Museveni Pledges to Expedite Karuma Dam Compensation in Nwoya

22 October 2025, 11:19 am

By Frank Oyugi

The National Resistance Movement party Presidential candidate General Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has promised to expedite the compensation of remaining claimants in Nwoya district displaced during the construction of Karuma hydropower dam.

‎ General Yoweri Kaguta notes that government has so far compensated 11 out of 48 billion shillings valued for Project affected persons adding the balance of 37 billion shillings is top on the priority list of NRM government plans in the next term of office

‎He said this at a campaign rally at Anaka primary school playground in Nwoya district.

Meanwhile General Yoweri Kaguta Museveni commits to end Human wildlife conflict in Nwoya district by completing the construction an electric Fence around Murchison Falls National Park

‎This was after a concern raised by the Nwoya district NRM chairperson Mary Adokorach who reported two recent deaths of people attacked by elephants from Murchison Falls National Park

‎Museveni conversing with NRM leaders including Northern Uganda NRM vice chair Denis Hamson Obua

In response, the NRM Presidential Candidate General Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has assured the people of Nwoya District of the government’s plan to see through with the construction of the electric Fence

‎The president further advised the people Nwoya district not to wait for massive development to embrace wealth creation at household level

‎General Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has cautioned the electorate in Nwoya district to avoid misleaders who are ignorant on leadership matters

‎Candidate Museveni has shown success stories of people in remote areas of teh country who have embraced wealth creation at household level and have turned wealth

‎As he explains during his Presidential campaign rally at Anaka primary school play grounds in Nwoya district

‎The NRM Presidential Candidate General Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has reminded the Electorate of Nwoya  of how  the NRM ended insurgencies and ended their displacement from IDP camps which has spurred growth and development of their area

‎Its upon such success stories that he has rallied the electorate in Nwoya district to grant him another term of office as he explains during the NRM Presidential campaign rally at Anaka primary school play grounds in Nwoya district