NRM targets more than 70% of votes in Kalangala Woman MP by-election
"We have been meeting women leaders because it is important. We know women are always very active in elections. We have been mobilising the women leaders to make sure that they mobilise fellow women they lead in the villages to go and vote and also attend the President's rally on Monday," noted Sseninde.
Speaking after meeting women leaders in Mugoye sub-county on Saturday, NRM Director for Mobilisation Rosemary Sseninde expressed confidence that the ruling party's candidate, Idah Nabayiga, will emerge victorious, citing strong support from voters and sustained mobilisation efforts by party structures.
KALANGALA — The National Resistance Movement (NRM) is targeting to secure more than 70 percent of the vote in the forthcoming Kalangala District Woman Member of Parliament by-election as party leaders intensify grassroots mobilisation across the island district.
Speaking after meeting women leaders in Mugoye sub-county on Saturday, NRM Director for Mobilisation Rosemary Sseninde expressed confidence that the ruling party's candidate, Idah Nabayiga, will emerge victorious, citing strong support from voters and sustained mobilisation efforts by party structures.
"We are targeting not less than 70 percent," Sseninde said.
Sseninde said the party's confidence is based on the work already done by mobilisation teams that have been traversing communities across Kalangala ahead of the by-election.
She added that NRM leaders are optimistic that the party will register a decisive victory and strengthen its political dominance in the district.
Sseninde also used the meeting to encourage women leaders to educate communities about government wealth-creation programmes, particularly the Parish Development Model, saying many eligible beneficiaries miss out on support because they lack information.
As part of the campaign strategy, Sseninde said the party has been engaging women leaders at various levels to encourage them to mobilise voters and turn out in large numbers for both the election and President Yoweri Museveni's campaign rally scheduled for Monday.
"We have been meeting women leaders because it is important. We know women are always very active in elections. We have been mobilising the women leaders to make sure that they mobilise fellow women they lead in the villages to go and vote and also attend the President's rally on Monday," noted Sseninde.
She urged voters to support leaders, who can work closely with the Government to advance development programmes instead of electing representatives who would oppose government initiatives.
"It is important for us to keep enlightening them and guiding them on how they can be able to access this support," she said.
Faridah Kibowa, the Chairperson National Women's Council, who also attended the meeting, said women in Kalangala need a leader who will work closely with the various government departments and bring their share of the national cake home.
She said the women had previously not been sensitised well and had now agreed to rally behind Nabayiga.