MPIGI . Ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) presidential flag bearer Yoweri Kaguta Museveni is today ,Monday returning to the campaign trail with two rallies.
According to the official NRM campaign programme, Mr Museveni is scheduled to address a rally in Butambala District earlier in the day before heading to Mpigi District for a second rally.
Today’s rallies mark Mr Museveni’s return to active field campaigning following recent sectoral meetings in Kampala and the metropolitan area, where he has been outlining economic empowerment initiatives targeting urban workers, youth groups, and informal sector associations.
The Greater Mpigi tour forms part of the intensive efforts by the ruling National Resistance Movement intended to consolidate support in central Uganda, an opposition stronghold.
Mr Museveni is expected to highlight NRM’s track record on infrastructure development, wealth creation programmes, and security, while also addressing cost-of-living concerns and employment opportunities.
Campaign mobilisers in Butambala and Mpigi told Newzzone Publication Ltd that preparations for Museveni’s grand entry were completed over the weekend, with party structures now mobilising supporters from surrounding sub-counties and town councils to throng and fill up the rally venues.
Soon after the Mpigi tour, Museveni who is seeking to extend his rule to 45 years will on Tuesday, December 30, 2025, conclude his 2025 campaign activities with a tour of the Greater Luweero sub-region, where he started the campaigns 90 days ago on 30th September.
Museveni will hold rallies in the districts of Nakaseke and Nakasongola , areas historically associated with the origins of the NRM and its political support base.He will later campaign in Mukono, Kayunga ,Buvuma , Buikwe , Entebbe and several divisions of Kampala City before holding his grand rally at Kololo Ceremonial Grounds on January 12,2025.