Tribute by Sospter Otaala
Kanyumu Road, Kumi
In a region crying out for transformational stewardship, where leadership is often reduced to ceremonial silhouettes and echo chambers of unkept promises, Captain Mike Mukula emerges as an antidote to apathy—a colossus of conviction, a titan of accessibility, and a statesman forged in the crucible of genuine public service.
He is not merely a political figure; he is a living institution—a lighthouse amidst the fog of mediocrity. In the architecture of power, where too many build ivory towers, Mukula builds ladders. He ascended through service, not self-interest, and remained rooted in the soil of his people, not perched in the rafters of entitlement.
His phone rings, and he answers. His people cry, and he responds. His security doesn’t repel—it reassures. This is not theatrics; it is a philosophy of proximity, an ideology of touchable leadership. In Teso and beyond, his name evokes not fear, but familiarity. He is not a mystery in a convoy, but a memory in every village.
Mukula does not measure success in column inches or applause decibels. His currency is impact. His resume reads like a hymn of service—entrepreneur, aviator, public servant, unifier. Where other leaders draw tribal maps, he drafts blueprints for unity. Where many campaign with promises, he campaigns with a track record.
As the NRM prepares to entrust Eastern Uganda’s voice to a new Vice Chairperson for the Central Executive Committee (CEC), the choice before us is not political—it is moral. It is strategic. It is historical.
Mukula’s ascension to CEC Vice Chairperson would not merely fill a seat—it would ignite a movement. It would send a clear signal: that the NRM still values humility in power, service over status, and competence over cliques.
We must choose not just a representative, but a revelation. Not just a politician, but a paradigm. In Captain Mike Mukula, we find both.
So as SP Otaala, I raise my voice from the hills of Kumi and declare without hesitation:
Captain Mike Mukula is not just the best choice—he is the necessary one.
For Teso. For Eastern Uganda. For the future.
And I support him—not with conditions, but with conviction.
