Senior Presidential Advisor (SPA) on Poverty Alleviation in Busoga, Hon. Florence Mutyabule, has congratulated President elect Gen (Rtd) Yoweri Kaguta Museveni ahead of his inauguration on Tuesday, 12 May 2026 at Kololo Ceremonial Grounds, urging farmers across Busoga to use the current rains to secure food for their households.
Peace Without Income Is Empty.
Speaking ahead of the Kololo ceremony, Mrs. Mutyabule said the 15 January election, which Gen Museveni won with 71.65 percent of the vote, proved that Busoga “chose to protect the gains of peace, stability and socio-economic transformation”.
However, she stressed that the 2026 to 2031 term will be judged on household income, not speeches.
“Peace without income is empty, the President is giving us PDM and Emyooga. These are the best anti-poverty programs we have had. But corruption and bad politics killed Entandikwa, Bonabagagawale, NADS, and the Youth Livelihood Programme”,she lamented.
The SPA put it bluntly that PDM will be different because the President is very tough these days. Still, it starts with us. Corruption is a deadly cancerous disease, and we must fight it right from family level.”
Mutyabule turned the spotlight on Busoga’s leadership history. “We have had Vice Presidents, Prime Ministers, even a Speaker of Parliament, but we still host maximum poverty,” she said. “What have we done as leaders? This term, we must answer that question with results.”
She warned against poor land decisions that trap families saying too many of the people are struggling to grow sugarcane on just an acre of land, while others have leased out family land to wealthy farmers for meager returns.
“Food is national security, it is the economy, it is family stability, rain is falling and the land is ready, this is the first weapon we have against poverty, a secure home must have enough food to meet the physical and nutritional needs of every family member”, she counselled.
She said it is meaningless talking about PDM and Emyooga when the children go to bed hungry and so encouraged families to grow beans, maize, vegetables. Feed the family first, then sell the surplus.”
On climate change, she was blunt by calling it a ticking time bomb for Busoga’s women and children.
“Heatwaves force our girls to walk long distances for water and firewood, we recklessly cut down trees and encroached on wetlands, now everyone feels the consequences, from the youngest babies to the elderly”, Mutyabule noted.
That Culture Must End.
The former head teacher, who is also wife to the Speaker of Busoga Kingdom Lukiiko, Owek. George William Wanume Mutyabule, did not mince words about family responsibility.
She condemned what she called “irresponsible men” who spend days drinking and eating meat in trading centres while their wives and children survive on poor- and low-quality foods.
“You find a man eating well in joints, yet at home the family has nothing, that is not a man, that is poverty walking, the culture of men eating the chicken while women eat soup must end. Malnutrition is a silent killer in our homes.”
Salute to Uganda’s Visionary Women.
Hon Mutyabule also took time to congratulate all visionary women who continue to help drive poverty out of homes, families, and the country.
“Irrespective of socio economic and political status, I salute you,” she said. “From the First Family, where Maama Janet Kataha Museveni leads the education ministry, to Parliament which has been in the hands of women, to the Prime Minister and ministers, to MPs, ministry departments and government agencies.”
She continued: “To the women vendors scattered everywhere in the country, to matrons in schools, to female health workers in wards and theatres, to those in the security systems, army, police, and private security firms and to those in the private sector. To the woman who tills the farm and to that one who cleans the office… I salute and congratulate you for making Uganda a warm place where everyone feels your touch. You are the reason Uganda is a home.”
Hails 11th Parliament on Sovereignty Bill.
Mutyabule congratulated the outgoing 11th Parliament “under the guidance of Speaker Rt Hon Anette Anita Among (AAA) for passing the Protection of Sovereignty Bill, 2026 last Tuesday. The Bill now awaits the President’s signature to become law.
The legislation was introduced by the Ministry of Internal Affairs to “provide for the protection of the sovereignty of the people of Uganda” by regulating foreign influence in domestic politics.
