Bukwo residents have vowed to give President Museveni 99% of the votes if he contests again in the upcoming 2026 General Elections. The residents declared that other contestants for the presidency will share 1% among themselves. “Actually, they should not even come here. This is for Museveni,” exclaimed Mr. Mwanga, a bodaboda rider.
The Bukwo residents expressed gratitude, stating, “How do you reward a man who promises to tarmac a road from Kapchorwa up to Suam and goes ahead to fulfill his promises? Imagine, even his own home road to Rwakitura is not tarmacked, but he thought about us first,” observed an elderly bodaboda man near the Suam border.
The road from Mbale, Kapchorwa up to Suam is approximately 140 kilometers and is fully tarmacked. Upon reaching the Suam border, the road connects to Kitale, a main town in the Kenyan highlands, which is about 50 kilometers from the Suam border.
Meanwhile, the Government of Uganda has given Suam Town Council a facelift, resulting in booming business and free movement of people, without the need for a passport or identity card, as required at Masaba and Busia borders.
Some of the residents of Bukwo interviewed for this publication expressed satisfaction with President Museveni’s leadership for granting them a tarmac road. This road cost trillions of shillings and spans approximately 70 kilometers from Kapchorwa town up to Bukwo.
The Bukwo-Suam road is an international route connecting Uganda and Kenya and will go a long way in promoting business between the two countries. The construction of the Suam road has encouraged many highlanders to engage in trade with other towns like Mbale and Kampala, whereas previously they frequented Kitale, which was tarmacked, unlike the Ugandan side.
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