President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has called on Ugandans to reject what he described as bad politicking and untrustworthy leaders, warning that poor political choices could plunge the country into hardship.
Addressing separate rallies in Kyankwanzi and Kiboga districts on Tuesday, 16 December 2025, the NRM presidential flag bearer said Uganda’s history shows the heavy cost of wrong decisions.
He recalled that from Independence in 1962 through successive conflicts in 1966, 1971, 1979, 1981 and 1986, the country suffered because of incapable leadership.
“Leadership is about trust and capability, not jokes,” Museveni said. He noted that elections must be taken seriously because citizens bear the consequences of poor choices.
Museveni said the NRM has demonstrated capacity to govern, stressing that what the party promises, it delivers.
In Kyankwanzi, Museveni urged residents to prioritize wealth creation and job generation, saying peace and stability under NRM rule have created a strong foundation for economic transformation.
He said restoring peace was the party’s first major achievement, particularly for communities in Luweero and surrounding areas that experienced devastating wars in the 1970s and 1980s.
The President noted that Uganda has now enjoyed nearly four decades without war, enabling a generation to grow up in stability.
He attributed this to ending sectarian politics based on religion, tribe and gender, and strengthening national institutions such as the army, police and prisons.
On development, Museveni highlighted improvements in roads, electricity and water adding that the roads which once ended in Busunju and Mityana now extend through Mubende to Fort Portal and up to the Democratic Republic of Congo border.
In Kyankwanzi, only three out of 21 sub-counties are yet to be connected to the national power grid, while 420 of 486 villages now have access to safe water.
He emphasized irrigation as key to boosting agricultural productivity, urging planned use of swamps while cautioning against wetland encroachment. Museveni also reiterated NRM’s focus on deliberate wealth creation, promoting the four-acre model and commercial agriculture as pathways to household income, national output and job creation.
NRM Vice Chairman Al-Haji Moses Kigongo commended supporters for turning up despite the rain, while Speaker of Parliament Anita Annet Among raised concerns over land issues affecting communities in forest reserves. The rallies concluded with a renewed call for disciplined mobilization and active participation in wealth creation.
On Wednesday, 16th December 2025, the NRM candidate will campaign in Kasanda and Mityana districts as he wind up the tour of the Greater Mubende region.
