Museveni assures Kaberamaido, Kalaki of roads, electricity

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President Yoweri Museveni has told the people of the two neighbouring districts of Kaberamaido and Kalaki to expect a major tarmac road linking them to Soroti to be constructed anytime soon.

Museveni, who is seeking his seventh consecutive presidential term on the National Resistance Movement party ticket in the 2026 general election, also promised a stable supply of electricity throughout the two districts.

He was on Friday (October 31), addressing two different campaign rallies in Kaberamaido and Kalaki.

His first campaign rally of the day was held at Kaburepoli Primary School in Ochero sub-county, Kaberamaido, and the second and final rally at Kalaki Primary School playground in Kalaki town council, Kalaki.

“The tarmac road used to end at Soroti. We repaired the road from Tororo up to Soroti and extended it to Dokolo, Lira and Kamdini from Kampala. That is to bring the tarmac road nearer to you, people, but now we are going to bring the tarmac from Katine (Soroti) up to here, Ochero,” he said in Kaberamaido.

Museveni said that funds for the Katine-Ochero Road, which is 73.5km, are already available, and the works ministry is only looking for a contractor to do the work.

“We already have the money; the Government is now looking for the contractor to do the work,” he said.

When he went to Kalaki, which was carved out of Kaberamaido in July 2019, he made similar remarks.

Museveni revealed that he was also looking for the money to tarmac the Ochero-Amolatar-Namasale Road and the one from Amolatar to Dokolo.

“We have not got that money yet, but we shall look for it,” he promised thousands of his supporters, adding that other roads in the Teso sub-region will be worked on later.

Pouting out that   Kalaki, being a new district, does not have a complete road unit.

“So, I will make sure you get a complete road unit,” he assured the mammoth rally.

Museveni also mentioned that works are underway for the railway line from Tororo up to Kampala and Soroti to Lira. “We are going to take it (the railway) up to Pakwach and the Standard Gauge Railway from Tororo to Kampala,” he said.

End power outages

At both rallies, the NRM presidential candidate heard that electricity is unstable and promised to look into the matter because the country has got more supply of electricity now than it consumes.

“The electricity, you have it now, but you say it is on and off. I will find out what the problem is because we have got enough electricity in the country now. The problem could be the old wires, which need to be replaced, but that one is already moving,” he said.

The issues of tarmac roads and unstable electricity were raised by the ruling party district chairpersons before the President, who was accompanied by the First Lady and Minister of Education and Sports, Janet, addressed the rallies.