By President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has urged residents of Masaka City and the wider Greater Masaka sub-region to support National Resistance Movement (NRM) candidates and actively participate in government wealth-creation programmes, saying peace, development and economic empowerment remain the party’s core achievements.
Addressing a large rally at Liberation Square in Masaka City, Museveni, the NRM presidential candidate, said the peace enjoyed in the area is the foundation upon which all development and public activity rests.
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“The first major contribution of the NRM is peace. No one has brought peace to Uganda apart from the NRM,” Museveni said, adding that the party’s non-sectarian approach had enabled unity across tribal, religious and gender lines.
He said peace had created the conditions for development, citing improvements in road infrastructure, electricity and water supply. Museveni recalled that when the NRM came to power in 1986, key roads such as the Katonga–Kabale route were largely impassable.
“We have worked on that road several times,” he said, noting that all district headquarters now have electricity, with power extended to lower administrative units.
The President said Masaka District and Masaka City now have more than 200 villages with access to piped water, but stressed the need to invest in irrigation to boost agricultural productivity.
Museveni also criticised some locally elected leaders, saying Masaka could receive even more services if it consistently elected representatives who actively engage government on local priorities.
“Some issues are national and I can follow them up myself, but many local issues require active Members of Parliament,” he said. “Unfortunately, some MPs you elected are just drawing salaries and keeping quiet.”
On household incomes, Museveni urged residents to move away from subsistence living and focus on wealth creation. He reiterated the NRM’s four-acre model, encouraging farmers to combine food crops with commercial agriculture and livestock.
He said Masaka has so far received five million coffee seedlings and 440,000 fruit seedlings under government programmes aimed at boosting agricultural output. Museveni also announced plans to introduce special funding targeting fishermen, boda boda riders and residents of informal settlements.
“Poor people become a burden to government because they contribute little to national development,” Museveni said. “That is why you must embrace government wealth-creation programmes.”
NRM National Vice Chairperson Al Hajji Moses Kigongo thanked residents for their continued support and urged them to mobilise others ahead of the elections.
“I ask each of you to convince at least ten other people to come out and vote for President Museveni,” Kigongo said, calling for unity before, during and after the polls.
Second National Vice Chairperson (Female) and Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon. Anita Annet Among, highlighted government interventions benefiting women and farmers in Masaka, including the construction of markets in Nyendo and Masaka Central and support to coffee farmers through processing equipment.
Buganda Sub-region Vice Chairperson Haruna Kasolo commended local NRM leaders for mobilisation and praised security agencies for maintaining peace during political activities.
Masaka City Woman MP contestant and NRM flagbearer Justine Nameere raised concerns over alleged voter intimidation in parts of Greater Masaka, saying some residents were being threatened for attending NRM rallies.
“We are tired of voter intimidation,” Nameere said, calling for respect for democratic freedoms as the campaign period continues.
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