Museveni Directs NRM Members to Verify Party Register and Elect Village Leaders

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has called on all National Resistance Movement (NRM) members to report to their respective village centres on Tuesday, May 6, 2025, by 10 AM for the verification of members in the NRM register and the election of NRM flag-bearers for LCI chairmanship and village NRM structures.

The activities will run strictly between 10 AM and 2 PM, and the NRM Electoral Commission will issue details.

President Museveni confirmed that he will participate in the exercise at his home village in Rwakitura, while First Lady Maama Janet Museveni will participate in Ntungamo Ireenga. However, the President clarified that he would not line up behind any candidate, maintaining his neutral role as party chairman.

“As Chairman of the NRM, I welcome any choice our members make. I cannot and should not take sides,” he emphasised in a detailed statement to citizens, especially addressing the Bazzukulu (grandchildren).

In support of the process, Museveni announced the cancellation of the Cabinet meeting scheduled for Monday, May 5, and confirmed that Parliament will not sit on Tuesday, May 6, following an agreement with the Rt. Hon. Speaker.

“To ensure that the leaders participate, there will be no cabinet meeting on Monday, the 5th of May, 2025, and I have also agreed with the Rt. Hon. Speaker, that there will be no Parliamentary sitting on Tuesday, the 6th of May 2025,” he stated.

Museveni also commended Ugandans for the successful celebration of Labour Day in Nakapiripirit, while calling out critics who downplay the achievements of the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM).

Museveni expressed disappointment with individuals he referred to as the Nshoninkyes—those with “little or no shame” who dismiss progress made by the NRM government. He pointed to significant infrastructural developments in Karamoja and other remote areas, including new tarmac roads, power lines, and improved telecommunications networks, as proof of transformation under his leadership.

“To go to the distant Nakapiripirit and see brand-new tarmac roads, power lines, telephone masts, and factories coming up is very pleasing for serious patriots,” Museveni noted.

The President proudly cited the national road network that now links Uganda to all its neighbours—from South Sudan and DR Congo to Kenya, Rwanda, and Tanzania—thanks to years of sustained investment.

However, he acknowledged some shortcomings in road maintenance due to poor planning by UNRA and the Ministry of Works, notably on the Mityana–Fort Portal and Mukono–Jinja stretches. Museveni assured the public that repairs are underway.