For weeks, Hajjat Hadijah Namyalo Uzeiye, Senior Presidential Advisor on Political Affairs and Manager of the Office of the National Chairman, criss-crossed the country delivering relief, encouragement, and practical support to communities observing Ramadan. On the final day of the programme, she brought the curtain down in Kampala with a series of back-to-back engagements that captured, in many ways, the full breadth of what the outreach set out to achieve.
The ONC Ramadan outreach, which commenced at the start of the holy month, reached universities, schools, mosques, and correctional facilities across the country.
The programme was designed not merely as a gesture of goodwill but as a structured humanitarian initiative aimed at extending the presidency’s care to Ugandans who are often on the margins of public attention.
Hajjat Namyalo began the day at Luzira Maximum Security Prison, where she delivered food packages to Muslim inmates observing the Ramadan fast. The visit carried weight beyond the relief items. She also extended financial support to a bakery project run by prison staff and their spouses, an initiative aimed at building practical skills and fostering economic self-reliance within the facility.
Receiving the support, prison officials expressed gratitude for what they described as a reminder that those behind bars are not invisible to the state.
From Luzira, she proceeded to Jinja Road Police Division, where District Police Commander Mr. Opiyo Patrick received her alongside officers on duty. Addressing the assembled personnel, Hajjat Namyalo commended their resolve in the face of demanding and often thankless work.
She urged them to hold firmly to the values of integrity, professionalism, and teamwork, noting that public trust in security institutions depends as much on character as it does on capability. The officers, visibly energised by the visit, welcomed her pledge of continued engagement and support.
The final stop brought Hajjat Namyalo to Masanafu Islamic Orphanage School in Lubaga North, Kampala, where Director Shaikh Mustafa Lubega Isa received her alongside learners and staff.
She donated food items to the children, many of whom come from underprivileged backgrounds, and used the occasion to encourage them to regard education as their most powerful tool.
Shaikh Lubega thanked her for the initiative, noting that such visits do more than deliver supplies. “They remind our children that they matter,” he said.
Hajjat Namyalo pledged to return after Eid with further support, signalling that the school’s relationship with ONC would not end with the close of Ramadan.
Taken together, the three engagements on the final day reflected the deliberate design of the broader outreach. Rather than limiting the programme to mosques or strictly Muslim community spaces, ONC extended its reach to security services, correctional institutions, and schools, underscoring the inclusive philosophy at the heart of the initiative.
Hajjat Namyalo consistently framed the outreach around the Ramadan values of compassion, generosity, and collective responsibility, values she argued belong not only to the faithful but to any society serious about caring for its most vulnerable members.
The conclusion of the ONC Ramadan outreach marks a meaningful chapter in the office’s community engagement calendar. For the institutions visited, the programme offered tangible relief during a significant month.
For the ONC, it reinforced a model of presidential outreach that meets people where they are, in prisons, police stations, and schoolrooms alike, and leaves behind something more durable than food packages. It leaves a message that no Ugandan, regardless of circumstance, sits beyond the reach of the state’s attention.
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