President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has today been nominated as a Presidential candidate on the NRM ticket giving him a greenlight to contest in the 2026 general elections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Museveni was nominated at the Electoral Commission (EC) offices in Lubowa, Wakiso District, where Justice Simon Byabakama, the EC Chairperson, confirmed that he had fulfilled all nomination requirements for Presidential candidates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
President Museveni\u2019s campaigns will run under the theme: \u201cProtecting the Gains, Making a Qualitative Leap into High Middle-Income Status\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The President, who was accompanied by the First Lady and Minister of Education and Sports, Maama Janet Kataaha Museveni together with the members of the NRM\u2019s Central Executive Committee (CEC), was cheered on by senior party leaders and members.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After receiving his nomination, President Museveni proceeded to address the media, beginning by expressing gratitude to his party members for the confidence they have continued to place in him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI want to thank the NRM members for entrusting me and electing me as the NRM flag bearer for the period of 2026\/31,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Using Lubowa itself as a symbol of Uganda\u2019s transformation, the President reflected on how far the country has come since 1986.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI am glad the Electoral Commission selected this site. I challenge the NRM media team to go and get a satellite picture of 1986, get a satellite picture of this area which they call Lubowa, Lweza up to Bwebajja and now, then you will not have to campaign much. You Gen Z people, my comrade and supporters, you should see the satellite picture of here in 1986, this was a coffee shamba. Now when you come here, it\u2019s amazing. The satellite picture of now and then you will not speak so many words,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Museveni outlined two major thrusts for his campaign: consolidating Uganda\u2019s economic gains and ensuring inclusive development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIn this economy, the GDP of Uganda has doubled from $34 billion to $66 billion. You have everything that you didn\u2019t have in the past, electricity, the roads, telephones, manpower, the educated people, and peace. That\u2019s why we are being flooded by many investors because they are looking for a peaceful and profitable area where to invest,\u201d he explained, adding that Uganda today stands on peace and profitability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
President Museveni also emphasized that transformation must reach ordinary Ugandans at the grassroots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEveryone must be involved in the money economy with ekibaaro. Number two, free education for the children of the poor in the government schools. Number three, the roads, making sure that the tarmac roads are done in time, but also the murram roads remain,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe next one, health, the sector is doing well but the curative side is lacking sometimes. The issue of water for all the villages, must be included. Then crime, there is peace in the country but a bit of crime and impunity. The NRM structures need to come out and expose crime. And then getting rid of corruption, these ones will help all our people to enjoy the transformation going on in Uganda.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The President further highlighted four sectors as the backbone of Uganda\u2019s wealth creation and livelihoods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe answer for all Ugandans, for all livelihoods, are four sectors including: commercial agriculture with ekibaaro if you have got land, manufacturing and artisanship, services, and ICT,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On land issues, President Museveni vowed to protect bibanja tenants from illegal evictions, making it clear that the law is on their side.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe Land Act is very clear, no one is allowed to evict a kibanja owner. If someone tells you to leave land you have been using, that\u2019s abuse of your ignorance. It is illegal,\u201d he emphasized.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He also touched on healthcare, stressing the need for preventive measures to reduce sickness and costs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cCurative health is expensive. If we focus on prevention through immunization, clean water, and lifestyle changes, we can eliminate 80% of sicknesses,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As he concluded his remarks, President Museveni underscored that his mission is not simply about continuity but about achieving Uganda\u2019s desired transformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOur main work is not just work, work, but social economic transformation,\u201d he declared.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mr. Edwin Karugire and Senior Presidential Advisor, Political Mobilization, Mr. Moses Byaruhanga are the official agents for President Museveni in the elections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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