Museveni promises road equipment for districts

Kampala- The NRM presidential candidate Yoweri Museveni has asked Ugandans to treat each other equally like a businessman would to his customers.

Mr Museveni also asked citizens to remain united and reject divisions along tribal or religious grounds.

“Those who spread sectarianism are devils and should move out of our way. NRM believes in unity and through unity we have got strength and peace that have led to development,” Mr Museveni said according to the statement sent by Ms Linda Nabusayi, the presidential press secretary, yesterday.

Mr Museveni, seeking a 5th elective term in office, was speaking during a campaign rally at Gisorora playgrounds in Nyakabande Sub-county in Bufumbira East Constituency on Wednesday.
He kicked off his Western region campaign trail in Kisoro District in Rubuguri Parish.

“The NRM track record is clear. We believe in unity. We do not believe in sectarianism. We believe everyone is equal,” Mr Museveni emphasised.

Mr Museveni promised to tarmac more roads connecting Kisoro to other areas. The other roads he promised to tarmac if reelected include Kisoro-Kurigo-Bwindi, Kisoro-Gahinga and the Kisoro-Rubuguri-Ruko roads.

He also said the road from Bunagana and Kyahanika is already tarmacked and promised to buy equipment for Kisoro District to enable it manage its own roads.

“I have bought machines from Japan. Every district will get a water bowser, a wheel loader, a grader, two tippers and a road compactor,” Mr Museveni said.

On education, the NRM presidential candidate said he was happy with the increased number of schools in Kisoro with 15 private secondary schools while 40 of the 195 primary schools are government-aided.

“When I was in Ntare School, there were so many students from Kigezi because Kigezi had only Butobere Secondary School which did not even have A-level. When you hear that Kisoro District has 13 government-aided schools, that is a big achievement,” he said.

Mr Museveni urged the people of Kisoro to vote for him and all NRM party flag bearers in the forthcoming general election.

The NRM flag bearers from Kisoro District include Rose Kabagenyi (Woman MP), John Kamara Nizey’lmana (Bufumbira North), Sam Bitangaro (Bufumbira South), Sam Byuibesho (Municipality) Richard Ndyana (Mayor) and Abeli Bizimana (district chair).

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