{"id":15597,"date":"2026-01-10T17:23:57","date_gmt":"2026-01-10T17:23:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/15597\/"},"modified":"2026-01-10T17:23:57","modified_gmt":"2026-01-10T17:23:57","slug":"museveni-credits-humility-calls-busoga-nrm-leaders-to","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/15597\/","title":{"rendered":"Museveni credits humility, calls Busoga NRM leaders to"},"content":{"rendered":"

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President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has called on National Resistance Movement (NRM) leaders in the Busoga sub-region to embrace humility, unity, and discipline, warning that persistent divisions among leaders are undermining service delivery and delaying the region\u2019s socio-economic transformation.<\/p>\n

Speaking to thousands of NRM leaders drawn from all Busoga districts at Iganga Girls Secondary School on Saturday, January 10, 2026, President Museveni said leadership without humility breeds conflict and ultimately harms ordinary Ugandans, especially the poor.<\/p>\n

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President Museveni addressing NRM leaders from Busoga sub-region during a meeting at Iganga Girls School grounds in Iganga town on Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026. (PPU Photo)<\/p>\n

\u201cSo please, I ask you to be humble as leaders. If I were not humble, I would not have managed Uganda,\u201d President Museveni told the gathering, drawing applause from party cadres and local leaders.<\/p>\n

The President, who is also the NRM national chairman and the party\u2019s presidential flag bearer for the 2026 general elections, emphasised that unity among political leaders is not a luxury but a necessity for national development.<\/p>\n

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Some of Busoga’s NRM leaders listen to President Museveni\u2019s address during a leaders meeting at Iganga Girls School grounds in Iganga town on Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026. (PPU Photo)<\/p>\n

President Museveni warned that when leaders quarrel, it is not the wealthy who suffer the consequences but the poor, who rely heavily on stable governance and coordinated leadership to escape poverty.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat I advise you is that poor people need unity among the leaders because you are delaying their coming out of poverty by not working together,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe ones who are suffering are the poor people because when the rich are quarrelling, they are in good cars and in their houses. They can afford to quarrel. Every day you stay in poverty, somebody may even die because of poverty.\u201d<\/p>\n

His remarks came against the backdrop of long-standing political rivalries in Busoga, which have often pitted senior NRM figures against each other, weakening party cohesion.<\/p>\n

President Museveni contrasted Busoga\u2019s internal divisions with other regions where the NRM has held similar mobilisation meetings and found greater unity among leaders. He cited Bukedi, Lango, Bugisu, West Nile, and Acholi, where he said leaders had demonstrated a shared commitment to regional development despite political differences.<\/p>\n

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Some of Busoga’s NRM leaders listen to President Museveni\u2019s address during a leaders meeting at Iganga Girls School grounds in Iganga town on Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026. (PPU Photo)<\/p>\n

The President revealed that the Busoga meeting itself was convened in Iganga at the request of the State Minister for Lands, Housing and Urban Development, Hon. Persis Namuganza, but was later affected by the very divisions it sought to resolve.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou must cure this problem because it is Namuganza who asked me to bring this meeting here,\u201d President Museveni said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I rang her, she told me we must do it here. I agreed because we don\u2019t have time to hold such meetings everywhere,\u201d he added, expressing disappointment that some prominent NRM leaders from Busoga failed to attend the meeting.<\/p>\n

He narrated how he personally intervened to mediate confusion surrounding invitations, particularly involving the First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for East African Community Affairs, Rt. Hon. Rebecca Kadaga.<\/p>\n

\u201cI spoke to my young sister Kadaga to ask where she was, and she told me she was not invited,\u201d President Museveni said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI then rang the Rt. Hon. Speaker of Parliament to ask why Kadaga was not invited. She told me all flag bearers were invited.\u201d<\/p>\n

President Museveni said he called Kadaga again to clarify the matter, but she questioned how the invitation had been communicated.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe asked, \u2018How was I invited? Through the radio or what?\u2019 When I reached here, I asked how you invited Kadaga,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

NRM Chairman for Iganga District Hajji Abubakar Walubi, later told the President that invitations were issued through Resident District Commissioners (RDCs), District Internal Security Officers (DISOs), and party structures down to parish and village levels.<\/p>\n

Hajji Walubi said he had also confirmed with Kamuli District NRM Chairperson Mathew Bazanya that all district chairpersons were informed and many had attended.<\/p>\n

The meeting was part of a broader NRM strategy to energise grassroots structures ahead of the 2026 general elections, as the ruling party seeks to consolidate its support and renew its mandate for another five-year term.<\/p>\n

President Museveni told the leaders that the gathering was meant to equip them with a clear and consistent NRM message, summarised in a party booklet outlining what he described as the movement\u2019s seven historic contributions since coming to power.<\/p>\n

He identified peace as the NRM\u2019s most important achievement, arguing that without stability, no meaningful development is possible.<\/p>\n

\u201cEven without doing other things, so long as we have peace, everything can be achieved,\u201d President Museveni said, citing areas that were once insecure or abandoned due to conflict but have since recovered, attributing the turnaround to NRM\u2019s ideological clarity.<\/p>\n

