In the Lango sub – region, President Museveni won the
hearts of the proud Langi people by speaking their language.
In the districts of Amolatar, Dokolo, Lira, Alebtong,
Otuke, Apac, Kole and Oyam, the NRM presidential candidate Museveni summarised
the NRM manifesto in five Langi words;- ‘Note’, Langi for Unity which the president described as the foundation of the NRM ideology and the reason they opposed sectarianism in all its forms.
- ‘Note’ produced ‘Teko’ which is strength that is derived when we put aside all religious, tribal and other differences.
- ‘Kuchi’, the Langi word for Peace which Museveni says has been achieved from one border of the country to the other for the first time in the history of the Uganda.
- ‘Dongolobo’ was a particular favourite of many Langi people. The president explained that this word for Langi word for development saw the NRM government focus on building ‘Yo’, (‘Yo’ is the Langi word for ‘road’), extending ‘Machi’ to all parts of the country, ( ‘Machi’ means ‘electricity’), providing free ‘Kwan’ to all children in Uganda (‘Kwan’ is ‘education’) and improving ‘Yot Kom’ of Ugandans. (‘Yot Kom’ means ‘Health’).
- The president however noted that the ‘Dongolobo’ has not yelly been fully appreciated by the Langi people because many are still living in ‘Chan’ or Poverty.
- Consequently, the NRM government developed the concept of ‘Lonyo, that you may know as ‘Prosperity For All’.
The NRM candidate explained that if the NRM government is
given another term in office, it would focus on improving the livelihoods and
household incomes of people in this region.
Museveni laboured to explain the means of achieving
‘Lonyo’ including practicing ‘Pur Manyene’ or modern farming, creation of factories
and provision of services among others.
‘Kot’ which is the Langi word for ‘rain’ was the only
challenge that the NRM candidate faced, otherwise the candidate and the aprty
are assured of winning the Lango vote come 2016.
Their message: ‘Kwir Maber, Kwir NRM’, ‘Vote wisely, Vote
NRM’
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| Kole woman MP, Joy Ruth Achieng of UPC endorses Museveni's candidature |
Notes
- According to the president, all districts in Uganda now have electricity with the exception of four (Kotido, Nwoya, Buvuma and Kaabong)
- Lango has always had interesting results in the presidential race with FDC’s Kizza Besigye winning here in 2006 with 75.8 % of the 302,140 votes cast while President Museveni won the Lango sub region in 2011 with 56.4% of the 330554 votes cast.
