President Yoweri Museveni has appointed former Bushenyi district Local Council five (LCV) chairman, Willis Bashasha as the Director Manifesto implementation of the ruling party.
EagleOnline has learnt that Mr Bashasha’s appointment takes immediate effect.
Mr Bashasha was Bushenyi LCV between 2011and 2015 and unsuccessfully contested for the same seat but lost in the National Resistance Movement (NRM) party primaries.
According to sources,Mr Bashasha will be charged with implementing the party ideas that are contained in the 2016 party manifesto.
Prior to joining active politics, Mr Bashasha worked with Uganda Revenue Authority for over a decade.
His appointment comes at a time when the NRM party is faced with multiply challenges and most being the promise from President Museveni’s 2016 manifesto. The appointment of Mr Bashasha is in line with the restructuring of the party to meet needs of its support base.