There are so many sharks waiting for blood. It is so many people awaiting for his downfall. Even more people who are ready to take his spot and eat of meat that is left on the bones. Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine is under fire. His feet is burning, but in reality he should just keep his head high and continue as it goes. Because if he wavers or looks weak. That’s when his enemies will strike him even harder.
Right now with the defection of people to the Democratic Alliance (DA) and the possible loss of Mathias Mpuuga MP. He might lose Abed Bwanika MP and few others who are associated with the former Leader of Opposition. Fellow journeymen who came from the Democratic Party (DP) and was allies of Mpuuga before the creation of the NUP. That is all natural. We can all see it coming and we shouldn’t shed tears over them.
No, the People Power Movement and the National Unity Platform needs to resolve and move on. It needs to show its true character and continue to push its dogma to the people. As people have been using it to eat and be part of the red wave. Plenty of people joined as they saw Bobi Wine and his party as a launching pad for own political careers. If not they used the party revive their dead careers and getting ahead. Therefore, it is time to invest in the activists and the grassroot leaders who are steadily building from the ground-up. Those are the assets ahead and not the popular MPs shifting parties ahead of polls. These can easily betray and only doing it to be re-elected and not really believing in the party they become flag-bearers for.
That’s what we are seeing. Bobi Wine need to stay calm and collected. He needs his team to assess things ahead and not only go on country tours. He needs to revitalize the centre and fortify the positions which will echo the sentiments of the population. That’s what the NUP needs to do and fast. As the elections of 2026 is already settled and the NRM is already using pawns to weaken the strongholds of the opposition. That’s what it does and it hopes to hurt the NUP in their counties that they have fought hard to win.
This is why the NUP needs to regain and re-issue its package. They need to show the need and urgency of the party. The party built on sacrifice and cost of fighting the dictatorship. The NUP needs to show its face and face the music too. They will be pushed and be ridiculed. That happened today from the Democratic Alliance (DA) but that isn’t necessarily true.
Bobi Wine needs to act and needs to be direct. There is a need for a clear and subtle message. Showing the people who are betraying the party. That these has to go. There is no need for journeymen and people using the party as a launching pad. The ones who are deflecting to DA or the Patriotic League should just go. They cannot be part of the idea or the party itself. These people have to go. They should be shown the door and be left behind. These people decided to go against their own party on their own behalf. Therefore, it is time to patch the hurt and accept the damage it possibly would cause.
The DA and PLU are threats to the NUP. Everyone single party are in direct competition with the NUP. That is the part of the game and the bargain of multi-party democracy. Even if the NRM is rigging and using the state machinery to have the majority regardless of who is on the ballot. That we know…
Nevertheless, Bobi Wine to be transparent and act with sense here. Show bravery and be vocal about the steps ahead. Because he shouldn’t look soft or be baffled. No, he needs to step up and be genuine, which we have seen before. He has stood tall in the midst of trouble and nothing positive coming his way. His been through much worse already, but now he can manifest his difference from others and prove them why his party matters. That’s what he needs to do and I know he can do it. Peace.
MinBane 