Editorial
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, the Presidential Flagbearer for the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) in the 2026 general elections, has concluded his second day of campaigning in the Lango sub-region with twin rallies in Amolatar and Dokolo districts.
Addressing thousands of supporters at Dokolo Technical School grounds on Wednesday, October 1, 2025, President Museveni urged Ugandans to renew their trust in him and the NRM government, citing areas of achievements and outlining new pledges aimed at propelling the country into middle-income status.
President Museveni’s central message in Dokolo revolved around wealth creation and household incomes, which he described as the “medicine for Uganda’s prosperity.” He lamented that despite economic progress, many Ugandans still engage in subsistence farming, working merely for survival.
“The problem we have had since 2013 is that 68% of the people in Uganda were working only to eat, for the stomach. If you only work for the stomach, where do you get money to buy clothes and do other things for yourself?” President Museveni asked, drawing applause from the crowd.
He further called for all households to embrace commercial agriculture and other income-generating activities.
The President further encouraged the people of Lango to adopt the four-acre farming model, an initiative from the 1996 NRM manifesto. Under this model, one acre is planted with coffee, another with fruits, one for pasture to support dairy farming, and one for food crops.
Additional small ventures such as poultry, piggery, and fish farming on the periphery of wetlands could further boost incomes.
Turning to education, President Museveni reflected on how limited opportunities were in the 1960s compared to today.
The President hailed NRM’s expansion of schools across Uganda, from primary to secondary, and pledged further investment in human capital development.
He also touched on health services, acknowledging challenges such as drug theft in health centers, which he said could be tackled through community vigilance.
The President cited the country’s infrastructure gains as one of the NRM’s enduring legacies.
He recalled that when NRM took power in 1986, electricity only reached Lira. Today, he said, it extends to all major centers in the region.
The growth of telecommunication also stood out in his speech. He recounted a 1979 mission to Iraq with the late Akena Pajok, where they were shocked to learn Iraq had 800,000 telephones compared to Uganda’s 40,000 at the time.
On roads, the President pledged to work on the Lango–Namasale road to reduce travel time to Kampala, as well as upgrade the Lira–Barlege road.
