The Secretary General of the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM), Richard Todwong, has urged party cadres to take an active role in fighting poverty through financial discipline and economic empowerment at the household level.
Speaking during the passing out ceremony of over 800 ‘Museveni ku Ntikko’ cadre coordinators at Green Kard Gardens in Nansana Municipality, Wakiso District, Todwong challenged the newly inducted members to go beyond political mobilisation and champion responsible financial practices in their communities.
“As NRM cadres, we should learn strong personal financial discipline. You need to start challenging your expenditures,” Todwong said, stressing the importance of savings and economic prudence.
He emphasized that promoting financial literacy and discipline among citizens would not only uplift household incomes but also align with the NRM’s broader development vision of transforming the lives of Ugandans.
“As we support NRM and President Museveni, we also need to educate you to live a good life at home,” he said, underlining that the party’s mission includes the social and economic well-being of its supporters.
Todwong also reiterated the party’s stance on volunteerism, warning against the monetisation of grassroots political support. He revealed that the NRM had previously disbanded several voluntary groups found to be exploiting members financially.
“I’ve written and warned them not even to collect money from their members. If someone comes voluntarily, let it be voluntarily, not on money,” Todwong stated, warning that the party would not hesitate to distance itself from financially motivated groups.
The ‘Museveni ku Ntikko’ initiative is one of the mobilisation efforts under the NRM aiming to strengthen grassroots support for President Museveni’s leadership and the party’s agenda ahead of future electoral processes.
