
“Tororo leaders have reached a consensus to elevate Tororo Municipality to city status and creation of two districts marking a significant milestone in resolving the administrative structure of the district. This decision was made during a high-level meeting with Vice President Jesca Alupo, on Tuesday, 22nd April, 2025 at her office in Kampala where leaders from Tororo County and West Budama agreed to use the municipality’s current boundaries for the new city. The Vice President proposed creating three administrative units: a city for Tororo Municipality, one district for Tororo County, and another for West Budama” (Henry Okello – ‘NEW DAWN! Tororo Leaders Resolve on Tororo Municipality City Status, New Districts’ 23.04.2025, East News Uganda).
Another election, another creation of and carving out districts. This play is getting old. Just like the old man with the hat. The play that is played here has been done for ages. That’s why the nation has so plenty of districts, sub-counties and parishes. The amount has skyrocketed and the amounts has also become vast. In such a fashion that everyone cannot participate in the Plenary Sessions either. That’s just the issues of the MPs sitting and doing their job. Not the costs, the burden and even the standard each district is supposed to have.
The National Resistance Movement (NRM) have no fiscal responsibility or idea of fiscal discipline. That is their way and passion to spend money they don’t have on unfulfilled promises. These created districts will lack everything and lack the standards that are there by law. That what happens every time. The only thing they will have is National Representation and elected officials, but not the service delivery or even the components of a running district. That will come long after and the government won’t have the funds to carry the newly acquired expenditure. This sort of cycle we have seen repeatedly.
The NRM and President Museveni don’t mind. His getting easy bought allies and he gave them practically nothing. They are getting smokes and mirrors. The Electoral Commission and the ones making the elections would have new created districts and constituencies. Therefore, it is easier to erase history or voting patterns. As the civilians are shifted and under new entities. That’s just a gift to riggers and to the ones who will-fully toys around numbers.
This is just the practice of gerrymandering and adding more deficit financing. As the state has to cover the deficit and find the funds to operate these district. That will also add more stress and more costs in general. It is by definition a fools enterprise. As it isn’t giving the public anything or really getting the government closer. It is only ensuring a loyal individual is voted in or several to secure the majority of the President. That is the game here and the citizens of Tororo are the ones believing in the game. They are in for a reckoning and this will only give them more headaches, as the state isn’t prepared or has anticipated the needs of these districts. Those funds won’t be there and we all know it.
This was just done for 2026 and for the new “silent” majority of the NRM. Peace.











