President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni pledged to settle what he called the government’s “two major debts” to Obongi District, electricity connection and road infrastructure.

While addressing thousands of National Resistance Movement (NRM) supporters at Lionga Grounds, Obongi on Friday, October 17, 2025, the President, who is also the party Presidential flagbearer, said the government had already secured funding to bring electricity to the district and tarmacking key roads would begin within the current financial year.

“We have two debts with Obongi, and one is electricity. Money has been secured to bring electricity to Obongi. We are going to use a World Bank loan to do this,” President Museveni said.

“They are now doing procurement, looking for the right company to do the work. That debt is paid because the money is already there,” he added.