Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has been nominated by the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party as he eyes a seventh term.
Museveni, while accepting his nomination on Saturday, July 5, said politics is not about biology (age, gender) or “jobology” (careerism).
“I want to thank the NRM Electoral Commission for nominating me. I hope the whole membership of the NRM and its structures, will support my candidature as the Chairman of the NRM for the 2025-2031 and also as flag-bearer for the NRM in the Presidential contest for the 2026-2031,” Museveni said.
“If our generation had had a jobist mentality, Uganda would never have been rescued. All of us — Kategaya, Rwaheeru, Mwesigwa-Black, Mwesiga Martin, Ruzindana, Birihanze, Dennis Echou, Myself, etc, had well-paying Government jobs.”
Museveni Sets Agenda as He Eyes 7th Term
The president highlighted six key issues that will be his priorities if allowed to serve another term.
He stated that there will be peace, no war and no crime, and that he will also focus on development and wealth, where every home will be wealthy.
At the same time, he mentioned that his administration will focus on the creation of jobs and ensure improved services—including health, education, spirituality, and hospitality—and the development of markets as part of his priority areas.
The Africa’s fourth longest-ruling leader stated that, driven by conviction, he and others abandoned their jobs to fight for the salvation of Uganda.
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Museveni questioned where the country would be today if they had not taken that step and urged younger generations to learn from their sacrifices.
He emphasized that in the current era, there is no need to take up arms to bring about change.
Bid to Extend Nearly 40-Year Rule
Museveni, 80, has defied calls for his retirement, as critics warn that he has veered into authoritarianism with virtually no opposition, including within his governing National Resistance Movement party.
He first came to power as the head of a rebel force in 1986. Since then, he has been elected six times, although recent elections have been marred by violence and allegations of vote rigging.
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The ruling party has changed the constitution twice in the past to allow him to extend his rule. Rights groups accused him of using security forces and state patronage to suppress dissent and entrench his power – claims he denies.
Museveni’s main opponent in the last election was the popular entertainer-turned-politician Robert Kyagulanyi popularly known as Bobi Wine, who has also declared his candidacy in the polls set for January next year.
Bobi wine, rejected the 2021 results, saying his victory had been stolen through ballot stuffing, intimidation by security forces and other irregularities.
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