The National Resistance Movement (NRM) has launched a project to construct permanent party offices in 21 districts across Uganda as part of efforts to strengthen its grassroots structures and improve service delivery.
The announcement was made by NRM Secretary General Richard Todwong during a press conference at the party secretariat on Plot 10, Kyadondo Road, Nakasero.
Todwong said the initiative would provide permanent operational bases for party members across the country while strengthening the implementation of the party’s manifesto.
He explained that the initial phase would cover 21 districts where party supporters and cadres had donated land, with construction taking place in the Central, Eastern, Northern and Western regions.
“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.
According to the Secretary General, the construction programme will be financed using funds collected from aspirants who expressed interest in contesting for various party positions during the NRM primary elections.
Todwong described the initiative as one of the party’s major infrastructure projects, reaffirming its commitment to establishing functional offices in every district.
The party has already received nine completed office buildings donated by individual cadres in Ngora, Mayuge, Gulu, Kween, Buhweju, Bugiri, Bukedea, Sironko and Kakumiro districts.
NRM Deputy Secretary General Rose Namayanja Nsereko commended Todwong for spearheading 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.
Namayanja also revealed that the party secretariat had acquired an acre of land for the Luwero office using funds donated by NRM National Chairman and President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni.
Meanwhile, NRM National Treasurer Barbara Nekesa Oundo said the party had established regional project supervisors to oversee implementation, ensure accountability and maintain construction standards.
She said local contractors would be given priority, provided they meet the required standards following due diligence checks.
The verification process will include confirmation of company registration, tax compliance, technical capacity and beneficial ownership to guard against conflicts of interest.
Nekesa said the simultaneous construction of the offices is expected to take between nine and ten months.
She added that all district offices would follow a uniform architectural design, with no provisions for individual districts to alter the approved plans.
The press conference was also attended by Deputy National Treasurer Jacqueline Kyatuheire, Electoral Commission commissioners James Tweheyo, Zaitun Dwiwaru and Auma Juliana Modesta, as well as Director of External Affairs Maj. (Rtd) Awich Pollar.
