Published on 22/11/2025
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has called on the people of Busoga and Ugandans at large to entrust the National Resistance Movement (NRM) with another mandate in the 2026 general elections because the party’s longstanding achievements clearly demonstrate its impact on the country’s development.
Speaking at a large campaign rally in Kamuli District, he outlined what he described as the NRM’s “seven solid contributions” that have shaped Uganda’s progress over the years.
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President Museveni—accompanied by the First Lady and Minister of Education and Sports, Maama Janet Kataaha Museveni—highlighted peace, development, wealth creation, and job opportunities as part of NRM’s key achievements since 1986.
He told supporters that voting should be based on performance, not rhetoric.
“Support NRM because of what it has done on the ground,” he said. “When someone asks why you’re supporting NRM, tell them the Movement has already made clear contributions to Uganda’s house.”
The President criticized opposition groups for lacking evidence of meaningful contribution to Uganda’s development and encouraged Busoga residents to ignore “negative voices.”
Museveni also welcomed increasing local demand for industrial parks, noting that such facilities—like the upcoming one in Namasagali—will expand job opportunities and stimulate economic growth. He pointed to the Sino-Mbale Industrial Park with more than 75 factories as proof of NRM’s successful push for industrialisation.
Highlighting local success stories, he praised Kamuli poultry farmer Basangwa Johnson, who now employs 300 people, as an example of wealth creation through small-scale intensive farming.
Museveni reminded the crowd that NRM’s first and most important achievement is restoring national peace and security after decades of turmoil that saw leaders exiled, communities destabilized, and citizens killed.
“NRM stopped all that. Today, peace covers the whole country,” he said.
He also listed infrastructure development as another major contribution, announcing several upcoming road projects: Jinja–Budondo–Mbulamuti–Kamuli–Bukungu, Iganga–Buloopa–Kamuli, and Kamuli–Kaliro–Namwiwa–Pallisa. Improved roads, he said, will boost trade, agriculture, and industry throughout Busoga.
On wealth creation, the President explained that development projects like roads and schools differ from household wealth, which requires deliberate enterprise choices. He urged small landholders to follow the 4-acre model introduced in the 1996 manifesto rather than imitating large-scale farmers, again citing Basangwa’s success as proof of strategic enterprise selection.
Maama Janet commended Busoga residents for their strong turnout and encouraged them to mobilize widely for the NRM. She assured them that continued NRM leadership would strengthen government institutions and further improve the education sector.
Senior party leaders including NRM First National Vice Chairman Al-hajji Moses Kigongo, First Deputy Prime Minister Rt. Hon. Rebecca Kadaga, and Kamuli District NRM Chairperson Matthew Bazanya urged Busoga to deliver a decisive victory for the party.
Commissioning of cassava starch factory
Earlier in Kamuli, President Museveni and the First Lady commissioned a US$50 million cassava starch facility in Namasagali, developed by Dr. Matthias Magoola of Dei BioPharma Ltd. The factory—the first phase of a larger industrial park—will produce pharmaceutical-grade starch, glucose, maltose, and fructose.
The plant is expected to create more than 40,000 direct and indirect jobs, provide a reliable market for cassava farmers, cut Uganda’s import bill for pharmaceutical inputs, and advance the country’s move toward pharmaceutical independence.
Museveni praised the investment but cautioned small landholders against planting cassava for industrial purposes without understanding the profitability per acre, warning against repeating mistakes made with sugarcane.
The President is scheduled to conclude his Busoga tour with rallies in Jinja and Iganga before taking a weekend break ahead of a switch to Kigezi.
