KAMPALA — Labour rights advocate and legal practitioner Counsel Kamukama David has officially been nominated to contest as Member of Parliament representing Workers in the 2026–2031 term, pledging to restore dignity, justice, and fair treatment for Uganda’s workforce.
In a powerful declaration titled “The Legal Medicine for Workers’ Problems,” Kamukama said his nomination is not just a political pursuit but a “clarion call to justice, equity, and restoration of dignity for the labour force that oils the nation’s machinery.”
“From the bustling factory floors to the silent desks of civil service, from the sweat of the builder to the intellect of the teacher, the Ugandan worker remains the unsung architect of national development,” he said. “Yet for too long, their welfare has been traded for political expedience.”
Kamukama, a seasoned lawyer and labour policy scholar, emphasized that his candidacy is anchored on three key pillars — Protection, Participation, and Progress — aimed at overhauling Uganda’s industrial relations framework.
Under Protection, he seeks to reform labour laws to guarantee job security, fair wages, and equitable opportunities for both formal and informal workers. Participation focuses on amplifying workers’ voices in trade unions and national policy formulation, while Progress prioritizes labour education, digital empowerment, and sustainable pension systems for dignified retirements.
“I have seen workers lose jobs without hearing, pensions without justice, and contracts without conscience,” Kamukama remarked. “Never again shall the worker’s pain be normalized nor their power underestimated.”
He described himself as “the Legal Medicine for Workers’ Problems” — ready to diagnose the challenges in the labour sector and prescribe solutions through evidence-based policy and legal reform.
Rejecting the notion that workers are expendable, Kamukama told Uganda’s workforce, “You are irreplaceable, invaluable, and instrumental. Without your sweat, there is no nation; without your service, there is no system.”
He pledged to be a “workers’ conscience in Parliament” — a voice guided by truth, grounded in law, and driven by compassion.
Kamukama concluded his address with a rallying call for collective transformation:
“Together, we can rewrite the workers’ story from survival to significance, from exploitation to empowerment. For the Worker. With the Worker. By the Worker. Always.”
If elected, Counsel Kamukama David says his legislative agenda will prioritize labour law reform, workplace justice, and empowerment of Uganda’s growing informal sector — positioning him as one of the most worker-focused candidates in the 2026 elections.
