Museveni warns against corruption as NRM delegates endorse him for 2026
The President reiterated NRM’s seven core principles, beginning with peace, and stressed the need for wealth creation at the household level. He also highlighted challenges such as poor roads, high school fees, and drug shortages as issues fuelling frustration among citizens.
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has warned ruling party leaders against corruption, saying the practice undermines public trust and threatens party unity.
Closing the National Resistance Movement (NRM) Delegates Conference in Kampala, Mr Museveni urged officials to protect the party’s 20 million members by ensuring government programmes such as the Parish Development Model (PDM) benefit households without deductions. He also pressed districts to maintain roads, schools and health centres, and cautioned against misuse of public funds.
The President reiterated NRM’s seven core principles, beginning with peace, and stressed the need for wealth creation at the household level. He also highlighted challenges such as poor roads, high school fees, and drug shortages as issues fuelling frustration among citizens.
Delegates adopted resolutions reaffirming Mr Museveni as NRM chairman and flagbearer for the 2026 elections. They praised his leadership and Uganda’s economic growth since 1986, and committed to strengthening peace, regional integration and industrialisation.
Elections for senior party posts saw Speaker Anita Among named Second National Vice Chairperson, while regional and special organ leaders were also chosen.
The conference condemned corruption, bribery and electoral malpractice, with NRM Secretary General Richard Todwong insisting disputes must be settled legally. However, delegates ordered investigations into alleged irregularities in the Youth League vote.
