NRM announces construction of 21 regional offices across Uganda

12 November 2026, 3:35 pm

By Ronald Ssemagonja

The National Resistance Movement (NRM) party has announced plans to construct 21 regional offices across the country as part of efforts to strengthen its operations and reduce expenditure on rented premises.

The announcement was made by the party’s Secretary General, Richard Todwong, while addressing journalists at the NRM headquarters in Kampala.

Todwong said the offices would enable the party to fulfil its constitutional mandate while saving millions of shillings currently spent on renting office space.

He explained that the land on which the offices will be constructed was donated to the party by different well-wishers, while the construction funds were raised through the party’s previous Expression of Interest exercise involving its members.

“We are going to construct offices in 21 districts, in the Western, Northern, Central and Eastern regions. The money we are going to use for construction was collected from the Expression of Interest process, and the groundbreaking for this construction is going to be in Luweero District today,” Todwong said.

When asked why the party was prioritising regional offices instead of starting with the national secretariat, Todwong said the construction of the headquarters was also part of the party’s plans and would be launched at an appropriate time by the NRM National Chairman, President Yoweri Museveni.

He said the party wanted to establish its own premises to reduce the cost of renting and provide permanent spaces for its activities.

“We want to have our own offices because we have been renting. These offices will be used to do party work. Like I said, the National Chairman will officiate at the groundbreaking of the headquarters. We have the money, and we now have a membership of over 20 million people,” he added.

Meanwhile, the party’s National Treasurer, Barbara Nekesa, said the construction funds would be released in four phases and paid directly into the contractors’ accounts.

She explained that each building would cost between Shs200 million and Shs250 million.

Doryn Kyosiimire has been appointed as the architect for the Luweero office, whose construction is expected to take between nine and ten months.

The NRM Deputy Secretary General, Rose Namayanja, welcomed the decision to begin the construction exercise in Luweero District.