Sometimes I sit back and wonder, are NRM flag bearers on a national sabbatical? Because the silence is so loud you could hear a pin drop in some districts. It’s almost as if after securing the flag, many leaders hung it in their living rooms and went to sleep, waiting for the President to campaign for them, defend them, explain government achievements, and even collect the votes for them.
Hello, flag bearers, wake up! The yellow color on your shirts does not campaign by itself. You were not given that flag to decorate WhatsApp profile pictures you were entrusted to be the voice, the face, and the spokesperson of the Movement in your districts.
Where are the voices that should be on radio, on television, in the trading centers, and on social media telling people what has been done in their areas and what is planned for the next five years? Why do we only see a handful of leaders like Rt. Hon. Anita Annet Among, Hon. Balam Barugahara and Hon. Phiona Nyamutoro consistently out there speaking, delivering, and defending the Party?
Take for example Hon. Among’s recent visit to Bunyiro Church playground in Kigulu South, Iganga. She did not just speak she acted. She told the LC5 Chairman, Ezira Gabula, to compile all pending presidential pledges for resolution and even cleared 300 bags of cement for Buwolomela SDA Church in Nawaningi. That is leadership in motion not theory. That is the NRM spirit: More NRM, more development.
Meanwhile, some of you are waiting for State House to issue you a script, for the President to drive to your constituency, shake hands, and do your campaign. If you think His Excellency will personally explain every road tarmacked, every health center built, every youth project launched, and every parish development model fund disbursed you are joking.
The President has already done his part laying foundations, steering development, and providing vision. Now, it’s your turn to defend the gains, explain the progress, and rally the people. Go to the airwaves, meet the voters, gather feedback, and identify gaps. Speak with confidence about what your government has done because this government is your government too.
Don’t wait for journalists to ask you about opposition propaganda; beat them to the punch! Flood the spaces. Use facts, stories, and faces of transformation in your district. From irrigation projects to parish development funds, to new schools and health centers these are your campaign lines.
Ugandans need to hear from you not just during nomination week but every week.
So, dear NRM flag bearers, the message is simple: Stop snoring. Start speaking. Be the ambassadors of progress. Make it easy for your President, because campaigning should be a partnership not a rescue mission.
The ball is in your court, comrades. Grab the microphone, wear your yellow with purpose, and let the people hear the roar of the Movement once again.