Our policies will focus on the core pillars of development:

The current political pluralism in Uganda has, in effect, given freedom to other political groups to go and politically organize on their own; thus allowing the Movement to consolidate and, therefore strengthen its management position.

Good Governance
NRM shall ensure that the country is not plunged back into chaos under the multiparty system and continue providing a good environment to attract investors and promote private sector growth.

Economic management
NRM shall continue to ensure macro economic stability, and it shall target attaining high economic growth rates under the strategy of private sector-led, export-oriented growth with emphasis on value addition to exports to increase the earnings and create jobs for youth.  NRM will support and promote applied market-oriented research geared towards adding value to Uganda’s products.

Education
NRM shall ensure the effective implementation of compulsory UPE, the vocationalisation of education at all levels, and the continued education of the girl-child as well as the marginalized groups.  NRM shall introduce Universal Secondary Education, and continue promoting university education. NRM shall also ensure that Uganda becomes the educational hub of the region by ensuring high quality education and encouraging more private investment in the education sector.

Health
NRM shall continue to intensify the immunization programme to attain 100% coverage.  The fight against malaria shall continue with short-term measures such as the provision of mosquito nets and the spraying methods until malaria is eradicated.  NRM shall continue to consolidate the gains in bringing health services nearer to the population and also introduce health insurance.

Agriculture
NRM Government shall ensure the production of high quality and quantities of agricultural produce with a focus on value addition with the view of capturing the lucrative external markets. 

Infrastructure
NRM shall continue to build the infrastructure such as roads, schools and hospitals, and shall attract more investment by the private sector in these areas.  NRM shall expand the Energy and Mining, Communications and the Water sectors.     Furthermore, NRM shall pursue the promotion of ICTs to increase the competitiveness in the globalized economy.

Development Finance

NRM Government shall capitalize the Uganda Development Bank with a view of pursuing long-term borrowing especially in the processing of raw materials and the Housing Finance Company for mortgage financing to the housing sector. NRM shall further encourage the private sector to invest in mortgage financing.  Similarly, NRM Government shall avail micro finance with low interest rates to organized groups, organizations and Savings and Credit cooperatives.

Tourism
As the country continues to promote the tourism industry by giving incentives such as tax holidays and tax exemptions on hotel inputs, NRM Government shall, in addition, set up a special fund for those who wish to invest in the tourism and hospitality business.

Defence and Security
NRM shall continue to professionalize and modernize the army and the police for the security and defence of the country in line with the tenets of the East African Federation.  Working closely with both and the Sudan government and the SPLM/A, NRM Government  will continue to pursue the remnants of LRA until there is total peace in northern Uganda as the government  resettles people in IDP camps back into their homes.

Environment
NRM shall continue to implement a strategy of aforestation and reforestation by involving all the local administration, and formulate a policy that will ensure that school children become active participants in tree planting and other environmental issues.  NRM shall promote the use of brickets as an alternative use to charcoal and wood fuel, with a purpose of slowing down the destruction of our forests.

Integration
The NRM Government shall continue all efforts at Regional cooperation and integration in pursuance of bigger market, collective voice and therefore greater bargaining power; effective use of shared resources and infrastructure, as well as collective defense strategy.  NRM shall continue to be at the forefront in the promotion of regional groups like EAC, COMESA, IGAD, etc, while maintaining Uganda’s commitment to the observance of human rights and freedom of all the African people.  In particular, we shall work for the East African Federation around the Amosi Wako Report.

Monitoring and Evaluation
NRM shall strengthen monitoring and evaluation of all projects and programmes and all other manifesto aspects to ensure their effective implementation.

See NRM Manifesto 2006