President Museveni takes break from campaign trail 

The National Resistance Movement (NRM) has been forced to adjust its presidential campaign schedule, postponing three planned rallies in the Lango sub-region. 

In a statement issued last evening, Rt. Hon. Richard Todwong, the NRM Secretary General, notified party chairpersons that the rallies set for Monday, 6th October 2025, in Kole, Lira, and Lira City have been called off. 

The sudden change was attributed to President Yoweri Museveni's "need to attend to critical state duties on the set day," though no further details on the nature of these duties were provided. 

The Inconvenience of Dual Roles

Speaking about the development, Mr Todwong appealed for patience and understanding from party supporters and flagbearers. 

He acknowledged the "little inconvenience on Monday," but stressed the necessity of the adjustment given the candidate's dual responsibility. 

"We pray that our supporters and flagbearers can understand that our national chairman and presidential candidate is also the president of this country and he had a prior arrangement on Monday and he has to take a day off," Todwong said. 

This schedule disruption comes as the President attempts to balance the demands of running a country with the rigorous pace of a nationwide election campaign, which officially commenced in late September.

Campaign Momentum in Lango

The postponement slightly disrupts the NRM's push through the northern regions, where President Museveni has spent the past week solidifying support and unveiling his party's 2026–2031 agenda: "Protecting the gains as we make a qualitative leap into a high middle-income status." 

The campaign trail began in Luweero on 30th September, a highly symbolic location, before moving quickly to the Lango sub-region. 

Since then, the President has held high-energy rallies in districts including Amolatar, Dokolo, Otuke, and Alebtong, where he has focused heavily on promising wealth creation, infrastructure development, and leveraging imminent oil revenues to transform the country. 

During the rallies in Otuke and Alebtong, he pledged that oil money would be dedicated strictly to critical infrastructure projects such as roads, railways, and electricity, rather than being squandered on luxury imports.