Museveni campaigning in Masindi today, 10th December 2025
HABARI DAILY I Kampala, Uganda I Masindi District is lined up to fully benefit from the long-awaited urban development interventions—particularly roads and market infrastructure—under the new Uganda Cities and Municipalities Infrastructure Development (UCMID) program after the district missed out on earlier phases of the Uganda Support to Municipal Infrastructure Development (USMID) initiative.
The UCMID program is a government initiative, in the final stages of planning, and expected to commence in the year 2026. It shall be implemented by the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development (MLHUD).
The intervention was announced by President Yoweri Museveni, while in the company of the First Daughter, Natasha Museveni Karugire, during a campaign rally in Masindi Municipality today.
“Masindi supported us very much during the struggle, and you prayed for us when we fought here. However, I realize Masindi was left out of the USMID program, and they worked in other towns. Masindi will be considered,” said Museveni, who is also the National Chairman of the National Resistance Movement (NRM) and flagbearer for the 2026 elections.
Museveni acknowledged that Masindi had been unfairly left out in the allocation of USMID funding despite its historic contribution to the liberation struggle and its strategic importance in the region.
“Regarding the USMID program, you’re right,” President Museveni said, responding to concerns raised by Masindi District NRM Chairperson, Kabakumba Masiko, who had earlier on informed the President that Masindi continues to lose development opportunities due to inadequate infrastructure, including the absence of a modern market and poor roads in the municipality.
During the same rally, President Museveni issued fresh directives to the Prime Minister, Robinah Nabbanja, to urgently address persistent land-grabbing cases in Masindi and the surrounding areas.
He further directed her to expedite enforcement of the Sugar Act, following concerns from local leaders about exploitation of sugarcane out-growers and disputes involving millers.
He also announced that the government will provide more tractors to support agricultural mechanization and pledged to deliver a new ferry on Lake Albert to boost trade, ease transportation, and strengthen economic linkages with neighboring districts.
Museveni urged residents to stand on the side of stability by vote for him and all NRM flag bearers in the upcoming 2026 general elections.
“Uganda had wars, but they have now been finished, and we have peace. Without peace, nothing can be done,” he said, adding that in the next kisanja, the government will extend electricity to Katugo I, Bukooba II, and Katikara Sub-Counties, and then later to the nearby villages according to our policy,” the President announced.
Museveni further noted that Masindi District and Masindi Municipality have 98 government primary schools, 11 government secondary schools, of which 9 offer Universal Secondary Education (USE) and Universal Post-O-Level Education and Training (UPOLET), with a current student enrollment of 8,976.
“Our plan is to have a government primary school per parish and a secondary school per sub-county,” H.E. Museveni reaffirmed.
The President also announced interventions to improve healthcare access. Out of Masindi’s 18 sub-counties, President Museveni noted that one has a hospital, three have Health Centre IVs, and nine have Health Centre IIIs, while 7 have no health facility at all.
“Our plan is to upgrade Bulima HCII, Alimugonza HCII, Labongo HCII, and Nyabyeya HCII to Health Centre III, construct new HCIIIs in Kabango Town Council, Kigulya, and Kijunjubwa Sub-Counties,” he said.
Regarding water coverage, President Museveni said, despite development strides, water access remains a major challenge. Of Masindi’s 417 rural villages, only 196 have access to safe water—representing 47% coverage, leaving 221 villages (52.99%) without reliable clean water sources.
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