He is not greedy, greater Masaka endorse Mike Mukula as Eastern NRM vice chairperson for his love for NRM and Museveni. Whisper Eye Reports
National Resistance Movement (NRM) leaders from Greater Masaka have endorsed former State minister for health Mike Mukula for Vice Chairperson of NRM for Eastern Region.
Capt Mike Mukula’s acts of humility, generosity and hard work have earned him a place in the hearts of the people of the Greater Masaka region.
Masaka district NRM Chairperson Ssenkungu Peter organised a meeting of all NRM delegates from the Nine districts forming greater Masaka.
Mike Mukula who is also a former MP for Soroti municipality left the parliamentary post to serve his beloved NRM party and president Museveni.
The delegates said that unlike other candidates who are selfish and self-centred, Mukula is such a generous nationalist and Pan-Africanist who has served both the NRM Party and country with passion. They promised never to let him down when the NRM delegates’ conference sits in a two weeks time to elect the top 9 NRM leaders.
NRM delegates have promised to vote President Museveni’s royal pilot Mukula for the post, arguing that he has served the party for a long period of time tirelessly and he has never betrayed president Museveni.
Recently Captain Mike Mukula has convinced many opposition leaders to join the NRM party including former Vice President of DP in Eastern Region Yusuf Mutembule and many from FDC.
Mukula has been credited for dismantling the FDC party in Teso sub region. In 2006, FDC party emerged as a very strong opposition party in Teso with a whopping 16 Members of Parliament.
However, with concerted efforts of the likes of Mukula who was equally a strong force in the politics of Teso, FDC’s grip began dwindling in 2011 with the number of MPS reducing to 11 then finally in 2016, a huge nsumani swept the FDC where opposition party only recorded 3 MPs in the 10th Parliament, having knocked out even the likes of Patrick Amuriat (now FDC President), Alice Alaso, etc.
Even the 3 MPs remaining in Teso have ditched the Party and will be contesting as Independent in the 2021 elections.
During the meeting, the NRM delegates endorsed Mukula and vowed to wholesomely vote him to retain his NRM CEC seat in the forthcoming elections slated for August 20.
In terms of solving problems faced by Teso people, Mukula will forever be remembered for tabling the motion in the 6th Parliament that led to the disarmament of Karamojongs who were constantly killing and rustling cattle from the Iteso.
With the likes of Musa Ecweru (now state minister for Relief), Mukula also played a pivotal role in fostering security in Teso sub region where they mobilized gallant men and women from Teso to form Arrow Boys unit which gave a hand to UPDF to see Kong out of Teso and other regions like Lango and Acholi.
In the late 1980s, Mukula worked as a personal pilot for President Yoweri Museveni.
Mukula owned a fleet of Cessna aircraft that he leased out.
He personally piloted the president in one of those planes.
He entered politics in 2001, when he successfully contested for the Soroti Municipality parliamentary seat.
He has continuously occupied that seat since, successfully defending it in 2006 and in 2011.
In 2001, he was appointed state minister for health, serving in that position until 2006.
For the last two months, Mukula has been holding countrywide meetings where he has lured several opposition members to the NRM ruling party.
