President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni said that the greatest achievement of the National Resistance Movement (NRM) government is the peace that enabled Ugandans who had fled into exile in neighbouring countries to return home and rebuild their lives.

Addressing supporters at a campaign rally in Koboko District, President Museveni recalled that when the NRM captured power in 1986, “almost the whole of Koboko was empty.” He narrated that as he drove up to Olaba border with South Sudan, he could see Ugandans peeping from across the border in fear.

“I called them to come back home,” he said. “Today, Koboko is full of people again because of the peace that the NRM restored.”

The President said that this peace was achieved through the NRM’s unique approach of combining force and reconciliation. He explained that rejecting sectarian politics based on tribe, religion or gender was key to building a united Uganda.

“It is therefore suicidal to talk about politics of sectarianism,” he said, urging the people of Koboko to remain loyal to the NRM’s ideology of patriotism and unity. He added that this inclusiveness has allowed all regions to participate freely in national institutions like the army and police.