My wealth creation programmes in Rukungiri will continue, says Museveni
In April this year, Mr Museveni donated money, trucks, mini buses and an assortment of machinery worth over Shs5 billion to 110 groups of people in Rukungiri District, ostensibly to help them fight poverty. FILE PHOTO
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- In April this year, Mr Museveni donated money, trucks, mini buses and an assortment of machinery worth over Shs5 billion to 110 groups of people in Rukungiri District, ostensibly to help them fight poverty.
Despite his NRM party candidate losing to the FDC candidate in the just concluded Rukundgiri District Woman MP by-election, President Musevenu says his operation wealth creation programmes will continue.
“My programmes of wealth creation for the masses, especially the youth, will continue. Some of those groups helped in winning some parts of the municipality,” Mr Museveni said.
The NRM candidate, Ms Winfred Masiko lost to the FDC candidate, Ms Betty Muzanira in a race contested by four women.
Muzanira garnered 50, 611 while Masiko got 46, 329 votes.
In the third place was former state Minister of public service in charge of pensions Prisca Ssezi Mbaguta who was also once a district Woman MP after he got only 993 votes.
Fabith Kukundakwe of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) trailed with an embarrassing figure of 183 votes.
In a statement he issued on Friday, Mr Museveni attributed the loss to divisions and weakness of the NRM local leaders and police in Rukungiri District.
“Inspite of the divisions among the NRM leaders and attempts to use religion (Catholics vs Protestants) and tribe (Bakiga vs Bahororo-Banyakore), Hon Masiko Winifred won in 114 polling stations out of the total of 280, albeit sometimes, with less majority than before,” President Museveni said before adding that: “Due to the weakness on the side of the police and the NRM leaders, I also hear that there was intimidation of voters by hooligans from Kampala and other areas. I salute those who defied those odds and voted for the NRM.”
“Winning in the big sub-counties of Nyakishenyi and Nyarushanje is on account of the steadfastness of our supporters inspite of the confusion among the leaders.”
In April this year, Mr Museveni donated money, trucks, mini buses and an assortment of machinery worth over Shs5 billion to 110 groups of people in Rukungiri District, ostensibly to help them fight poverty.
Although the president said this was part of his operation wealth creation programmes, his critics, especially the Opposition argued that he was trying to influence voters ahead of the May 31 woman MP by-election.
