President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has resumed active campaigning today, Monday, December 29, 2025, marking the end of a short Christmas holiday and a return to voter engagement in the run-up to the January 2026 general elections.
The President’s campaign will today take him to Butambala and Mpigi districts as he intensifies efforts to consolidate support in the Greater Mpigi sub-region, a key battleground in central Uganda.
The campaign restart arrives after a brief pause following intense field engagements across the region. Museveni’s last official campaign stops before the break were on December 23, 2025, when he held rallies in Gomba and Sembabule districts.
In Gomba, he addressed supporters at Nsambwe Primary School playground in Kyegonza sub-county before proceeding to the Sembabule district headquarters grounds for another rally later that day. These events marked the culmination of an eight-day tour through central districts, including Mubende, Kyankwanzi, Kiboga, Kassanda, Mityana, Rakai, Lyantonde, Lwengo, Kyotera, Kalangala, Kalungu, Masaka, and Bukomansimbi, where he pitched the National Resistance Movement’s (NRM) track record and future vision to voters.
On December 24, the President shifted from electoral campaigning to officiating a major national infrastructure milestone. He traveled to Hoima City in Western Uganda to commission the newly completed 20,000-seater Hoima City Stadium — a key facility constructed ahead of Uganda’s co-hosting responsibilities for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) alongside Kenya and Tanzania.
Hoima City Stadium, built by Turkish contractor SUMMA, is a multi-purpose sports complex featuring a natural grass pitch, a 2,000-seat indoor arena, training grounds, modern support facilities, and other amenities that position it among Uganda’s most advanced sporting venues.
The facility is regarded as a symbol of national investment in sports infrastructure and regional development, expected not only to host international fixtures but also to stimulate local tourism and business growth.
The official opening on Christmas Eve served as both a celebratory national event and a strategic boost to Museveni’s profile as he reconnects with voters after a period of reflection and holiday observances. The timing of the stadium unveiling — nestled between campaign breaks — allowed the President to reinforce his emphasis on infrastructure development as a central pillar of the NRM manifesto.
Today’s engagements in Butambala and Mpigi will see Museveni addressing large crowds, with NRM mobilisers reporting robust preparations across sub-counties and town councils. Campaign organisers say the focus will remain on the NRM’s record in infrastructure, security, wealth creation programmes such as the Parish Development Model (PDM), and expanding economic opportunities for youth and informal sector workers.
This leg of the campaign is critical for the President as the Greater Mpigi sub-region — comprising Mpigi, Gomba, and Butambala — represents a diverse electorate with both historical ties and emerging political contestation. Consolidating support here could prove decisive as the election draws closer.
President Museveni’s campaign is scheduled to continue with rallies in the Greater Luweero sub-region, including Nakaseke and Nakasongola districts, tomorrow, December 30, 2025, where he will seek to close out 2025 on a strong note.
