Uganda: Rwomushana Urges Stability in Buganda Ahead of Elections

17 December 2025
Nile Post (Kampala)
By Andrew Victor Mawanda Naimanye

Political analyst Charles Rwomushana has emphasized the need for state stability in Buganda, arguing that political calm and institutional certainty are critical for economic growth, investment, and national development.

Speaking during NBS Barometer on Tuesday, Rwomushana noted that Uganda's strength lies in its ability to attract skilled labor, investors, and professionals from across different regions and around the world.

"What Buganda needs is state stability. Uganda attracts quality from different regions and from around the world to work and invest here, which is good for development. Stability is what guarantees that this progress is sustained," he said:

With less than a month remaining before the January 15, 2026 general elections, the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) has intensified its campaign activities in the Buganda sub-region, traditionally one of the most politically influential regions in the country.

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NRM presidential candidate Yoweri Museveni is currently on a campaign tour across Buganda, a move widely interpreted as a renewed effort to reclaim lost political ground.

The tour is expected to culminate in a final major rally at Kololo Ceremonial Grounds, underscoring the strategic importance the ruling party attaches to the region.

Buganda has, in recent election cycles, emerged as a key battleground for the NRM. In the last general elections, the ruling party experienced a significant decline in support, securing only 35 percent of the presidential vote and winning 31 out of 105 parliamentary seats in the region.

This represented a sharp contrast to earlier elections, when the NRM garnered approximately 69 percent in 2011 and 80 percent in 2006.

Political analysts have largely attributed the party's poor performance in Buganda to several factors, including the rapid rise of Robert Kyagulanyi's National Unity Platform (NUP), strong youth support for the opposition, persistent concerns over land grabbing, and internal divisions within the NRM, particularly after several unsuccessful party candidates opted to contest as independents.

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