Kabasharira Nominated for Second Term as Rushenyi County MP

Strategic Insights -

Naome Kabasharira has been formally nominated to seek a second term as Member of Parliament for Rushenyi County in Ntungamo District, setting the stage for the constituency's contest in Uganda's general elections scheduled for January 2025. The ceremony, overseen by the district's returning officer, Latif Ngonzi, highlighted Kabasharira's strong local base and alignment with the National Resistance Movement (NRM), the country's ruling party. Her campaign focuses on five core areas: increasing household wealth, improving health services, enhancing roads and water access, strengthening education and youth skilling, and expanding electricity coverage.

Key Takeaways:

  • Kabasharira's nomination is significant as it showcases her consolidated local base and alignment with the NRM party machinery.
  • Her campaign focuses on five core areas: increasing household wealth through programs like the Parish Development Model (PDM), improving health services, enhancing roads and water access, strengthening education and youth skilling, and expanding electricity coverage.
  • Kabasharira has made tangible improvements in local services, including the upgrading of two Health Centre IV facilities in Rushooka and Rubaare, and the lobbying and procurement of two fully operational emergency ambulances for the constituency.
  • The nomination also served as a platform to reinforce support for the ruling party, with Karuhanga making a direct appeal to the youth to support the NRM.
  • Kabasharira's message was one of continuity, emphasizing her commitment to represent her constituents "boldly and truthfully" and to "protect public resources without compromise."
  • Justus Karuhanga, a local NRM official, highlighted Kabasharira's key achievement as building unity among local leaders, noting that among the seven LC3 chairpersons she has worked with during this term, only one initially supported her, but they are now all standing with her.

Statistics:

  • Kabasharira has been a Member of Parliament for Rushenyi County for two terms.
  • Her campaign focuses on five core areas, including:

+ Increasing household wealth through the Parish Development Model (PDM).

+ Improving health services, particularly in the upgrading of two Health Centre IV facilities in Rushooka and Rubaare.

+ Enhancing roads and water access in the constituency.

+ Strengthening education and youth skilling.

+ Expanding electricity coverage.

Sources:

  • "Nominations for Rushenyi County Parliamentary Seat Underway" by Nile Post, published on [date not specified], 2025.
  • Interview with Justus Karuhanga, local NRM official, at the Ntungamo District Electoral Commission Offices.