President Yoweri Museveni has concluded his campaign tour of the Bunyoro sub-region with fresh promises to expand infrastructure and accelerate wealth creation. Speaking at a mega rally in Kakumiro Town Council, he highlighted development milestones and urged residents to move beyond subsistence farming toward profitable, commercial ventures.
At Kakeeka Grounds in Kakumiro District, Museveni credited his National Resistance Movement (NRM) government with bringing lasting peace—a foundation he said enabled progress across Bunyoro and Uganda. “You can see the roads we have tarmacked here; the electricity and water are all here,” he told the crowd. He noted that Kakumiro now enjoys 92% water coverage, widespread electricity access, and an expanding network of tarmac roads.
Moreover, he announced plans to construct two major new corridors: the Kazo–Mpara–Kyegegwa–Hapuyo–Karuguuza road and the Kisiita–Nkooko–Masode–Ntwetwe–Kiboga road. “We will work on all these roads,” he affirmed, reinforcing his message that development continues.
Earlier, Fred Byamukama—the NRM Chairperson for Kakumiro and Minister of State for Transport—supported the President’s claims. He revealed that Bunyoro has 1,768 kilometres of national roads, with over 600 km already tarmacked. “The opposition deceives people by saying tarmac came because of oil,” Byamukama said. “But President Museveni made these pledges long before oil arrived.” He added that crews regularly maintain unpaved roads to keep them motorable year-round.
In addition, Byamukama praised Museveni for restoring security in the region, recalling past threats from rebel groups like the ADF. “You helped us overcome the instability… We thank you because today we have peace,” he said. He also thanked the President for recent projects, including the newly commissioned Kakumiro District Administration Block and Kabale International Airport.
Furthermore, he cited development indicators: 80 irrigation schemes, 66% electricity coverage, and growing agricultural output. “We will protect these gains,” he said, “and we expect more schemes to boost productivity.”
Switching to Lunyoro, the local language, Museveni shifted focus from infrastructure to economics. “Prosperity means nothing if people stay poor,” he warned. He urged citizens to embrace commercial farming with careful planning—echoing advice he first gave in 1995.
Specifically, he recalled his “four-acre model”: one acre for coffee, another for fruits, grass for zero-grazing cattle, food crops for home use, poultry for eggs, and fish farming in wetlands. To illustrate success, he highlighted Byamukama himself: “He started with coffee, fruits, dairy, pigs, and chickens. Today, he sells 302 trays of eggs daily—earning over Shs80 million a month from eggs alone.”
He also noted that fish farming can yield more than Shs140 million, and even small landowners can profit. Those with larger plots, he said, should consider sugarcane, tea, or cotton.
Critically, Museveni stressed that success demands calculation—not just effort. He pointed to government initiatives like the Parish Development Model as tools to support this shift. “As NRM, we don’t hoodwink people with roads and schools alone,” he declared. “We tell them the truth: wealth creation is key.”
Finally, he rejected dependency on foreign aid. “Africa is wealthy,” he said. “We have everything here. The problem is that some people don’t know what to do—but we will keep advising them.”
Through the Museveni Bunyoro campaign pledges, the President framed the 2026 election not just as a choice of leadership—but as a continuation of a development and self-reliance agenda rooted in peace, infrastructure, and smart enterprise. His message was clear: development must lead to real income, or it remains incomplete.
