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Presidential candidate's public address system fails, begs for battery
Presidential candidate Mayambala addresses voters at Kame valley market in Mukono on his first day of campaigns. PHOTO | JESSICA SABANO
What you need to know:
- He resorted to dancing and honouring market vendors with endless salutes as he begged for a battery to connect to his address system, something that excited the crowd around him.
- Mr Mayambala promised to support all women during child birth if he’s voted president on January 14, 2021.
There was drama at Kame valley market in Mukono on Monday after presidential candidate Willy Mayambala's public address system failed to work before he started begging vendors for a battery.
Mr Mayambala arrived in Mukono at around 11am and started preparing his public address system that completely failed to work in the middle of his speech.
It took him more than 30 minutes of trying to reconnect but all in vain.
He resorted to dancing and honouring market vendors with endless salutes as he begged for a battery to connect to his address system, something that excited the crowd around him.
Mr Mayambala promised to support all women during child birth if he’s voted president on January 14, 2021.
"If I’m elected president, child bearing will be free of charge in all hospitals in the country. I will support every new mother with Shs500, 000 so that they don’t have to stress themselves with financial challenges when they leave hospital after giving birth," he said.
Mr Mayambala also promised to fight unemployment among the youth who account for the biggest percentage of Uganda’s population.
He also pledged to develop the agricultural sector by reducing taxes to boost productivity and profits for local farmers.
After addressing voters in Kame valley market, he proceeded to Katosi landing site, Buikwe and Kayunga districts.
Mr Mayambala was in company of his wife and mother who is also a market vendor as he seeks to unseat President Yoweri Museveni, 76, who has been in power since 1986.
