The National Resistance Movement (NRM) has chosen Luweero as the starting point for its nationwide district office construction programme, citing the area’s historical role in the liberation struggle that brought the party to power.
NRM Secretary General Richard Todwong made the remarks on Thursday while breaking ground for the construction of a new party office at Ntangaala Village in Katikamu, Luweero District.
Todwong said the decision to begin the project in Luweero was a tribute to residents who sacrificed their lives during the bush war, adding that the district holds a special place in the history of the Movement.
“We commenced the building of party offices from here because this district has a very big significance to our bush war liberation struggles. You sacrificed your lives to ensure a peaceful country,” Todwong said.
The groundbreaking followed the secretariat’s announcement of plans to construct more than 20 permanent party offices in districts across the country, in an effort to strengthen its grassroots structures.
Todwong also revealed that President Yoweri Museveni, who is the NRM National Chairman, is expected to launch the construction of the party’s headquarters in Nakasero, Kampala, in the coming days.
He credited the party’s reported 71.6 per cent victory in the 2026 general elections for giving the Movement confidence to pursue initiatives aimed at improving Ugandans’ livelihoods.
Deputy Secretary General Rose Namayanja Nsereko said the Luweero office would become a permanent base for party mobilisation and coordination with government agencies to improve service delivery.
She pledged to closely monitor the project, warning against corruption and irregularities in the procurement of contractors.
National Treasurer Barbara Nekesa Oundo said local contractors would be prioritised, subject to verification of their registration, tax compliance, technical capacity and ownership. She added that regional supervisors had been appointed to monitor quality and accountability.
The construction programme is expected to take between nine and ten months.
The one-acre piece of land on which the Luweero office will be built was acquired using money donated to the party by Museveni.
However, Luweero NRM District Chairman Sam Buchanan said the new office would serve a political purpose beyond providing administrative space, describing it as a mobilisation centre for rebuilding the party’s influence in the district.
He pledged to work with local leaders to reclaim positions currently held by opposition politicians, while addressing divisions within the party’s grassroots structures.
Minister for the Luweero Triangle Alice Kaboyo also urged residents to take advantage of government programmes, including the Parish Development Model, Emyooga and the Youth Livelihood Programme, to improve household incomes.
