KAGENYI LUKKA: Hon. Babalanda’s First 100 Days as Budiope West MP Depict Her as a Transformational Leader

What the report says

Watchdog Uganda published an opinion piece assessing the first 100 days of Hon. Milly Babirye Babalanda as Member of Parliament for Budiope West. The article argues that she has taken an active, constituency-based approach rather than working only from Kampala, and says she has been visiting parishes and villages across the area since taking office.

The writer says Babalanda has focused on monitoring government programs such as the Parish Development Model, Emyooga, Universal Primary Education and health services, while also connecting residents with technical officers to address local problems. It also credits her with paying school fees for needy children, especially orphans and children from low-income or child-headed households, as part of an effort to support education in the constituency.

The piece presents her as promoting hard work, commercial agriculture and poverty reduction, and says she has engaged leaders from different faiths in the area in a show of unity. It highlights a thanksgiving event at Irongo Primary School attended by President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, ministers, district officials and residents, which the author describes as a sign of national recognition for the constituency.

The article also links her performance as MP to her reappointment as Minister in Charge of the Presidency. As an op-ed, it is celebratory in tone and reflects the author’s view that Babalanda is delivering both local representation and national service. More broadly, it illustrates how MPs in Uganda are often expected to combine legislative work with visible constituency support and oversight of government programs.