Supporters welcoming candidate Museveni
HABARI DAILY I Kampala, Uganda I President Yoweri Museveni has extended congratulations to the newly elected leaders of various National Resistance Movement (NRM) party positions, offering a word of caution and advice.
“I congratulate you, but I want to give you advice. Be the leaders who solve the solvable problems, and the people will love you. But don’t carry the population on your head. Lead them by using government resources, not your own money. This is where corruption comes about, by trying to fund everything, yet you don’t even have enough money,” he said.
Museveni officially accepted and welcomed his endorsement as the (NRM) Presidential flagbearer for the 2026 general elections and as National Chairman of the ruling party for the 2025–2031 term.
Candidate Museveni and wife Janet
The endorsement, which came unopposed, was announced on Wednesday 27 August, 2025, during the first meeting of the fifth NRM National Conference held at the Kololo Independence Grounds, attended by more than 23,000 delegates from across the country.
“I thank you for entrusting me to be your Chairman of the NRM for the period 2025–2031. Thank you so much,” President Museveni told the gathering.
He promised that he will not let the delegates down, adding that the NRM has got more capacity now than ever before.
He further praised the masses of NRM members across the country, the Central Executive Committee (CEC), the National Executive Council (NEC), and the National Conference delegates for supporting his expression of interest in both positions.
Richard Todwong, the Secretary General of the NRM informed delegates that the party’s top organs, including the CEC and NEC, had unanimously endorsed the President as the sole presidential flag bearer for the 2026 general election.
The dance troupe was on hand to entertain the guests at Kololo
Similarly, the NRM Electoral Commission Chairperson, Dr. Tanga Odoi, declared Museveni unopposed for both the NRM National Chairperson and Presidential flag bearer positions.
“On behalf of the NRM Electoral Commission, I now present to the conference the candidate Yoweri Kaguta Museveni for the position of Presidential flag bearer,” Dr. Odoi announced, to resounding applause.
Alongside President Museveni’s endorsement, Al-Hajji Moses Kigongo was also re-elected unopposed as the First National Vice Chairperson of the NRM. H.E. Museveni congratulated him, describing him as a “senior cadre of the NRM who has served the party since 1980.”
The conference marked a pivotal moment in Uganda’s political calendar, with delegates choosing the leaders who will steer the party through the next five years.
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