Editorial
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has cautioned the people of Busoga against disunity and politics of identity, explaining that the National Resistance Movement (NRM) doesn’t believe in such, that’s why it came up with the four core principles; Patriotism, Pan-Africanism, Socio-economic Transformation and democracy.
President Museveni made the appeal on Friday 26 September 2025 while meeting leaders, mobilizers, government officials, religious leaders, informal sector groups and the private sector from Busoga Sub-region at State Lodge Nakasero, Kampala led by Haj. Faruk Kirunda whom the President commended for serving government diligently and the people of Uganda without discrimination in tribe and religion. “This is what leaders are supposed to do and not to divide the people or to promote sectarianism, the President advised”.
The President also reiterated that, in Busoga, the government has set up several infrastructures such as good roads and factories to steer development in the sub-region.
“It’s not true for some people to say that the NRM government has done nothing for Busoga. Many factories have been set up in the subregion in areas like Jinja, Njeru and Masese with the purpose of development,” he said.
“Many new roads have been worked on, and the old ones have been or are being rehabilitated like the Jinja-Kamuli road, Musita-Mayuge-Busia Road, Iganga-Mbale, among other roads.”
President Museveni assured them that the road from Iganga-Luuka-Kamuli is going to be tarmacked as well as that from Kimaka-Mbulamuti-Kamuli.
He also tasked the leaders to sensitize their people to utilize the funds from government empowerment programs well in order to fight poverty.
On the issue of electricity, the President said that many households across Busoga have been able to get connected and this is due to the fact the government has been able to set up additional power dams, apart from the Owen Falls Dam and to expand the National grid to all the regions in the country.
On the other hand, President Museveni appealed to the people of Busoga to support the NRM and all its candidates in the forthcoming general elections for more development. During the meeting, Ms. Namutamba Resty withdrew from the Luuka Woman Member of Parliament race in favor of Ms. Nabirye Annet, the NRM flag bearer. Also, Haji Jafari Basajabalaba withdrew from the LC 5 race of Bushenyi District in favor of the NRM flag bearer, Tumwebaze Prosper.
The President commended them for accepting to withdraw from the race in favor of the flag bearers saying that this is in line with the NRM principles.