The original draft drew heavy criticism from civil society, the private sector, and the Bank of Uganda, which warned of “economic disaster” if remittances and NGO funding were restricted.
Parliament amended the Bill before passing it. The amended law requires licensing for individuals or entities that solicit or disburse funds “for the purpose of financing or sponsoring political activities to further foreign interests”.
Crucially, it no longer classifies Ugandans in the diaspora as “foreigners” and it exempts remittances sent for family, commercial, or domestic use.
Mutyabule To critics: Even Homes Have Unwritten Sovereignty ‘commandments.
Mutyabule had strong words for critics who she said will always oppose anything brought by government even when they know the truth, just to play to the gallery.
“Let us be honest with ourselves, there are people who will fight every programme not because it is bad but because it is government, the know PDM and Emyooga work, but they choose noise over truth”, she said.
The former Namutumba District Woman MP used a family analogy to explain why Uganda needs the Protection of Sovereignty Bill,2026.
“Even homes must have sovereignty, tell me which man with dignity will sit and watch while another man or some men secretly sending money to his wife, or buy food for his family in order to influence the wife’s mind and the direction of that family”, she said.
This, she said is what the Sovereignty Bill is about, arguing it is not about stopping your daughter in Canada or Dubai from sending school fees or medical bills but about stopping outsiders from buying the soul of this nation through politics.
“You cannot build a country when other people are paying for your decisions, so stop weaponizing poverty for politics”, she warned.
She even put another bold message: “If you love Busoga, if you love Uganda, then help us make PDM work, come monitor the money, expose the thieves, but do not tell hungry people to reject food because you do not like the hand that brought it, that is not opposition, it is sabotage”, said Mutyabule.
“All countries, including powerful nations like the US, Russia, the UK and others, have their own sovereignty laws that protect the security hygiene of their nations,” Mutyabule said. “Uganda cannot be different. The amended Bill makes it clear. Since when did sending money home become a crime? Your daughter in Dubai can send school fees to Iganga without you being called a foreign agent.”
How Other Countries Do It.
Sovereignty laws are common globally and serve to regulate external influence in politics and national security:
United States has Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA), 1938: Requires anyone acting in a “political or quasi-political capacity” on behalf of foreign governments to register with the Department of Justice. Purpose: Transparency. Penalty: Up to 5 years in prison.
Russia has “Foreign Agent” Law, 2012: NGOs, media, and individuals receiving foreign funding for political activity must label themselves “foreign agents”. Purpose: Limit external political influence. Critics say it restricts civil society.
United Kingdom has National Security Act, 2023: Criminalizes “foreign interference” in UK elections and political processes. Requires registration for “foreign influence” activities. Purpose: Protect democracy from hostile states.
Australia has Foreign Influence Transparency Scheme, 2018: Similar to FARA. Requires registration for lobbying or political communication on behalf of foreign principals. Purpose: Expose covert foreign influence.
Mrs. Florence Mutyabule says Uganda’s Protection of Sovereignty Bill, 2026.
This Term Is Your Term.
President Museveni will be sworn in for the 2026 to 2031 term on Tuesday, 12 May at Kololo Ceremonial Grounds. The ceremony starts at 8:00 a.m. and will run until 2:00 p.m. under the theme: “Protecting the Gains, Making a Qualitative Leap into High Middle-Income Status”.
It will be a public holiday. Government has confirmed that 35 Heads of State and more than 30 international delegations will attend.
Mrs. Mutyabule’s final message to Busoga was direct: “Time for internal party elections is over. Negative energies and lamentations will not take Busoga forward, but unity of purpose will. Government has put money in PDM. Use it. Monitor it. Demand accountability from your leaders, including me.”
She concluded: “To the mothers in markets, the youth in trading centres, the farmers in Namutumba, Iganga or Buyende and Kaliro, this new term is your term. Come to Kololo in discipline. Come back home and work. To the 11th Parliament: Thank you for the Sovereignty Bill. To His Excellency the President: We are ready for the next 5 years.”
