{"id":5817,"date":"2025-08-01T12:47:01","date_gmt":"2025-08-01T09:47:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/westernpearlreports.com\/?p=5817"},"modified":"2025-08-01T12:47:01","modified_gmt":"2025-08-01T09:47:01","slug":"rubanda-district-youth-chairperson-four-others-join-race-for-muko-subcounty-lc-3-seat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/westernpearlreports.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/01\/rubanda-district-youth-chairperson-four-others-join-race-for-muko-subcounty-lc-3-seat\/","title":{"rendered":"Rubanda District Youth Chairperson, Four Others Join Race for Muko Subcounty LC.3 Seat"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Rubanda District Youth Chairperson, Niwagaba Ivan alias Ubican, has joined the race for the Muko Subcounty LC.3 Chairperson seat for the 2026\u20132031 term.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Niwagaba is set to be nominated for the NRM flag next Tuesday. He will be challenging the incumbent Chairman, Mr. Patrick Abeneitwe alias Mukwate, who has held the position for just five years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Niwagaba, a resident of Nyarurambi Village in Ikamiro Parish, says his decision to contest was driven by the need to improve infrastructure particularly through the construction and maintenance of feeder roads to enhance market access for local produce. He also aims to strengthen education and healthcare systems within the subcounty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He accuses the current Chairman, Mr. Abeneitwe, of mismanaging subcounty resources and neglecting vital road maintenance, despite these appearing in annual budget allocations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHe even sold parts of government land to people living next to the plots in some areas,\u201d Niwagaba alleged, adding, \u201cThe subcounty headquarters have lacked a toilet for five years  and now, with the term ending, they\u2019re just starting to construct one.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Niwagaba also claims Mr. Abeneitwe has failed to follow up on district budget allocations due to a strained relationship with the district leadership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHe lost touch with the district leadership, and that\u2019s why many things aren\u2019t being implemented in the subcounty,\u201d Niwagaba said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, in a phone interview, Mr. Abeneitwe dismissed the allegations, attributing them to what he called \u201clack of information\u201d on the part of the youth leader.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFirst of all, he claims I have a poor relationship with the district leadership, but Mr. Stephen Kasyaba (LC.5 Chairman, Rubanda District) is my close friend,\u201d Abeneitwe said. \u201cI led mobilization efforts for his votes in my subcounty, and I also led the team that campaigned for his friend, Minister Henry Musasizi, during the Rubanda District NRM Chairperson election on May 23, 2025.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Abeneitwe added that due to his strong ties with district administrators, NGOs such as Common Grounds have been deployed in Muko Subcounty, where they\u2019ve implemented various development projects  especially in road infrastructure and water accessibility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve constructed up to nine gravity water schemes, and by the end of this financial year, we\u2019ll have reached fifteen. NGOs sent to us by the district leadership have been instrumental in this progress,\u201d he noted, adding that his relationship with the Rubanda District leadership has never been compromised.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CUE IN\u2026 ABENEITWE ON KASYABA AND MUSASIZI<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n