FDC’s Mafabi starts western Uganda campaigns after successful Teso revisit

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Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) presidential candidate James Nathan Nandala Mafabi has Tuesday, 9 December, kicked off a seven-day campaign tour of western Uganda, marking yet another crucial phase of his presidential campaign trail.

The tour, which begins in Kiruhura, Ibanda and Kazo, comes after his highly successful return to the Teso sub-region, where he attracted large crowds and renewed confidence among his supporters.

Nandala, one of the eight presidential candidates vying for the country’s highest office, is expected to use his western Uganda campaign to deepen conversations around economic recovery, a central pillar of his manifesto.

He has repeatedly argued that Uganda’s economy can only be revived through disciplined public spending, investment in agro-industrialisation and strengthening oversight on public resources, positions he says differentiate him from other contenders.

According to Norman Turyatemba, the media and communications manager, during the western Uganda tour, Nandala will focus on articulating how his government plans to stabilise the cost of living, boost household incomes and address youth unemployment, issues he believes resonate deeply with the people of the region.

Turyatemba noted that Nandala is also expected to outline strategies for supporting farmers, expanding markets for agricultural produce and restructuring the tax system to reduce what he calls the burden on the ordinary Ugandan.

"We are here to provide a solution to Uganda's current problem which is poverty and Nandala has proved beyond doubt that he is able to fix his economy and he people out of poverty." Turyatemba told the New Vision.

This visit carries political significance for both the FDC and Nandala himself, as Western Uganda has long been considered one of the strongholds of the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM). 

Turyatemba said the FDC decision to spend a full week in the region signals an attempt to break into a constituency traditionally dominated by the incumbent and to demonstrate that opposition politics can thrive even in areas perceived as out of reach.