The sensitization meeting’s objectives included raising awareness, promoting healthy practices, engaging stakeholders, and fostering community support by building a supportive environment for those seeking to quit smoking.
The situation in Buwunga highlights a broader trend affecting coffee farmers across Uganda, where rising prices have made coffee not just a valuable crop but also a target for crime.
The race constitutes six candidates, including Rose Kabagyeni from the National Resistance Movement (NRM), Salim Sultana representing the National Unity Platform (NUP), and Grace Akifeza Ngabirano as an independent. Aisha Cyimpaye will carry the People's Progressive Party (PPP) flag, while Juliet Musanase is representing the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) and Mable Ingabire for the Uganda People’s Congress (UPC).
In July 2022, the DP president Norbert Mao had a meeting with the President of Uganda, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, who doubles as the NRM party chairman, where they signed a pact of cooperation.