Health Minister also the woman member of Parliament for Lira City, Dr Jane Ruth Aceng has confidently declared that there is nothing threatening her political career.
She is welcoming all interested candidates including Uganda People’s Congress (UPC) candidates to stand with her in the upcoming 2026 parliamentary elections for Lira City woman seat.
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Serving her second term in the health ministry and first term in parliament, Dr Aceng is emphasizing on good works and accountability in Lira City
“What I have done in this city will surely follow me. All the other candidates are just wasting their time. I encourage them to come, the Constitution allows them to stand wherever they want. They are free to come.” Dr Jane Ruth Aceng stated.
However, she is advising the UPC officials not to assume that their success seen in the recent by-elections (Oyam and Dokolo district) would spread across the Lango sub-region, cautioning that elections are about individuals seeking votes.
Minister Acheng also expressed her disappointment on the tendency of politicizing every issue in the community, urging people to separate individual mistakes, community challenges, religious wrangles, and cultural issues from politics.
She stressed the importance of learning from both strengths and weaknesses, highlighting the low number of women in politics despite opportunities created by President Yoweri Museveni.
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In her message to the women of Lira City, she praised their support and collaboration in various initiatives, such as the Women and Children’s Health Camp in early August. She expressed excitement in the success of these initiatives, which have provided crucial health services to women, including surgeries for advanced cases of cervical and breast cancer, as well as other conditions.
As part of the Achievements, Dr Aceng also highlighted her efforts in improving access to clean water by drilling boreholes in the community. Over the past year, 11 boreholes have been drilled, with an additional 10 currently underway.
She further detailed her financial support to women’s groups, providing 500,000 shillings per group from her constituency allowance. This she noted, is in addition to government funds through programs like the Parish Development Model (PDM) and the Youth Livelihood Fund.
She couldn’t conclude without encouraging unity in developing Lira City and the Lango sub-region. “United together we are able, but divided we will fall,” she said,
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