gmt":"2025-08-20T16:35:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/poderculture.com\/?p=7415"},"modified":"2026-04-14T04:47:30","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T04:47:30","slug":"man-turns-up-on-stilts-to-pick-presidential-nom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lawsandlegals.com\/english\/man-turns-up-on-stilts-to-pick-presidential-nom\/","title":{"rendered":"Man Turns Up on Stilts to Pick Presidential Nomination Forms, Sent Away"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Man Turns Up on Stilts to Pick Presidential Nomination Forms, Sent Away:The duo\u2019s dramatic arrival immediately drew crowds of onlookers and a flurry of camera phones, as journalists scrambled to capture the scene\u2014some struggling to frame the full length of Katongole without cutting off his stilts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kampala witnessed an unusual spectacle on Wdnesday as presidential aspirant Abdul Katongole arrived at the Electoral Commission (EC) headquarters perched high on wooden stilts, only to be politely\u2014but firmly\u2014sent packing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Katongole, dressed in a striking lime-green suit that seemed to glow under the morning sun, towered nearly two feet above the ground, his long legs exaggerating the already comic effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At his side, his loyal assistant sported a sharp black jacket, trying to keep pace with his elevated boss while juggling documents and a look of utter bewilderment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The duo\u2019s dramatic arrival immediately drew crowds of onlookers and a flurry of camera phones, as journalists scrambled to capture the scene\u2014some struggling to frame the full length of Katongole without cutting off his stilts.
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Man Turns Up on Stilts to Pick Presidential Nomination Forms, Sent Away<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

According to police, Katongole was denied entry on \u201csecurity grounds and inappropriate attire,\u201d leaving him dangling\u2014and quite literally\u2014outside the EC gates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Undeterred, the aspirant explained to reporters that the stilts were more than a fashion statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cI want to show Ugandans that leadership is about rising above challenges,\u201d he said, gesturing to his sky-high footwear. \u201cPoverty, corruption, poor governance\u2014we can overcome them. These stilts? They are a metaphor, a message of hope.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The spectacle was both surreal and comical, with passersby pausing to gawk, snap pictures, and offer unrequested advice on balance and ankle support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Are you imagining his slogan already? Giving you life on stilts!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some even joked that if all presidential candidates came with stilts, Kampala\u2019s roads might need new traffic rules for high-flying leaders.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

More than 170 hopefuls have already collected nomination forms, but Katongole\u2019s aerial approach ensured he would be remembered long before his political platform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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As he shuffled, wobbled, and eventually descended, his assistant in black worked double-time to keep him upright, papers in hand, face fixed in a mix of determination and slight panic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While the EC continues issuing forms to presidential hopefuls for the 2026 elections, one thing is clear: some candidates are willing to literally elevate themselves\u2014quite literally\u2014above the competition, even if it means facing a grounded reality at the gates.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Man Turns Up on Stilts to Pick Presidential Nomination Forms, Sent Away:The duo\u2019s dramatic arrival immediately drew crowds of onlookers and a flurry of camera phones, as journalists scrambled to capture the scene\u2014some struggling to frame the full length of Katongole without cutting off his stilts. Kampala witnessed an unusual spectacle on Wdnesday as presidential … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6381,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_wppp_is_locked":false,"_wppp_selected_plans":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[67,70,68,71,7,3,72,69,73,29],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7415","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-high-courts","category-allahabad-high-court","category-gauhati-high-court","category-gujarat-high-court","category-high-court","category-legal-careers","category-madras-high-court","category-rajasthan-high-court","category-sikkim-high-court","category-top-stories"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lawsandlegals.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7415","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lawsandlegals.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lawsandlegals.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lawsandlegals.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lawsandlegals.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7415"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lawsandlegals.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7415\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7564,"href":"https:\/\/lawsandlegals.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7415\/revisions\/7564"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lawsandlegals.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6381"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lawsandlegals.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7415"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lawsandlegals.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7415"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lawsandlegals.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7415"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}