National Unity Platform (NUP) presidential aspirant, Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, popularly known as Bobi Wine, has promised to construct better road networks for the people of Nakasongola District if elected into power.
Kyagulanyi made the commitment on Friday while heading to Nakasongola for a mega rally, where thousands of enthusiastic supporters turned up to welcome him.
“They forcefully diverted us from using the main road, little did they know they were giving us a chance to see the true state of our people in Nakasongola. I have seen the roads, I have seen your situation, and trust me—once we take power, all this will be history,” Bobi Wine said.
He urged residents to reflect on the 40 years of NRM rule, which he said had not delivered meaningful change to their region.
“It has been 40 years—even before some of you were born—and yet this is the state of your roads. This is not how our country is supposed to look like. Uganda is a young nation and it deserves young leadership,” he added.
Bobi Wine cautioned voters against entrusting their future to an 80-year-old leader, rallying them instead to embrace change under the NUP.
“Do not vote for an 80-year-old person. Vote for me. Uganda is a young and wealthy country that needs a leader who understands the dreams of its young people,” he said, receiving loud cheers.
Kyagulanyi also revisited the issue of forming community-based voting protection teams, locally referred to as “Eggali”, saying it will play a crucial role in safeguarding the vote in the coming elections.
He warned that the government is allegedly planning to switch off the internet, confine him under house arrest, and use state-controlled media to announce what he called “fake results.”
“These people are planning to switch off the internet, put me under house arrest, and use the TVs and radios you know to announce fake results. That is why I am telling you to form ‘Eggali’—groups of five or ten trusted people. You don’t need the internet to walk or to protect the vote. Stay on the ground, stay alert, and keep our vote,” Kyagulanyi told supporters.
He urged voters to remain vigilant and organised, insisting that defending the vote begins at the polling station, not online
He was accompanied by several NUP leaders, including Nakaseke MP Allan Ssewanyana Lutamaguzi, Muhammad Muwanga Kivumbi, and area parliamentary aspirant Ivan Kyeyune.
Kyeyune urged the people to vote for him to uplift Nakasongola and also rally behind Kyagulanyi for a new direction for Uganda.
Taking to the podium, Lutamaguzi Ssemakula told the crowd that voting for the Umbrella symbol was the only way to protect their land and resources from grabbers.
“Is it Kyagulanyi who is evicting you from your land? Is it Kyagulanyi chasing you away from the lake? No! Everywhere you see the Umbrella—just tick it,” Lutamaguzi declared, sparking chants from the crowd.
