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Africa-Press – Uganda. <\/strong><\/span>The top leaders of ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) led by the first national vice chairperson, Hajji Moses Kigongo, at the weekend traversed several sub-counties in Sironko District urging residents to support the party and its programmes.<\/p>\n

The NRM lost all the top slots in the parliamentary and local council elections to the Opposition Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) party in the district.<\/p>\n

Hajji Kigongo was accompanied by, among others, the party\u2019s secretary general, Mr Richard Todwong, Mr Tanga Odoi, the chairperson of NRM electoral commission and the Defence minister, Mr Vincent Ssempijja.<\/p>\n

The leaders first visited Bugusege Town Council, where Hajji Kigongo commissioned the renovation of classroom blocks at Bugunzu Primary School constructed by the UPDF engineering brigade as part of the activities to mark Tarehe Sita day, which was held yesterday.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf we work together, we will achieve economic development,\u201d Hajji Kigongo told the residents.<\/p>\n

He advised the leaders to work together to promote social and economic development.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe should not mix development with politics. As a party, we want people to work together though there are always those who want to fail government projects,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Hajji Kigongo also commissioned the construction of a five-stance aqua privy toilet at Budadiri Girls Primary School in Budadiri Town and a completion of a two classroom block at Salikwa Primary School in Sironko town.<\/p>\n

Hajji Kigongo told party leaders that the NRM is here to stay.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have the NRM manifesto and it is what we are implementing. NRM came here to stay even if you don\u2019t want to. Some of you are in FDC or other small parties, which I don\u2019t want to know,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Mr Ayub Wambogo, a political analyst, said the NRM leaders\u2019 action is a sign that the party has started strategising on how to reclaim the district.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese are moves to woo voters because they were dismayed by the party performance in the 2021 General Election,\u201d Mr Wambogo said.<\/p>\n

Hajji Kigongo said politics in Bugisu is difficult because voters don\u2019t draw a line between local issues and national issues.<\/p>\n

\u201cI came here to campaign for Ms Beatrice Wabudeya but she did not get enough votes,\u201d Hajji Kigongo said.<\/p>\n

Ms Wabudeya, who was then the minister for the presidency, contested for the seat of Budadiri West in 2011 but she was defeated by Mr Nandala.<\/p>\n

Hajji Kigongo, however, said he was happy that about 600 residents of Bukhulo Sub-county had crossed from FDC to NRM .<\/p>\n

\u201cI am happy that you have started to understand that NRM is a strong party,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

However, Mr Aaron Madoi, an FDC mobiliser in Bukhulo, said some of the people, who claimed to have crossed have never been in the party.<\/p>\n

Lt Gen James Nakibus Lakara, the general manager of the Uganda Air Cargo Corporation, said UPDF has fostered peace.<\/p>\n

\u201cDon\u2019t take the security we have for granted. UPDF has defeated 29 insurgencies to attain it,\u201d Lt Gen Lakara, said.<\/p>\n

The Sironko NRM chairperson , Mr Suleiman Lumolo, said they need to work harder to rebuild the party.<\/p>\n

NRM losses in Sironko<\/p>\n

During the 2021 elections, NRM\u2019s Mr Vincent Woboya, who was incumbent MP for Budadiri East, lost to FDC\u2019s Isaiah Ssasaga.The NRM flag bearer for Budadiri West, Mr Kosea Wambaka, also lost to Mr Nandala Mafabi, the FDC secretary general. The Woman MP seat was won by an Independent, Ms Florence Nambozo.<\/p>\n

The Opposition also won the district chairperson seat after the FDC candidate, Mr David Livingston Giruli, trounced the NRM flag bearer, Mr Alex Nabende.<\/p>\n

The FDC\u2019s victory was a replica of its performance in 2011 elections when the party won all the parliamentary, district chairperson, and majority seats in the district council.<\/p>\n

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