Kampala, Uganda: President Yoweri Museveni has urged residents of Kampala, particularly in Kawempe, to turn out in big numbers and vote for the National Resistance Movement (NRM) in the January 15 elections, saying sustainable wealth and jobs are created through production at home, not chasing opportunities abroad.
Speaking during his second rally held at Kawempe-Mbogo grounds on Tuesday, Museveni, who was accompanied by the First Lady Janet Kataaha, reiterated the party’s economic message centred on wealth creation and employment.
The President cautioned young people against what he described as “illusions abroad,” arguing that real and lasting prosperity is built where production takes place. “Real wealth is built where there is production,” he said. “Even maize, when grown on a large scale, creates jobs in growing, processing and trading.”
Museveni said this thinking informed government policy since 1997, when the NRM prioritised access to affordable capital to enable Ugandans to participate in wealth-creating activities. “That is why, since 1997, we have focused on affordable capital to help Ugandans participate,” he said. “This is the correct path to jobs and prosperity.”
He concluded by calling on Kawempe residents to translate campaign crowds into votes on polling day. “I therefore urge our people in Kawempe to come out on the 15th January and vote for the NRM,” Museveni said.
Tomorrow, Wednesday, January 07, will mark President Museveni’s final rally of the week, taking the strides to Makindye and Nakawa Divisions in Kampala, before embarking on a revisit to the places he earliers skipped during his countrywide tour.
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