By Kabuye Ronald
The chairperson for the National Resistance Movement (NRM) in Buganda and the minister for tourism Hon. Godfrey Kiwanda Ssuubi has clarified that their party has never released money to support its candidates like many claim.
There has been allegations doing round that the top leaders in the NRM chewed the 40 billion shillings that was meant to support their candidates at all levels.
Hon. Kiwanda revealed the above while unveiling the NRM presidential candidate Yoweri Kaguta Museveni’ campaign road map in Buganda that will commence on the 21st of this month.
Kiwanda said that the party only released 24 billion shillings to facilitate structural activities especially on the village level.
“We sent minimal money of 300,000 shillings per village to facilitate the mobilization for the NRM support not to share amongst themselves or bribe voters but to buy things that support the Standard Operating Procedures SOPs, fuel, drinks and eats among others.
For the case of our candidates we have not yet released any money to support them and once the money is out it shall be sent to their personal bank account or mobile money” said Kiwanda.
Kiwanda also called upon all NRM mobilizers and chairpersons to support and embark on the door to door campaigns on the village level since it’s the center of their focus to win the support of the people.
He predicted that the NRM will win the presidential seat at 75% since their manifesto focuses on five core issues that include: creating jobs and wealth, Delivering good health, education and water supply, Protecting life and property, ensuring economic and political integration and Ensuring justice and equity.
The campaign for the NRM presidential candidate Museveni in Buganda commences on the 21st December with a meeting of district leaders in West Buganda which will include Kibuga, kyankwanzi, Kasanda and Mubende.
On the 22nd of December he will meet with leaders in Mityana, Butambala, Gomba and Mpigi.
On the 23rd of December he will be meeting in Kalangala, Kalungu, Masaka, Masaka city and Lwengo districts.
On the 24th of December he will meet leaders in Rakai, Kyotera and Lyantondo
From the 25th to the 27th of December the NRM candidate will take a Christmas break.
The president will then resume his campaign on the 28th of December in greater Mukono meeting leaders in Buikwe, Buvuma, Mukono and Kayunga districts.
On the 29th December, he will meet leaders in wakiso that’s Nansana, Makidye Ssabagabo, Kira and Entebbe Municipalities and the rest of Wakiso .
On the 30th of December he will meet the leaders in the five divisons of Kampala capital city authority that; Kawempe, Kampala central, Lubaga, Nakawa and Makidye.
He will then have a long break from 1st to 11th of January 2021 before holding a grand closing campaign meeting on the 12th of January.
