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Africa-Press – Uganda. <\/strong><\/span>President Museveni has welcomed the clean-up of the ruling party\u2019s membership database, which unearthed millions of ghosts haunting its voter register but still laid claim to 11 million members.<\/b><\/p>\n

Mr Museveni, the National Resistance Movement (NRM) chairperson, was speaking during the partial unveiling of the party\u2019s roadmap at its secretariat in Kampala ahead of the 2026 General Election yesterday.<\/p>\n

NRM Secretary General Richard Todwong had revealed that for long the data wrongly showed that NRM had 17 million members, but an internal audit established that they are closer to 11.4 million members.<\/p>\n

A little curious, the President asked what was wrong with 17 million, to which Mr Kenneth Kelvin Otto, one of those who carried out the audit, said a lot of duplication was discovered, while the names of suspected non-members were also found.<\/p>\n

\u201cFrom the duplication, there were members who were put without full details. Someone is just having one name, no NIN and we could not verify who they are. So those ones were removed. So, if you have someone called just Kenneth in the village without verification, you cannot count him as a member,\u201d Mr Otto said.<\/p>\n

He told the President that of the 11.4 million who were authenticated, 5.8 million were women, and 5.3 men.<\/p>\n

All these individuals reportedly had their full names listed, identification card numbers, date of birth and phone numbers, details which seemed to have impressed the President.<\/p>\n

In the run-up to 2026 General Election, the NRM yesterday announced plans to display its voters\u2019 register across 72,000 villages countrywide between March 13 and 17, according to the party elections\u2019 chief, Dr Tanga Odoi.<\/p>\n

Other activities will then follow, including the nomination of candidates for party structure polls at the village level from March 19 to 24; campaigns from March 25 to 26, and on March 27, the party will hold elections.<\/p>\n

\u201c…so that by Easter time (April) we have done the most important election at the village and thereafter, we shall progress to colleges,\u201d Dr Odoi said.<\/p>\n

Mr Museveni asked where all this leaves people interested in crossing to the NRM.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat if Bobi Wine (leader of the National Unity Platform party) comes and says, now today [he wants to become a member]?\u201d he asked, drawing much laughter.<\/p>\n

Mr Robert Kyagulanyi, alias Bobi Wine, ran against Mr Museveni in the chaotic 2021 presidential poll, returning 35 percent (3.6 million) of the vote against the President\u2019s 58 percent (six million) results declared by the Electoral Commission.<\/p>\n

Mr Museveni said he would welcome to NRM individuals who are already friendly with the party such as Justice and Constitutional Affairs Minister Norbert Mao (from the Democratic Party), Mr Jimmy Akena of the Uganda Peoples Congress and his wife, Gender Minister Betty Amongi.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf they want to come, I can come as a witness and say, ah…I know that their attitude is positive,\u201d he said, while warning that last-minute conversions are not wise. \u201cWhat is wise is to allow only those the villages can confirm have had a positive attitude for some time… I think that should be made very clear in the guidelines because I hear that there are plans by the Opposition to swamp, invade and then distort our primaries. Be careful, we are not in a rush,\u201d the President added.<\/p>\n

Party roadmap<\/b><\/p>\n

\u2022 March 13 to 17: Display of register in 72,000 villages.<\/p>\n

\u2022 March 19 to 24: Nomination of candidates for village positions.<\/p>\n

\u2022 March 25 to 26: Campaigns in every village.<\/p>\n

\u2022 March 27: Polling day at village level.<\/p>\n

\u2022 April 5: Compiling of voters register and polling at parish level<\/p>\n

\u2022 April 12: Compiling of voters register and polling at sub-county or town Council.<\/p>\n

\u2022 April 16: Compiling voters register and polling at municipal or city division level<\/p>\n

\u2022 April 19: Compiling voters register and polling at district and city level<\/p>\n

\u2022 April 20 to April 30: Collecting and compiling results.<\/p>\n

\u2022 May 3: Submission of newly-elected leaders to Secretary General.<\/p>\n

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