By Tuuke Joseph Allan
The National Resistance Movement (NRM) is working around the clock to elect a new leadership that will drive them through the 2026 general elections. While the old guards are reluctant to retire, the youth are becoming more aggressive to take up leadership positions in the party.
One such youth vying to get a seat at the table of men in the NRM is Sam Bamutaze Mwanje, a journalist based in Mayuge district. Mwanje, boasting of a 12-year journalism experience, has vowed to unseat Capt. Mike Mukula as the NRM vice chairperson (male) in the Eastern Region.
Mwanje, a servant of God at God with Us Healing Ministries International in Mayuge, believes that it is time for the young generation to take over the party that has ruled Uganda since 1986. He is threatening Mukula’s hold onto the position he has held for 15 years.
Mwanje respectfully commended Mukula for the service he has rendered to the party; however, he has asked him to step down. “It is our generation as we are youth. We have to take over and continue leading our party,” he said, adding, “We respect him for his work towards the development of our party but let him step down and give us advice as we take over.”
About Mwanje
Mwanje, who is also a coffee and cocoa farmer, was born in Busuulu Village, Bugeywa Parish, in Butansi subcounty, Kamuli district. He is an established NRM cadre, having received extensive leadership training at the National Leaders Institute (NALI) Kyankwanzi.
He is the president of the Eastern Gospel Journalist Association. He is a talk show host and news anchor. He is also the Minister for Information and ICT in Bunole Bunanumba Chiefdom. He is the Chief Executive Officer of Sow A Smile Foundation Uganda.
