Museveni Reassures Tororo Residents on Creation of New Districts

Tororo — President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has reassured residents of Tororo that the government has completed its responsibilities regarding the long-standing administrative and boundary issues raised by local leaders.

Government recently resolved to elevate Tororo Municipality to city status, creating a neutral administrative centre, and to carve three new districts—Mukuju, Mulanda, and Kisoko—from the current Tororo District to address community concerns.

Speaking to thousands of supporters at a campaign rally at Lions Park, President Museveni said he would “check with the Attorney General” to confirm that the final legal processes are completed, noting that the matters raised by Tororo leaders “were finished on our side.”

His reassurance formed part of a broader address outlining the NRM’s infrastructure priorities for the next term. The 2026–2031 manifesto, he said, will focus on completing Uganda’s backbone infrastructure—roads, electricity networks, water systems, and health facilities—while ensuring that every household has a pathway to wealth creation.

The President announced government funding for the Tororo–Nagongela–Kisoko–Busulwe–Busaba road, and noted ongoing works on the Busia–Tororo road.

“These roads support production,” he emphasised, adding that trade, movement, and market access depend on the economic infrastructure the NRM has steadily built.

He also outlined significant health sector upgrades for Tororo, including the elevation of Malaba, Lyolwa, and Paaya HCIIIs to HCIV status, and the upgrading of 19 HCII facilities across the district. This, he said, will ensure all 16 sub-counties currently lacking government health centres are fully served.

Turning to education, President Museveni criticised the persistence of school fees in government schools, warning that fees remain a major obstacle despite substantial public investment in classrooms and facilities. He called for internal NRM dialogue on the implementation of free education.

“School fees are a danger. The future of these children is being destroyed,” he said.

President Museveni attributed Uganda’s progress to the peace established by the NRM, which he described as the foundation for development and wealth creation—principles he said will remain central to the 2026–2031 manifesto.

NRM Second National Vice Chairperson, Rt. Hon. Anita Among, pledged to ensure the district directives are implemented.

NRM Vice Chairperson for Eastern Region, Hon. Calvin Echodu, thanked Tororo residents for turning up in large numbers despite the rain. NRM Tororo District Chairperson, Hon. Yeri Apollo Ofwono, also thanked the President for creating the new districts and granting Tororo city status.