Kawempe byelection: Museveni brother roots for Nambi

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The Kiruhura district National Resistance Movement (NRM) party chairperson, Shadrack Kaguta Nzeire has acknowledged the debt of honour the Kaguta family owes to Kigongo family for their unwavering support during the tumultuous years of the bush war which played a pivotal role in ushering the NRM government under President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni.

Nzeire who was cheering a charged crowd of support that was waiting for the NRM flag-bearer for Kawempe North byelection at Kawempe Kutaano playground said that NRM vice-chairperson, Moses Kigongo, helped a great deal in a war-torn landscape dotted with makeshift camps, secret hideouts and clandestine meeting points which needed both financial and moral support.

“The Kaguta family owe Kigongo for his unfailing support during the bush war. They treated us like their own children, they provided us with everything we needed, from food to shelter. That is the reason why I have come from Kiruhura to support Faridah Nambi Kigongo who is contesting as an MP here in Kawempe. Nambi is a ministerial material and you need to vote for her," Nzaire said.

As the war raged on, the Kigongo family risked their lives to provide intelligence, hiding rebels in their homes and even helping them escape from Obote soldiers, Nzaire, who is also the brother of President Yoweri Museveni, said.

“For NRM to keep serving Ugandans, we need people who know where this country came from. Nambi has all the credentials to usher in change which has been lacking in Kawempe for the last 25 years when you were voting Opposition politicians in power,” he observed.

Shadrack Kaguta Nzaire campaigning for NRM candidate Faridah Nambi Kigongo in Kawempe Kutaano in Kampala. (Photo by Isaac Nuwagaba)

NRM is here to stay and you need to give us the first chance to serve you especially here in Kampala which has been under served due to their insistence on shunning the ruling party, he assured.

“Some of you were still young but you do not know when past governments were dividing people based on tribes, ethnicity and religion. NRM has been tested for the last 39 years and that’s why Kawempe needs to trust us with a record of consistent work since 1986,” he reminded.

Kiwanda combs support for Nambi

Appearing at the campaign rally, the NRM vice-chairperson central region, Godfrey Kiwanda, urged residents to support Nambi.

He addressed three major issues of addressing the garbage crisis in Kawempe, fighting poverty and improving road transport infrastructure.

Kiwanda pledged that if the NRM candidate is voted into power, the Government would construct a seed secondary school, establish a presidential skilling hub and increase the money for Parish Development Model (PDM).

The NRM camp is confident that their message of service delivery and development will resonate with Kawempe North voters to secure the much-needed win for Nambi.

Nambi shall on Wednesday, March 13, 2025, battle 10 other independent and party candidates, including National Unity Platform's Luyimbazi Nalukoola, Forum for Democratic Change's Sadat Mukiibi aka Aganaga and Democratic Party's Henry Kasacca.