NRM to endorse Museveni for another term

Saturday, January 25, 2020 — updated on July 05, 2020 - 4 min read

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni (centre) walks during the first day of a 6-day trek, covering a distance of 195km, called "Africa Kwetu" (Africa our homeland) in Galamba, about 30km North of Kampala, Uganda, on January 4, 2020. PHOTO | HAJARAH NALWADDA | AFP

By JONATHAN KAMOGA

President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda who has been in power for 34 years will on January 26 seek endorsement of the ruling National Resistance Movement to run for the presidency.

President Museveni is set to walk into the Mandela National Stadium at Nambole where NRM delegates will announce him the sole presidential candidate for the 2021 general elections.

Meeting with foes
Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni and chairman of the ruling National Resistance Movement had invited former prime minister and NRM secretary general John Patrick Amama Mbabazi as a special guest to the party’s National Executive Committee meeting on January 24. Three weeks ago, President Museveni tweeted photos of him and Mr Mbabazi meeting at his farm at Kisozi. It later emerged Mr Mbabazi sought a meeting with his former foe to invite him to a meeting of the Brazzaville Foundation — a peace advocacy group named after the Congolese capital.
President Museveni has been cracking down on his opponents with youthful politician Bobi Wine and opposition leader Dr Kiza Besigye meeting the wrath of police. The two have been barred by police from addressing political rallies or any gathering.

NRM to endorse Museveni for another term

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