Museveni Pledges Continued Support for Busoga
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, along with First Lady and Minister of Education and Sports Maama Janet Museveni, spoke to thousands of people in Namutumba Town Council. He promised continued commitment to peace, better infrastructure, and helping families become wealthier.
The President said Busoga is significant to Uganda’s history and thanked families who helped him between 1971 and 1973.
“When I am in Busoga, I remember the fights we had here.Many people who supported me were killed during those times, even publicly in Jinja. I am here for those who died and those who are still alive. The NRM is a serious party,” he said.
President Museveni explained the seven main goals of the NRM’s plans for 2026-2031, starting with peace. He reminded the crowd that many people in Busoga died because of political violence, including leaders like Mathias Ngobi. He said the peace they have now is as of the NRM’s efforts.He said the second goal is development, which includes improving roads, electricity, phones, railways, and water supplies, as well as schools and health centers.
The president talked about road projects that are finished or planned. He promised Namutumba will have even better connections. He noted the Nakalama-Busembatya-Namutumba-Tirinyi-Budaka-Mbale road is now paved, where it used to be dirt. He added that the government will also work on the Nabumali-Butaleja -Namutumba road, the Busembatya- Nsinze-Kibale-Ivukula-Namakokola road, and the Kaliro-Ivukula-Naziba route.
Regarding electricity,he said the NRM has brought power to all district headquarters in Uganda except Naikona and is now working to bring power to sub-county headquarters.
“Namutumba has electricity in Bulange, namutumba and Nsinze Town Councils. We will extend power to other areas,” he assured.
The President was worried about the low number of people in Namutumba with access to clean water. He said only 280 out of 629 villages have clean water.
“That means 349 villages still need safe water. Leaders need to fix this quickly,” he said.
He also discussed education, saying Namutumba is making progress.