Kyagulanyi promises hope to ugandans in “A NEW UGANDA”

By; Our reporter

08^th Nov. 2020

The National Unity Platform (NUP) party president Robert Kyagulanyi has vowed to answer the cries of Ugandans by fulfilling all pledges presented in the party’s manifesto.

Speaking at the launch of his manifesto in Kakyeeka stadium, Mbarara City on Saturday, Kyagulanyi said that his vow to fulfill is underlined in the party’s theme of “A NEW UGANDA”.

The function to launch the manifesto that was slated to start in the morning was delayed by the slow progress of the party leaders’ motorcade as Kyagulanyi came in from Ntungamo district amidst tight security, arriving at the function at 1:00 pm.

While launching the Manifesto, Kyagulanyi said the greatness of any nation lies in the patriotism of the leaders who feel and understand the challenges of the ordinary people that they lead and not in the beauty of a manifesto or the policy documents that have been written.

He said manifestos are good but he wants to emphasize that no matter how beautiful the ideas of any candidate in the manifesto are, if there is no will from the leaders to better the lives of the people that they lead everything will be just mere talk.

He adds that the greatness of any nation is in the commitment of its leaders who say what they mean and mean what they say and those leaders who focus on the next generation and not the next general election.

It’s here that he criticized the NRM government for failing to fulfill its promises especially one on delivering sanitary pads for all school going girls to curb increasing number of young girls that drop out of school.

He wondered how the government can never fail to get billions of shillings to allegedly bribe politicians to pass bad laws, buy off political opponents or to hire mercenaries to sing praises for the regime, as well as to buy teargas and all “equipment’s of oppression” but fails to find money to buy sanitary pads for young girls to enable them to stay in school.

The NUP manifesto among other things targets to improve livelihood of Ugandans ranging from teachers, health workers and security personnel whose monthly salary Kyagulanyi has pledged to increase to a minimum wage of 1million shillings. He also promised to create 5 million jobs by investing in technology and mass industrialization.

Meanwhile, at the launch, Kyagulanyi was given a Runyakole name “Musinguzi”, meaning Victor, as he was handed a stool and spear as symbols of leadership.