“After Years of Losing Elections, I Finally Won When I Did This” – Ugandan Politician Shares His Story

“After Years of Losing Elections, I Finally Won When I Did This” – Ugandan Politician Shares His Story

My name is Patrick Okello, a politician from Lira District in Northern Uganda. For years, I gave everything I had to contest for leadership positions in my area, yet each time I ran, I faced crushing defeat. I campaigned with full energy, spent all the resources I could, and involved friends and family, but victory never came. The repeated losses were so discouraging that I almost abandoned politics entirely. People in my community often told me…