Rukiga Woman MP Alinaitwe says to follow Museveni call for development

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Newly sworn-in Rukiga District Woman Member of Parliament (MP) Dr Silvia Tumuheirwe Alinaitwe has urged Ugandans to heed President Yoweri Museveni's development directive. 

Museveni made the directive on May 12, 2026, immediately after he was sworn in as Uganda's President for a seventh consecutive term, declaring that the new administration would be defined by "no sleep" and a relentless fight against corruption. 

Moments after taking the oath of allegiance and the oath of presidency at the Kololo Ceremonial Grounds in Kampala, Museveni announced that the new five-year term would be remembered as "Kisanja no sleep, no corruption," signalling a tougher and more aggressive push on wealth creation, productivity and accountability in government.

In his inaugural address after being sworn in, Museveni laid out an ambitious and wide-ranging agenda for his seventh term in office, calling on all Ugandans to fully utilise government programmes, create wealth and transform the country from a raw material exporter into an industrialised economy. 

The President said the next five years would focus heavily on wealth creation, job creation, value addition, industrialisation, skills development and regional economic integration, arguing that the government had already laid the foundation through peace, infrastructure, markets and social services, and that citizens must now take advantage of those opportunities.

Now, Alinaitwe, who was sworn in for the five-year political term of office on May 13, 2026, a day after the President, also outlined her vision for transforming the region through agricultural innovation and community empowerment.

"I am happy for this opportunity God has given to serve in this capacity in this country," Alinaitwe told New Vision Online during a joint swearing-in celebration at Nsambya Gardens in Kampala city, where she hosted supporters to a luncheon.

Alinaitwe added: "As you heard from the President's message, we are all being urged to rally everybody for development. This political term has been named 'Kisanja No More Sleep', meaning that we are all called upon to work very hard—very hard to transform our communities, transform our homes, transform this country."

According to her, agricultural transformation with a strategic approach is important: "Our agricultural inputs, we are supposed to make sure that we do them with the 'kibaro' (calculation) and as much as possible, do value addition so that we get more from what we are producing. Service delivery is key. We have to make sure that these key services reach our people. Water, electricity, schools, name it. We need to make sure that these services reach our people, and I know we shall be working very hard to make sure that this happens."

Alinaitwe also said digital integration in national development is necessary: "We are also being urged to incorporate ICT in what we do. Now this is the era of ICT, and, therefore, we need to take an interest in that area and see what we can do to make sure that we perform better."

The MP highlighted her ongoing initiatives in Rukiga, particularly her coffee project, which she said residents are benefiting from.

She committed to bringing more development projects to the electorate and debating issues that will take the country forward.