The Electoral Commission (EC) has cleared Besigye’s Katonga faction to proceed with the registration process of their new party, the People’s Front for Freedom (PFF).

On August 27, 2024, a delegation of 12 leaders from Katonga embarked on the preliminary process of registering the PFF Party. On September 4, 2024, the IEC issued a communication to the promoters of PFF stating that it had not complied with the provisions of sections 7(1)(c) and 8 of the Political Parties and Organizations Act 2005.