President Yoweri Museveni has outlined the achievements and future plans of the National Resistance Movement (NRM), urging the people of Lamwo to sustain the peace and development the party has delivered over the years. Speaking during a campaign rally at Padibe Boys Primary School in Lamwo District, President Museveni said the NRM manifesto focuses on seven key pillars, summarizing both accomplishments and priorities for the future.
Museveni said the first and most significant contribution of the NRM is peace, which Uganda is now enjoying for the first time in centuries. The President noted that before the NRM government, Uganda had suffered successive conflicts, from precolonial inter-kingdom wars to the 1966 crisis, Idi Amin’s regime, and later insurgencies. He added that the NRM, with the support of Ugandans, defeated all rebel groups and restored nationwide security.
Museveni’s second point focused on development, encompassing both economic and social infrastructure. He highlighted the expansion of roads, electricity, water, and schools across the country. “When the NRM came to government, electricity had stopped in Lira. Now it has reached Lamwo,” he said.
He added that 432 out of 538 villages in Lamwo already have access to clean water, translating to about 82 percent coverage, and the remaining villages will soon be connected. He also reiterated the government’s plan to ensure every parish has a government primary school and every sub-county has a government secondary school.
Lamwo currently has 74 government primary schools and seven secondary schools—a remarkable improvement from the early 1960s, when the country had only a handful of A-level schools. Museveni also highlighted ongoing improvements in health infrastructure, noting that the district’s population growth reflects improved health outcomes.
The third area of focus, the President said, is household income and wealth creation. He explained that while infrastructure is vital, true development is measured by the well-being of individual families. “Even if there is a tarmac road near your home, you cannot sleep on it,” Museveni said.
He urged citizens to take advantage of the peace and infrastructure provided by the NRM to build personal prosperity, adding that government programs such as the Parish Development Model are designed to help families transition from subsistence to the money economy. The President concluded by reaffirming that Uganda is entering a new era of transformation, supported by ongoing oil production and steady economic growth.
“The British looked for oil here for 36 years and failed. It is the NRM that discovered it,” he said. Museveni encouraged Lamwo residents to vote wisely in the upcoming elections, emphasizing that the NRM has proven capable of safeguarding Uganda’s peace and advancing its development.
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