In Summary: Secretary General Richard Todwong said the project will be financed using funds collected from aspirants during the party’s expression-of-interest process, while officials expect construction to take between nine and ten months.
Kampala, Uganda — The ruling National Resistance Movement party (NRM) has launched a phased programme to construct permanent party offices, beginning with 21 districts at an estimated cost of Shs150 million to Shs200 million per office.
Based on the estimated cost, the initial phase could require between Shs3.15 billion and Shs4.2 billion, although the final expenditure will depend on site conditions and other construction requirements.
The development was announced by NRM Secretary General Richard Todwong during a press conference held Thursday, November 12, at the party secretariat on Plot 10, Kyadondo Road, Nakasero, Kampala.
Flanked by senior party officials, Todwong said the offices would provide permanent working spaces for party members and strengthen the party’s capacity to coordinate activities and support the implementation of its manifesto.
“We shall cover all districts but we began with 21 where some cadres donated land. This phase will cover some districts in the Central, Eastern, Northern and Western regions,” Todwong said.
He explained that the construction programme would be financed using money collected from aspirants through the expression-of-interest process during the party’s primary elections. “This is one of the most important initiatives we are launching as a party today,” Todwong said, reaffirming the secretariat’s commitment to establishing operational offices in every district.
According to Mr Todwong, NRM has already received nine fully constructed offices donated by cadres in Ngora, Mayuge, Gulu, Kween, Buhweju, Bugiri, Bukedea, Sironko and Kakumiro districts.
Luwero among priority locations
NRM Deputy Secretary General Rose Namayanja Nsereko commended Todwong for the initiative, saying the establishment of permanent party offices would strengthen the party’s presence across the country.
She welcomed the decision to begin construction in Luwero, describing the district as historically significant to the NRM. “The Secretariat procured an acre of land from the money donated by the National Chairman and President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni,” Namayanja said.
The NRM National Treasurer, Barbara Nekesa Oundo, said the party had appointed regional project supervisors to oversee accountability, quality control and compliance with procurement guidelines.
She said local contractors from the respective districts would be prioritised, subject to due diligence checks covering registration, tax compliance, technical capacity and beneficial ownership to prevent conflicts of interest. “The simultaneous construction of offices is projected to take about nine to ten months,” Nekesa said.
The National Treasurer added that all the offices would follow a standard design approved by the party secretariat, with no provision for modifications at individual construction sites. “All office designs are standard and generic. We shall have the same design everywhere. There is no room for altering the designs. They have been standardised and approved,” she said.
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