President Museveni said peace was achieved by rejecting identity-based politics rooted in tribe and religion, which he described as the primary cause of instability in Uganda\u2019s early post-independence years.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe rejected the politics of identity of tribe and religion. That was the main problem that blocked prosperity,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Using personal examples, President Museveni explained how national unity enables economic prosperity through interdependence among regions. He described himself as a Munyankore cattle keeper whose wealth depends on markets beyond his home region.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Banyankore do not buy my milk, beef, and bananas because they also have them. The people of Kampala and other regions buy what they don\u2019t have. That is why I say patriotism, love Uganda, because you need the whole country for your prosperity.\u201d<\/p>\n

He applied the same logic to Busoga\u2019s sugar industry, noting that sugar consumed across Uganda comes from Busoga and other regions.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe sugar I drink is from Busoga and Banyoro. And I have money in my pocket from other parts of Uganda because they buy my milk and beef,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Beyond nationalism, President Museveni highlighted Pan-Africanism, particularly the importance of the East African Community (EAC) market. He said Uganda produces about 700,000 tonnes of sugar annually, yet domestic demand stands at approximately 300,000 tonnes, leaving a surplus that would be wasted without regional markets.<\/p>\n

Similarly, Uganda produces about 5.3 billion litres of milk annually, while domestic consumption is only about 800 million litres.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf we didn\u2019t have the East African market, industries for milk, beef, sugar, cement, and steel would have collapsed,\u201d President Museveni said.<\/p>\n

He listed infrastructure development, including roads, electricity, water, and schools, as the second major NRM contribution, before delving into wealth creation as the third.<\/p>\n

He revisited the four-acre model introduced in the NRM\u2019s 1996 manifesto, aimed at helping small-scale farmers maximise income through integrated farming. The model encourages farmers to divide land for coffee, fruits, pasture for dairy cows, food crops, poultry, and fish farming.<\/p>\n

To illustrate its success, President Museveni cited Minister of State for Transport and Bugangaizi West MP Fred Byamukama, whose four-acre farm generates substantial income from eggs, coffee, and livestock.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe sells 310 trays of eggs per day and gets Shs108 million per month, remaining with sh55 million as profit,\u201d President Museveni said, adding that this translates to nearly sh700 million annually from eggs alone.<\/p>\n

Another example was Korea Dick Ogira, a mango farmer in Abim District, who earns sh36 million per acre, despite operating far from tarmac roads.<\/p>\n

President Museveni said the NRM government has supported wealth creation through programs such as Entandikwa, NAADS, Operation Wealth Creation (OWC), and now the Parish Development Model (PDM).<\/p>\n

Under PDM, each parish receives Shs100 million annually, with additional funding expected as more beneficiaries succeed.<\/p>\n

\u201cI know people who were very poor in villages but have used this money to get out of poverty,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The President identified job creation as the fourth NRM contribution, explaining that jobs emerge naturally from commercial agriculture, manufacturing, and skilled trades.<\/p>\n

He cited Johnson Basangwa of Jeka Poultry Farm in Kamuli, whose enterprise employs about 300 people.<\/p>\n

First NRM National Vice Chairperson Alhajji Moses Kigongo thanked Busoga leaders for turning up in large numbers, expressing confidence that the region would deliver strong support in the general elections scheduled for January 15, 2026.<\/p>\n

Second NRM National Vice Chairperson and Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon. Anita Among said the meeting was intended to ensure message discipline at the grassroots level.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhereas Museveni is President, you are also presidents of your villages,\u201d she told the leaders.<\/p>\n

\u201cNothing can be done without your input as LC1 chairpersons.\u201d<\/p>\n

She announced that NRM leaders in attendance would receive sh15 million under PDM and revealed plans to increase LC1 chairpersons\u2019 monthly allowance from sh10,000 to sh100,000, a move that drew applause.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn Busoga, we have only Team Busoga and Team Museveni,\u201d Among declared.<\/p>\n

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President Museveni interacts with former VP Wandera Kazibwe, Hon. Babalanda, Hon. Nakadama and Amb. Nimisha Madhvani as Speaker of Parliament Anita Among (R) looks on during an NRM leaders’ meeting for Busoga on Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026. (PPU Photo)<\/p>\n

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President Museveni talks to former Vice President Wandera Kazibwe (R) and Speaker of Parliament Anita Among during an NRM leaders’ meeting for Busoga sub-region held at Iganga Girls School grounds in Iganga on Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026. (PPU Photo)<\/p>\n

The meeting was attended by several senior NRM figures, including former Vice President Dr Specioza Wandira Kazibwe, Third Deputy Prime Minister, Rt. Hon. Rukia Nakadama, Minister for the Presidency, Hon. Babirye Milly Babalanda, among others.<\/p>\n

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Some of Busoga’s NRM leaders express their support for President Museveni during a leaders meeting at Iganga Girls School grounds in Iganga town on Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026. (PPU Photo)<\/p>\n

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Some of Busoga’s NRM leaders express their support for President Museveni during a leaders meeting at Iganga Girls School grounds in Iganga town on Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026. (PPU Photo)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"_________________ President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has called on National Resistance Movement (NRM) leaders in the Busoga sub-region to…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":15598,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[58],"tags":[10197,10200,10198,1202,10199,1022,153,3510],"class_list":{"0":"post-15597","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-uganda","8":"tag-busoga","9":"tag-calls-busoga-nrm-leaders-to-unite","10":"tag-leaders","11":"tag-museveni","12":"tag-museveni-credits-humility","13":"tag-nrm","14":"tag-uganda","15":"tag-unity"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15597","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15597"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15597\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15598"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15597"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15597"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15597"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}