Over 60 names have been removed from the National Resistance Movement (NRM) register in Rwakitura during a community verification exercise aimed at cleaning up party records.
The audit, conducted as part of a nationwide initiative to strengthen grassroots structures, revealed that many listed members had either passed away or migrated.
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, who personally participated in the exercise at his home polling station, emphasized the importance of maintaining an accurate and credible register.
He noted, “Fellow Ugandans, when we arrived this morning at my polling station in Rwakitura, our registrar had a list of 351 members present. But after auditing, we found that 61 people have either passed away or migrated. This leaves us with 290 registered members.”
The President emphasized the importance of maintaining a clean and accurate party register, citing it as the foundation for meaningful democratic processes within the ruling party.
“Our primary purpose today was to confirm the register,” he said. “If we were to have 290 people in each of the 72,000 villages, we would potentially have 20.8 million members.”
The President also acknowledged that some eligible individuals, including his own grandchildren, are not yet captured in the system, a sign he said, that more work remains.
“Of course, we acknowledge that some people are not on the list, such as my grandchildren—Muhoozi’s children—who are over 18 and may wish to join the party. This will be addressed later.”
President Museveni praised the Rwakitura community for their vigilance and encouraged NRM supporters across Uganda to participate actively in the verification exercise to strengthen the party’s future.
“If we do a good job, the party can perpetuate and multiply itself,” he said.
Party leaders at the event described the exercise as both timely and necessary, especially ahead of internal elections and the 2026 general polls. The NRM Secretariat has committed to auditing all village-level registers to remove ghost members and capture new eligible supporters.
As the ruling party looks to revitalize its base, Museveni’s hands-on approach in Rwakitura sends a clear message: integrity and structure begin at the village level.
