A group of mural artists has launched a campaign to have mural paintings of Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba across Uganda’s major towns.
Muhoozi has since declared his 2026 presidential bid, unsettling the old guard in the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM).
The campaign was unveiled on Saturday in Kabale town where a huge mural painting was launched along Garage Street at the house of Pachu Rajput, a Ugandan of Indian descent whose grandparents settled in Kabale as traders many years ago.echo adrotate_group(71);
Pachi, who speaks Swahili and fluent Rukiga, offered free space for the MK painting.
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Paul Twinamatsiko, one of the coordinators and member of the MK Team Chairman Movement Kigezi Chapter, says this is an initiative of the artists to popularise Gen Muhoozi’s brand across Uganda.
“We intend to do this across the country but we had to do the sample from home,” said Twinamatsiko, adding, “The response was positive.”
The unveiling of the MK mural in Kabale comes days after the Rukundo Egumeho thanksgiving concert which attracted thousands of people from Kigezi region and Rwanda.
At the concert the clergy and political leaders from the greater Kigezi region hailed Gen Muhoozi for playing a crucial role in restoring relations with Rwanda.
On three occasions, Gen Muhoozi flew to Kigali where his engagements with President Paul Kagame resulted in the reopening of the Katuna border that had initially been closed for close to three years.
The decision to use murals shows a higher level of sophistication among the promoters of the MK Movement.
Murals are massive so it’s very hard for them to go unnoticed.
Secondly, they are usually very aesthetically pleasing so people enjoy staring at them. Murals also add charm, character and beauty to neighbourhoods.
Muhoozi’s supporters are using murals to express themselves in a fun and artistic way that will stick out in people’s minds.
Moreso, Muhoozi’s mural in Kabale is expected to reach huge audiences since it has been put in an area with high foot and car traffic.
Simon Atukwasize, 32, a resident of Kabale town, says the paintings are welcome as they will “always remind us of the role Muhoozi played in restoring our relations with Rwanda which has enabled the resumption of cross border trade and movement of people across the border.”
