The National Unity Platform (NUP) party President, Robert Kyagulanyi Sentamu, has pledged to cancel the coffee bill within the first three months of his presidency if elected into power.
While addressing a large crowd of supporters on Wednesday, 15th October, 2025, in Butiro County, Manafwa District, Kyagulanyi said the law passed under President Yoweri Museveni’s administration was designed to exploit coffee farmers rather than empower them.
“President Museveni used your leaders in Parliament to pass the Coffee Bill. I promise you, in our first three months in office, we shall repeal it and allow you to fully benefit from your coffee,” Kyagulanyi declared to his cheering supporters.
Kyagulanyi criticized the government for sidelining the Bagisu community, the country’s leading Arabica coffee producers, by relocating a coffee processing plant meant for Bugisu to Ntungamo District in western Uganda.
“This region was once the heart of Arabica coffee production. The machine meant for processing your coffee was taken to Ntungamo. Now you have to send your coffee there, have it processed, and bring it back before exporting to Kenya. That shows the President Museveni does not care about you,” Kyagulanyi stated.
The NUP leader further promised to compensate and resettle families evicted from forest reserves by the Uganda Wildlife Authority.
“I know that many of you were chased from forest reserves without compensation by the UWA. Our government will ensure that you are compensated and properly resettled,” Kyagulanyi noted.
The opposition leader continues his campaign trail across Eastern Uganda, with upcoming visits scheduled in Namisindwa, Tororo, and Busia Districts, as he concludes the third week of his presidential campaign.
