KAMPALA.
President Museveni has rallied voters in Kawempe North Constituency to vote for the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) ,saying it is the only political party that understands and has solutions for their problems.
“First of all, elect a party which understands your problems. If you don’t do that, you will not get a solution. Therefore, don’t look at Nambi, look at the party first. And when you are listening to the campaigns, listen to whether the party understands your problems and has got the capacity to solve them,” he made the remarks today while campaigning for Ms Faridah Nambi, the NRM flag bearer in the race during a public rally at Mbogo Muslim Primary School grounds. The seat fell vacant following the death of the area legislator Muhammad Ssegirinya in January,2025.
The polls will be held on Thursday 13th March 2025.
According to Mr Museveni, who is also the NRM National chairperson ,the people of Kawempe need to vote for a legislator who works with the government so that he/she can easily lobby for them, thus improving service delivery in the area.
“If you want your problems to be solved, you need to elect a Member of Parliament who works well with the government.” He said
The President further noted that from the beginning, the NRM government knew what to do to help Ugandans prosper.
“The Kawempe you are talking about; I know it very well. I was ambushing Obote vehicles at Kawanda, Matugga, Kigogwa, Sanga and I had a camp in Nansana and Namugongo. Now, all those areas like Kawanda, Matugga, Sanga and Kigogwa which were bushes are now full of factories,” he said.
“Those factories are part of the solutions to your problems because they create jobs for you and market for your products. Since those factories are near you, you should ensure you benefit from them. Those factories came because of the stability of the NRM. They came because of the electricity to run them. So, you can see that NRM from the beginning was aware of your problems.”
President Museveni also urged the people of Kawempe to work towards creating wealth to improve their livelihoods.
The President further disclosed that the government was going to increase the PDM fund to parishes in towns so that a sizable number of people are able to benefit from the program.
“The Prime Minister who has been here for the last few days has reported to me that the Shs100m we are sending to the Parish is not enough since there are many households. In some of the villages the money can make an impact because people are few unlike in towns like here. So now we are going to put more money in towns,” he said.
“The question however is why are your Members of Parliament you have been electing have not brought it up?” he wondered.
NRM vice chairperson Hajj Moses Kigongo (R) campaigning for party flag bearer and daughter Faridah Nambi on March 11,2025 PPU PHOTO
The First Vice Chairperson of NRM, Alhajji Moses Kigongo thanked President Museveni for physically campaigning for her daughter .
He also lauded the residents of Kawempe North for supporting the NRM party.
“Today you have gathered here in big numbers to show that we can win this by-election. NRM fronted Faridah Nambi as its candidate. Let us support her so that she can win this seat,” he said.
On her part, Ms. Nambi informed the President that they have been mobilising support using the door-to-door method and assured him that it’s the best method for campaigning.
She also assured President Museveni that victory belongs to her and the NRM party on the election day.
“I thank the people of Kawempe for supporting the NRM party. Thank you for coming in big numbers.” she said