Congratulations my brother, the Rt. Hon. Deputy Speaker @Thomas_Tayebwa, upon your endorsement by the Central Executive Committee (CEC). Your calm leadership, loyalty, and service continue to stand out as a strong brand admired by many. Wishing you greater success ahead.
As of this morning, there are 5,000 Ugandans working at the Tilenga Petroleum Production project. The journey to the first oil is unstoppable...and with it, Uganda's leap into an economic powerhouse. Kudos to the great vision & guidance of Mzee @KagutaMuseveni , plus the whole energy team! @PAU_Uganda@ErnestRubondo@Patricia_Litho@newvisionwire #VisionUpdates
Your Excellency President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni,
As you prepare to take the oath once again on the 12th of May 2026, I extend to you my warm congratulations and sincere best wishes.
For me, this occasion is deeply personal and reflective.
I have had the privilege of knowing you from our younger days and of walking with you through different chapters of Uganda’s journey, from the early days of UPM, through the formative years of NRM, in Parliament, and later in the Constituent Assembly that gave Uganda the 1995 Constitution.
With time, history becomes memory, and memory teaches humility.
Over the years, I have watched you engage presidents and peasants, diplomats and ordinary wananchi with the same simplicity and ease. One of your most remarkable qualities has been your ability to remain approachable, patient, forgiving, and attentive to people despite the enormous weight of office and responsibility.
Many leaders become distant because of power.
You somehow remained connected to people. There are certain moments that remain deeply engraved in memory because they reveal the true character of a person beyond public office and politics.
I remember one particular evening when you returned from Cairo late at night. Many people would naturally have gone home to rest after such a long journey. Instead, you drove straight to Ntinda to visit an elderly lady in her nineties who was bedridden and nearing the end of her life. You sat with her in her home for several hours, speaking gently, listening patiently, comforting her and her family before she eventually passed on not long thereafter. That moment stayed with me.
I remember another occasion when I accompanied you to Luwero to visit an elderly woman whose family you had known during the difficult years of the war. Her small home was visibly worn by time. I still remember looking up and seeing holes in the old rusted iron sheets above us as rain clouds gathered in the distance. She offered us a weak wooden bench to sit on as you spoke with her at length, asking about her health, her children, her sisters, relatives, and even the resting place of her late husband. It was not a political visit. It was human.
You later promised to build her a better home and, true to your word, you fulfilled that promise.
I must confess that the entire scene moved me deeply and remains difficult to forget even today. Over the years, I have witnessed many similar moments that rarely reach newspapers or public platforms, moments that quietly reveal your compassion, humility, loyalty, memory, and genuine concern for ordinary people (obuntu).
You have kept old friendships, remembered old comrades, respected culture and tradition, and continued to listen even to those who disagree with you. I know very few leaders who can move comfortably from a village discussion to a high level diplomatic meeting without changing who they are.
Politics often rewards noise.
History rewards endurance (okugumisiriza).
Uganda’s journey has not been perfect, because no nation’s journey ever is. Yet few can deny that under your leadership Uganda has witnessed remarkable transformation in peace, infrastructure, education, regional influence, private sector growth, national confidence and dignity .
Entire generations have grown up knowing only a stable Uganda, connected to the region and increasingly engaged with the world. That, whatever one’s political views may be, is part of your contribution to history.
“I once threatened to leave the marriage and I had packed my bags, Mr Mulondo threw away the key and told me he had enough of scaring him, he said that we will fight for the marriage and I had to change for myself not him.”- Manuela Mulondo
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From the gates of Ntare school to the highest academic offices.
For 70 years, Ntare School continues to produce leaders shaping Uganda and continues to guide the next generation of scholars.
The Senate and University Council of @MbararaUST have formally recommended Prof. @joseph_ngonzi to the Chancellor for appointment and the signing of the instruments of power as Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic Affairs). The lion roars yet again. Congratulations Prof.
"In quantitative terms, you can go item by item. Coffee exports were 3 million 60-kilogram bags in 1986 and now 8.2 million 60-kilogram bags; bananas 6.6 million metric tonnes and now 11 million metric tonnes; maize 322,000 metric tonnes and now 4 million metric tonnes; milk 200 million litres and now 5.4 billion litres; sugar was less than 100,000 metric tonnes and now about 700,000 metric tonnes; cement 76,000 metric tonnes and now 7 million metric tonnes; steel products 50,000 metric tonnes and now 630,000 metric tonnes; from almost no tourist arrivals to now about 1.6 million tourists; from less than 1000 hotel beds to now about 150,000 hotel beds; etc."-- President @KagutaMuseveni.
Later, together with the NRM leadership, I held my first rally in Masaka at the Liberation Square. This place is symbolic of our struggle, it is where our fighting equipment was kept in custody during the war. Peace in Uganda was secured by the NRM after years of instability in 1966 and 1971. We began as a student movement in 1965 with colleagues like Dr. Rugunda, Kategaya and others, later forming the NRM after leaving parties without vision.
Because of this peace, we have been able to support institutions such as St. Henry’s College Kitovu, after Fr. Mugabo, the head teacher, raised the issue. This is why MPs must truly represent the people and the people should vote rightly. I also commended Masaka for thriving in coffee growing and encouraged embracing irrigation to boost productivity.
Today, I addressed my people in Mityana at my second rally . I reminded them that the NRM’s work in this area began long ago, starting with opening up roads to link production to markets and services.
At one time, we partnered with investors from Yugoslavia through a barter arrangement, using agricultural produce to construct the Mityana–Mubende road. As the economy strengthened, the road network was extended through Fort Portal, up to the Congo border. We shall also work on the Kakono–Manyi–Mubende–Sekanyonyi–Busunjju road and continue improving access to clean water for our people. I was also happy to see that access to safe water stands at 86% .
Mwebale nnyo bana Mityana .
Despite the heavy rains that have lasted for over six hours, Kasanda District has come out strongly to make a statement of support for our Papa of the Nation, President @KagutaMuseveni.
In Kyankwanzi at Butemba College Grounds, I thanked the people for turning up despite the rain and reminded them that they are the grandchildren of fighters. I presented the 2026–2031 Manifesto and recalled that after the wars of 1966–1985, Uganda has enjoyed long peace under the NRM. Our children have grown up without war, unlike in some neighbouring countries. This peace, built through nonsectarian politics, is the first and most important foundation.
On development, we shall increase tarmac roads in Kyankwanzi, including resumption of works on the Kiboga and Mubende highways. Electricity will be extended to the remaining three sub-counties, and clean water coverage will be raised from 86 percent to 100 percent. On irrigation, wetlands must be protected so we can introduce irrigation for wealth creation, as we have already done in Bushenyi. I also highlighted the NRM’s affirmative action, especially for women, as part of building national cohesion and development.