President Yoweri Museveni has dismissed claims that the National Resistance Movement (NRM) government has failed to deliver development, describing such assertions as dishonest and misleading.
Speaking during presidential campaign engagements in Nakawa Division, Kampala District, Museveni said Uganda has undergone significant economic and social transformation under NRM leadership, despite critics who continue to downplay these achievements.
“God does not like liars. Even the Bible speaks clearly about this,” Museveni said, adding that those who claim NRM has done nothing are either “misinformed or deliberately misleading the public.”
The President cited visible infrastructure and industrial growth as evidence of progress, pointing to areas such as Namanve, which he said were once undeveloped.
“I came here when this place was not developed at all. Namanve used to be a forest where criminals dumped bodies. Today, it is one of the biggest industrial hubs in the region,” Museveni said.
He also highlighted gains in local production, noting a sharp reduction in Uganda’s dependence on imported goods.
“In 1996, about 90 percent of items in our supermarkets were imported. Today, because of good leadership and deliberate policies, about 65 percent of products on supermarket shelves are locally made,” the President said.
Museveni further underscored the NRM’s long-standing focus on household income growth, particularly through agriculture. He recalled that as early as 1996, the government identified seven priority farming activities for small-scale farmers: coffee, pasture, fruits, food crops, fish farming, piggery, and poultry.
“Those who followed this guidance have improved their livelihoods,” he said, adding that economic empowerment at the household level remains central to Uganda’s development and prosperity.
The President reiterated that Uganda is steadily growing and transforming, urging citizens to assess progress based on tangible outcomes rather than political rhetoric.
