President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has launched his Acholi sub-region campaign with a firm call for economic transformation, deeper accountability, and continued peace consolidation signaling a disciplined and development-focused start to the 2026 election trail in northern Uganda.

On Monday, 20th October, 2025 while addressing mammoth rallies in Adjumani and Amuru districts, the National Resistance Movement (NRM) presidential flag bearer placed wealth creation at the heart of his campaign message, arguing that Uganda’s peace dividend must now be converted into broad-based prosperity.

“Peace must be followed by development. The stability achieved under the NRM must now deliver improved livelihoods and social services,” Museveni told cheering crowds in Adjumani, where thousands clad in yellow lined the roads to welcome him.

Museveni emphasized that peace without economic empowerment was incomplete, urging families to embrace productive activities under programs such as the Parish Development Model (PDM), Emyooga, and Operation Wealth Creation.

He noted that northern Uganda’s recovery from insurgency is now at a critical phase where infrastructure and enterprise must converge.

The President’s renewed focus on the Acholi sub-region, once the epicenter of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) conflict is both symbolic and strategic. It aims to reinforce the NRM’s peace credentials while addressing long-standing concerns over poverty and unemployment.

Museveni credited his administration for major infrastructure improvements that have connected Acholi and West Nile to the national economy.

He cited the expansion of the Gulu–Atiak–Adjumani–Laropi–Moyo–Yumbe–Koboko road corridor as a game-changer for trade and cross-border commerce.

However, he ordered the immediate rehabilitation of the Obongi Security Road, criticizing the Ministry of Works for neglecting a route vital for regional movement and security.

“We cannot talk of development when people cannot move their goods. Roads and power are the backbone of transformation,” Museveni emphasized.

Museveni issued a stern warning against corruption, singling out the health sector as one of the worst offenders.

He decried continued theft of medicines from public health facilities and announced plans to recruit community monitors — “God-fearing citizens” — to oversee drug distribution at over 1,400 health centers.

“Some people think stealing government drugs is a job. That corruption must stop,” he said, promising stronger surveillance and accountability systems.

In Amuru, Museveni reaffirmed his government’s plan to restock households with five cows each, reviving livestock-based wealth in northern Uganda.

He also pledged to compensate farmers who won court cases over lost livestock during past conflicts.

Local leaders described the pledge as a “new economic lifeline” for Acholi, where agriculture remains the main source of livelihood.

“Because of patriotism, pan-Africanism, and unity, we have defeated the wars. All Ugandans are victors,” he declared.

By anchoring his campaign on peace, integrity, and self-reliance, Museveni sought to reposition the NRM as both a reforming force and the guardian of Uganda’s stability.