Museveni Hails Kasese Peace, Announces SGR and International Airport

President Yoweri Museveni has kicked off his campaigns in the Rwenzori Sub-region with a strong message of peace, stability, and major infrastructure upgrades aimed at transforming the region’s economic potential.

Addressing residents and NRM leaders in Kasese District, Museveni said he was pleased to find lasting peace and steady development in an area that once faced significant security challenges. He emphasized that it is this peace that has enabled government to invest in large-scale projects that will open up the Rwenzori corridor to tourism and trade.

The President announced that government has already begun repairing the old railway line from Malaba, a move he said marks the start of a broader plan to strengthen Uganda’s transport network. “Here in Rwenzori, we shall also construct a new Standard Gauge Railway to support the movement of goods and boost regional connectivity,” Museveni said.

In addition to the railway, he revealed that government will build an international airport in the region to attract more tourists to the Rwenzori Mountains—one of Uganda’s most iconic natural attractions—and ease access for investors.

Museveni also reiterated the seven major contributions the NRM has delivered over the last 40 years, stressing the importance of prioritisation in government planning. He noted that while some leaders prefer to address every demand simultaneously, the NRM’s strategy of focusing on key priorities is what enabled the construction of major roads in Kasese and across the country.

“It is true Kasese needs more road machinery, and we shall add it,” Museveni said. On electricity, he noted that every district in Uganda now has power except Buvuma Island, and government is working to extend electricity to every sub-county nationwide.

The President affirmed that government remains committed to ensuring that the Rwenzori Sub-region continues on its trajectory of peace, stability, and accelerated development.