LWENGO.
Ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) supporters in Lwengo District were Sunday treated to free drama after a swarm of bees descended on a venue where party legislators and ministers convened a rally to drum up support for President Museveni ahead of next year General Elections.
The organised under the Buganda for Museveni (BM7)) drive, the rally at Kyetume playground was thrown into chaos as bees encircled a video camera of a journalist reporting for Uganda Broadcasting Corporation (UBC) who was among those invited to cover the event.
Journalists, MPs, and attendees were seen fleeing for safety, some abandoning their equipment as the sticking insects engulfed the venue. However, a few minutes later the situation normalised after the owner of the camera removed it and took it way.
But this did not stop people on social media to make fun of what had happened.
Some described the bee invasion as a sign that the region has spiritually rejected the campaign in Buganda where Museveni was defeated by National Unity Platform principal Robert Kyagulanyi during the 2021 General Election . But one of the legislators who attended the rally said “Let’s not spiritualise everything,”. “It was just bees.”
In Buganda, like elsewhere across Uganda this was no ordinary bee attack. According to traditional beliefs, bees are seen as spiritual messengers — a sign that the ancestors are displeased or rejecting a particular action or gathering.
“This was not a coincidence,” said a local elder, Joseph Ssemwezi of Kyetume . “In our culture, bees appearing like this at a political event is a warning. The spirits are speaking.” He claimed
The “BM7 ” initiative, led by several NRM-aligned legislators from central Uganda, has sparked controversy and backlash from Opposition politicians who say that Museveni who has been in power for four decades , his support waned long time ago and need to say goodbye to Ugandans.
President Museveni used to gather much votes in Buganda during the previous five elections . Mr Museveni scored 838,858 votes (35 percent) in Buganda against Mr Kyagulanyi’s 1,453,535 votes (62 percent).
Whether coincidence or omen, the incident has stirred national attention — and raised more questions than answers about the true mood in Buganda as the road to 2026 continues