![]() The RCs also provided the first meaningful democratic climate since our Independence and how they wished to be governed for citizens to effectively participate in public decision-making. In essence, the adoption of the RCs helped to rebuild the administrative structure of the collapsed state. While Council Members for RC1 were democratically elected through adult suffrage the Councils of the remaining tiers were indirectly elected. The RC structure had five hierarchically linked tiers namely, the Village Council (RC1), Parish Council (RC2), Sub-County Council (RC3), County Council (RC4) and District Council (RC5). Key among the policies, was the introduction of participant grassroots structures, initially known as Resistance Councils (RCs) later (1993) renamed Local Councils (LCs). Political reforms The NRM government embarked on a number of reforms as outlined in the Ten-Point programme-a policy document written in August 1981 by the then NRM guerrillas to guide them once they got in power. Since then, we look back with pride to assess how far the NRM Government’s Resolute Effort to Transform Uganda have yielded fruit. His Excellency the President as a visionary leader knew that without restoring hope it would be difficult to get popular support for the then young and fledgling government. Museveni’s promise of a fundamental change took cognizance of the fact that Ugandans had lost trust in the Institutions of the State and subsequently denied it legitimacy. In response to the crisis, Wanainchi retreated from the Formal Institutions of the State and organized parallel informal structures as coping mechanisms. This period witnessed unprecedented authoritarian rule characterized by institutional decay and political insecurity, which adversely affected the economy. The country had gone through tough times due to bad governance from 1966 to 1986. During the Swearing in ceremony on 29 January 1986, President Museveni promised Ugandans a fundamental change: “No one should think that what is happening today is a mere change of guard it is a fundamental change in the politics of our Country.” The above promise created a central rallying point within the population to pull together towards rebuilding Uganda after many years of despair. As a result, Uganda today, previously a chronically unstable failed State plays the most critical stabilizing role in this region. ![]() By giving Uganda a very long period of political continuity and stability President Museveni helped resolve the biggest source of state fragility that had led Uganda to State failure. All previous transitions since 1962 had been characterized by chronic instability and violence. Uganda’s post-independence period, like in most other African States, was afflicted by authoritarian rule, which led to a new development crisis. ![]() Needless to say, our immediate post-independence leaders had messed up governance in most of the previous years after 1962 when Uganda attained independence. The sole driving ideology for those patriots, was to liberate Ugandans from the tyrannical regimes at the time. Indeed, on January 26th 1986, President Yoweri Museveni together with fellow revolutionaries stormed Kampala, and ushered in a new chapter in our history. SYNOPSIS FOR THE 37TH NRA/M VICTORY DAY ANNIVESARY CELEBRATIONS Theme: Our resolute effort to transform Uganda is a promise we shall fulfill” “Seek justice from tyrannical governments not with your hat in your hands but with a rifle in your fist." - Emiliano Zapata On the 26th January 2023 the government of the National Resistance Movement (NRM) will be celebrating 37 years of liberation to motherland Uganda.
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