'Wakiso benefitted most from NRM govt programmes last five years'

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Wakiso district has emerged as the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party's strongest case study for service delivery after its government injected more billions into infrastructure, health, education and social protection programmes over the past four years than any other district.

Presenting the NRM government’s latest performance assessment on September 9, 2025, at the Office of the Prime Minister in Kampala, Premier Robinah Nabbanja said the evaluation covering education, health, infrastructure, water, electricity, agriculture, and social protection shows steady progress across the country despite challenges.

Nabbanja, who was presenting the latest government performance report, said Wakiso’s record demonstrates the ruling party’s ability to deliver development in Uganda’s most populous and politically diverse district.

“The story of Wakiso is undeniable progress under NRM’s leadership. From schools to roads and health centres to water, the district shows what government investment can achieve when resources are properly channelled,” Nabbanja remarked.



The report shows that every parish in Wakiso now has at least one government-aided primary school, while 21 out of 27 sub-counties boast a secondary school, representing 78% coverage. sh25.5 billion has been spent on classroom construction and rehabilitation.

The prime minister, however, admitted that technical education lags behind, with only two of the eight constituencies hosting a technical school.

In health, seven of the district’s eight constituencies now have a Health Centre IV, while all 27 sub-counties have Health Centre IIIs. The last campaign saw 1.55 million mosquito nets distributed across homes.

Social protection and empowerment programmes

Social protection has reached tens of thousands. More than 31,000 elderly people benefit from the Social Assistance Grant for the Elderly (SAGE), while disability and older persons’ enterprise funds have injected over sh300 million into community groups.

Wakiso received shillings 26 billion for road maintenance, covering 1,855 kilometres. Kitooro Central Market in Entebbe was completed, offering 1,327 vendors a modern trading hub.

Water coverage now stands at 99%, with 710 of the 720 villages having clean water access. Irrigation schemes worth sh13.27 billion are serving 325 farmers.

According to Nabbanaja, electricity coverage is complete—every sub-county in Wakiso is now connected to the national grid.

The Government, Nabbanja said, has also invested shillings 31 billion under the Parish Development Model, reaching 27,000 residents, and nearly shillings five billion has been disbursed through the Emyooga programme to 270 SACCOs, with more than shillings 5.7 billion already issued in loans.

According to the assessment report, the Uganda Women Entrepreneurship Programme, Youth Livelihood Programme, and the Presidential Skilling Initiative have targeted thousands of Wakiso’s women and youth, training them in practical trades such as shoemaking, welding, baking, and carpentry.

The Prime Minister linked these achievements to the NRM’s wider national record since 1986, citing growth in power generation from 60 megawatts to 2,065 megawatts, expansion of the tarmac road network to 6,199 kilometres, and an increase in literacy levels from 43 percent in 1986 to 74 percent today.

“Life expectancy has risen to 68 years, up from 43 in 1986. Infant mortality has declined to 36 per 1,000 live births. Poverty levels have dropped to 16.1 percent in 2024 from 52 percent in 1992. These are not small gains,” she emphasised.

As Uganda approaches the 2026 elections, Nabbanja announced a series of mobilisation meetings in Wakiso, beginning with Zana, Kira, and Wakiso town grounds.

“Despite these successes, some leaders still say the government is not delivering. But the facts in Wakiso speak for themselves,” she asserted.

The Prime Minister used Wakiso District, Uganda’s most populous and politically diverse area, as a detailed case study of NRM’s gains. Over the past four years, government has injected more than sh115 billion into various sectors in Wakiso, a move Nabbanja described as “undeniable progress under NRM’s leadership.”

“Despite these successes, some leaders in Wakiso continue to paint the NRM as a government that is not delivering to the people. But the facts speak for themselves,” she said.