“In a shocking move, plans to transform Dr. Abed Bwanika’s People’s Development Party into the Democratic Alliance have allegedly been finalized. A source who preferred anonymity claims plans to hold a delegate’s conference of PDP and resolve the name and communicate to the Electoral Commission, the way the National Unity Platform did” (NBS Television, 07.12.2024).
Yesterday, the former Leader of Opposition Mathias Mpuuga launched his civic organization that will turn into a political party, the Democratic Alliance (DA). That is what is happening and the DP Bloc is dancing along. Meaning the People’s Development Party (PDP) and the Social Democratic Party (SDP) will either cease to exist or be part of it. As the DP Bloc has to become it.
Not like the PDP or the SDP of Mabikke had any suction or sincere approach nationally. The DP Block and the YDP reunion revitalized the Democratic Party. Now the former DP leaders are going under one arrow and becoming another entity on the outside of the DP party. People who has worked together and now becomes allies yet again.
It is funny if this happens… because Bwanika couldn’t become an MP on his own party ticket. He wasn’t able to get elected by his own party. Abed Bwanika needed the National Unity Platform (NUP) and the same was with Mpuuga MP too. This is why him and others left their former parties to join the NUP.
Now they are leaving the NUP and becoming the DA. This is bound to become a failure. Not only the lack of creativity and bad messaging from the onset. They are targeting the NUP and the leadership of the opposition. That’s what they did and they aren’t being a sincere alternative. However, that isn’t shocking anyone.
Nevertheless, the likes of Michael Kasibante, Juliet Nakakande, Michael Mabikke and Abed Bwanika isn’t a winning formula. It is a reason why they are stalwarts and isn’t able to create any sort of urgency for their political futures. No, they are awaiting the right turn and hoping this is their time to eat.
It is really special that Joseph Kabulate dodged a bullet and salvaged his future not being part of this. As he wants to be an honest fellow, but he will do it by his own self. Which is much harder and this is why the others are joining hands. Because they know they need each other and cannot gain any sort of relevance alone.
That the DA is made out of the PDP is a failure from the onset. They are reviving a briefcase and hoping it will become the launching pad. Nevertheless, there isn’t much hope in this. This party is bound to go up into thin air and infighting. This party is based on loose principles and lack of moral codes. That’s why they are gathering together in greed, which they hope this will sufficiently served with this unification.
To change the bumper-sticker on a briefcase doesn’t change the fact it is a briefcase with a new bumper-sticker. It doesn’t magically change the organization or the people behind it. Only that Mpuuga is now the head of it all and his sudden movement is apparently an revival. Alas, it didn’t feel like this yesterday and certainly not today.
Mpuuga MP should regret all of this. Whoever is advising him or whoever that is in his ear. They need to be enlighten. He should have taken it on the chin and been loyal to the NUP. That could have saved his career, but now we are at a wake. We can just order the casket and get the priest ready for the sermon. Because this is dead and ready to be announced as deceased by a fatal blow. Peace.
MinBane 