Museveni buys sh6.9b home for NRM

Aug 16, 2020

While launching the function in Kampala on Sunday, Museveni said party leaders at the sub-county level would soon get motorcycles.

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President Yoweri Museveni has today flagged off the distribution of bicycles to NRM leaders at the village level.

While launching the function in Kampala on Sunday, Museveni said party leaders at the sub-county level would soon get motorcycles while district leaders would get vehicles.

President Museveni and the First Lady, Janet Museveni arriving at the NRM party headquarters. (Photo by Maria Wamala

He thanked the donors who had provided resources to procure the bicycles.

"I started fundraising for the NRM party 50 years ago," he said.

"Through fundraising, I was able to get $1.9m (around sh6.9b) to pay off the Indian who used to own this place," Museveni said in reference to the NRM secretariat structure in Kampala.

He also promised that party workers arrears would soon be cleared.

The President said he had finalized discussions to have funding for political parties is increased from sh10b to sh30b.