ELECTION 2016 NEW VISION, Wednesday, January 6, 2016 5

KANUNGU Population: 252,075 How they voted 2011:

1 Museveni 77.08%

2 Besigye 21.68% 3 Lubega 0.53%

TODAY’S AGENDA Candidate Museveni will campaign in Kanungu district

A recent Vision Group poll showed the top five concerns for voters in this district as:

 Health  Education  National security  Water and sanitation  Road network Ruth Karungi Many roads in hav PATSON BARAIRE asked residents what been worked on, but the they expect from President Museveni Rukungiri-Kanungu road has remained in a sorry state for a long time. I want Museveni to fix it. Abdulla Nziigira Museveni greeting David Bahati in Ndorwa West constituency yesterday Most of us here in Kanungu are farmers, but the roads are in a horrible state. This limits us from accessing markets. If President Yoweri Museveni improves on road network, I will vote I am the best choice, Museveni tells him forever.

of Ugandan voters want NRM ACHIEVEMENTS IN KABALE candidates who win the polls Elias Kanyoonza Peace and stability to address cultural issues Unemployment has Godfrey Karebenda Tarmacked major roads: Kabale-Kisoro, Bunagana- become a serious issue such as witchcraft, with 48% We have supported and Mucucu-Kisizi in Uganda and Kanungu of voters saying it was their President Museveni for 30 Extended electricity to remote areas in Kamwezi, Rwa- district. I expect President biggest concern, followed by years and he has never mucucu and Kitanda Yoweri Museveni to health, roads, planning and disappointed. We want him Built primary and secondary schools industrialise the country development and national to strengthen the issue Supplied inputs to farmers under NAADs and attract investors so security. of security at the borders Across the western region, that the youth can get jobs. so that Uganda remains roads, health and water are peaceful. PROMISES the top three issues voters Steel factory want candidates who win next Rehema Tea factory year’s polls to address. Biryomumeisho Compensate residents whose crops were destroyed by Martin Kafanta In Kyanamira sub-county, 50- We expect President Rwandan refugees The youth are yet to get year-old Irene Tugumenawe, Yoweri Museveni to work Tarmack major roads of Muko-Bushungi-Katuna, Youth Livelihood funds. a peasant farmer in Kabale on the electricity power Rutobo-Kamwezi-Kamuhanga, Kabale-Kyanamira Therefore, we expect district, grows sorghum, sub-station for Ishasha Increase budgets for wealth creation funds for women, President Museveni potatoes and beans on a one- dam so that people can youth, NAADS to ensure that the acre garden in Kanjobe village. start small scale industries Build primary school and health centre in Bukinda money goes to the right Her maximum yield for beans in Kanungu district. beneficiaries. subcounty on a good season is 50kg, Rehabilitate Kyogo Primary School which she sells at sh1,200 per Making Rubanda a district kilo, earning her sh60,000. Along with thousands of NRM supporters, she had Education regarding his mission, but let later pardoned by the party camped at Kabanyonyi “There are those saying that I Museveni said the NRM had him sit in the VIP tent. chairman. Primary School from morning. achieved a lot in education, When the President invited She said she wants electricity compared to his student days fl ag-bearers from the area to Tea factory to be extended to her home will not go. I cannot refuse to go. I in the 1960s when he joined speak to the crowd, Nuwagaba Museveni promised that the area. Ntare School and there was took to the podium and Government will build a tea Neighbouring Kyanamira made my wealth a long time ago. only one school in the region. thanked the residents for factory in Kabale and Kisoro, sub-county is now connected “There was only one school attending the rally to ‘visit the where many farmers are to the national power grid, in Kigezi region (Kigezi President’. growing the crop. replacing the one megawatt I am a wealthy farmer and I have College Butobere) and classes But the President recalled He thanked the people of (1mw) power unit that was stopped at Senior Four. In the him to the podium, saying Kabale for hosting Rwandan being supplied to the area. somewhere to go.”Museveni entire country, there were only his message was not clear. refugees and pledged to “I have come to listen to 50 schools,” Museveni stated. Nuwagaba repeated his compensate the people around what my candidate will do to “We have made a very big appreciation for the support the border whose gardens and improve incomes for farmers. step as far as education is and promised that roads and other property were destroyed All I need to increase my NAADS programme, whose village can have a micro-credit concerned. There are now electricity challenges would be by the refugees. earnings are seeds, fertilisers budget will be increased from fund of at least sh2m. many government-aided addressed. and pesticides,” she told New sh200b to sh1000b. The President advised Kabale schools in . You Nuwagaba, who is vying for People’s manifesto Vision. He also pledged to increase residents who have some land have 294 primary schools and the seat on an independent A recent Vision Group opinion Museveni promised that the youth fund to sh234b, to use at least an acre to grow 30 secondary schools. If you ticket, was one of four NRM poll involving 6,626 Ugandans farmers will have more access create a sh234b fund for coffee, tea or fruits to increase add the number of private MPs expelled from the party of voting age found that in the to seeds, cattle, pigs for wealth women and increase SACCOS incomes for an estimated six schools, the total fi gure comes for indiscipline, but was Kabale region, the majority creation under the revamped funds to sh180b so that each million households. to 90.”