According to a statement from State House, Mutuluuza told the President that he deliberately chose to contest as an independent candidate “because of the democracy and right guaranteed under the constitution”
Okusinziira ku bigambo ebyava mu State House, Mutuluuza yagamba pulezidenti nti yakigenderera okwesimbawo ku lulwe "olwa demokulasiya n'ebbettu erimuweebwa mu ssemateeka."