By The Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) Vice President for Northern Uganda, Hassan Kaps Fungaroo, has accused the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) government of repeatedly making unfulfilled promises to the people of West Nile, warning that the pattern of “recounting old gaps” could cost the party votes in the 2026 General Election.
Speaking to journalists following President Yoweri Museveni’s campaign stop in Obongi District, Fungaroo said the NRM had failed to deliver on key infrastructure projects such as the upgrading of Arua Airfield to international status, improved road networks, and expanded rural electrification.
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“That thing doesn’t fit very well in West Nile,” Fungaroo said. “There is nothing much more of a gain to be defended here. The government keeps counting and recounting the same gaps projects that were promised years ago but never implemented.”
The opposition leader cited Museveni’s recent public interaction with residents of Terego District, where the President asked whether beneficiaries of the Parish Development Model (PDM) had received their full UGX 1 million allocations. Many reportedly said they had not.
“It means that much as people were expected to get one million shillings per person, many received less. There was a gap. And that gap reflects the same pattern promises made but not fulfilled,” Fungaroo said.
He also accused the government of neglecting the north in national development, contrasting it with massive investment in Western Uganda.
“In Western Uganda, there are two international airports almost complete one in Kanungu and another in Hoima for the oil and gas sector,” he said. “In Northern Uganda, we are still counting the gap where Arua Airport should have been.”
Fungaroo further pointed to the lack of visible benefits from oil exploration in Pakwach and Nwoya, despite confirmed oil deposits in the region.
“The oil economy is booming in the west, but in the north, there is nothing to show. You will still come and recycle the same promises. The theme of this manifesto tour is not defending gains, but counting the gaps,” he remarked.
Meanwhile, while campaigning in Obongi, President Museveni reassured residents that electricity connection debts would be cleared and major roads in the sub-region tarmacked with support from the World Bank.
He said the NRM government remained committed to delivering development in all parts of the country, including the West Nile sub-region.
However, Fungaroo insists that such pledges have become “recycled political talk” during election seasons, urging voters to judge the government by its actions rather than campaign promises.
“The people of West Nile deserve more than promises. They deserve delivery,” Fungaroo concluded.
