Members of Parliament have endorsed President Museveni as the sole candidate for the forthcoming 2026 general election.
The endorsement by 18 MPs who were present as the NRM Secretary General, Richard Todwong kicked off a mobilization tour of the Karamoja region.
Karamoja has 25 MPs.
The MPs said with the current peace, stability, and inclusivity of the people from the Karamoja sub-region in the growth and development of the country, it is only prudent to support Museveni’s 2026 presidential bid without any internal contest from the NRM.
“Unlike the pre-NRM regimes, including the colonial government, which didn’t care about the development and pacification of the area, the current government has managed to resettle and empower the Karamojong through various programs like the parish development model, disarmament with strategic appeasement policies, and Emyooga, hence wealth creation and prosperity,” said Remegia Achia, the chairman of the Karamoja Parliamentary Group.
“We pledge all our loyalty to President Museveni since it is during his regime that Karamoja has received a lot of support from the NRM government. There is electricity, relative peace, and good roads like the Soroti-Moroto road, and the region is transforming. These achievements are opening Karamoja to the rest of the country.”
NRM Secretary General, Richard Todwong who was also accompanied by Director of Finance and Administration, Hajjat Medina Naham, commended the legislators for trusting President Museveni to continue steering the country forward.
“We thank you for identifying that President Museveni should continue because Karamoja is coming up. Previously, Karamoja was ignored and never heard about when Uganda was under other leaders, not NRM, but under NRM, Karamoja is building gradually with no interruptions,” Todwong said.
He said that nation-building is like building a home, “it requires patience with a clear vision and mission with good leadership like that of President Museveni.”
Peter Lokeris, the Minister for Karamoja Affairs, thanked the president for having the subregion at heart.
“From the bush, President Museveni had pacification, settlement, and empowerment of the people in this area as point number 8,” Lokeris said.
Earlier, Todwong toured the clinker cement factory under construction near Moroto town, which can employ over 3600 people.
He also visited the Moroto Regional Referral Hospital to assess the health services being offered.
