Opinion: The “Yellow Book” needs a revision

In 2025 the National Resistance Movement should be perfection and be well organized. Their internal elections ahead of the General Elections in 2026 should be the window of their skills, organizational structure and protocol. However, the recent elections are showing the chaos and lack of due diligence.

The NRM and their Yellow Book shows how the powerful government party are disorganized and lacks structure to uphold their own values. As the 18 millions citizens and members aren’t to be found. The Yellow Book is flawed and people are shunned away from the polls. This just shows how badly the party is run.

This isn’t shocking, as the party is incorporated and personalized by the Chairman, the President and the Commander-in-Chief. The Party could have been better and been more professional. However, roles and offices are given to loyalists and people who are cronies of the Head of State. It isn’t run by the best personnel, but instead the ones who praises His Excellency the loudest. That’s why they make up numbers and make the NRM look supreme.

The lack of names in the Yellow Book in these elections only shows how badly the state of the affairs are. The means to an end. The NRM is just a vehicle for Museveni took keep people at bay and be the long arm of his rule. The NRM is just there as a way of legitimacy…. But not for anything else.

The Yellow Book should be correct and in order, as the NRM just merely a month ago or so claimed huge numbers of members. The NRM and the inner-circle was bashing in glory of the amount of members. However, during the polls… there so many people who wasn’t in it and therefore, we can easily see how weak and flawed it all is. They wanted headlines, but didn’t put the work in.

They think they can fake to they make it. Making the NRM great, but they aren’t building or thinking they need to. As they only needs to make articles and make pressers to explain their position. Since the NRM is the majority and the biggest party, they cane easily sell the stories and have the control of the narrative. No one would challenge the President or his party. They will just accept it and allow it all to go down.

The membership and the Yellow Book needs revision. The party needs to consider its approach. Especially, if the party of 40 years wants to be seen as a serious one. Unless, it is only a vehicle for the spectacle of His Excellency and appoint his cronies in association.

This just shows how weak the party is and how the cracks are brewing. The NRM should be disciplined and be organized. However, when the state of the party is in this disarray. You can wonder how it runs other things. They have all the instruments of the state and held the offices for decades. Still, they cannot even manage the Yellow Book properly. That’s shows their disappointing record.

The NRM should know better, but they don’t care as long as the President “anoint” or “blesses” the proceedings. Peace.

Burundi: Rwasa loyalist abducted in Bujumbura

Politically, Jean Marie is a member of the CNL party, loyal to MP Agathon Rwasa, and is among the leaders of his neighborhood. In his daily life, he is a trader at the Kamenge market. According to eyewitnesses, on the evening of May 6, 2025, around 7 p.m., while he was sitting near the place commonly known as “ku kasoko” in Buterere II, a group of police officers accompanied by an Imbonerakure member named Claude, also residing in Buterere II, arrived. The latter pointed Jean Marie out to the police, who immediately arrested him. They began to beat him violently. Shortly after, a motorcycle arrived, and they made him get on it before speeding off to an unknown destination. Information obtained by King Umurundi Freedom (KUF_Asbl) confirms that Jean Marie had been wanted by intelligence services since mass kidnappings of Agathon Rwasa supporters began, particularly in the city of Bujumbura. Upon learning he was being targeted, he stopped going to work for fear of arrest” (King Umurudni Freedom ASBL, 06.05.2025).

It is only a month away from legislative elections in Burundi. That’s why the political climate is important. We are seeing the CNDD-FDD are going after dissidents and silencing critics. It is particularly going after the supporters and loyalists of Agathon Rwasa. As the CNL have already disassociated with him. Therefore, his a lone Opposition leader without a party.

Still, even with that in mind. The Burundian authorities are targeting the opposition and kidnapping them. This is sending a signal and a message ahead of the polls. This is what the CNDD-FDD does and they use the Imbonerakure to do it too. Which means the para-military group and youth organization is working in coordination with the authorities. That shows how the state does it and how dangerous dissent is in Burundi.

President Évariste Ndayishimiye wants to further his consolidation of power and use force to do so. Not like his governing properly and giving the public service delivery. That’s why it’s easier to take away the freedom and liberty of the opposition. Than to actually do your work and serve as a proper head of state. That’s what we are seeing and this man is the picturesque violent oppressor.

The recent abduction of Jean Marie isn’t surprising and he won’t be last. The state will continue to go after the CNL supporters and loyalists of Rwasa. That is something we will see and hear reports of. This is how the state operates and how it intimidates anyone who oppose it. They are all supposed to fall in line and be obey the command of the CNDD-FDD. Therefore, the ones who dares to challenge it is in danger. Peace.

Tanzania: The CCM doesn’t get CHADEMA’s reasoning ahead of the polls

It has been confirmed that we will have other parties, but those who were here yesterday are no longer there and I will give my opinion to the members of that party because it will not participate in the elections. So they have the freedom to vote and because they registered, I ask them to direct all their votes to CCM when they come to the campaign. If we are allowed, we will continue to ask them to direct those votes to our party – Amos Makalla, THE NEC Secretary, Ideology, Propaganda and Training of the Chama Cha Mapinduzi Party (CCM), 12.04.2025

The Secretary General of the Democratic Party for Development (CHADEMA), Mr. John Mnyika, has informed the party leaders, members, and the Tanzanian public that he will not participate, nor has he sent or authorized any representative to attend the meeting scheduled for April 12, 2025, in Dodoma, to collaborate and sign the 2025 Election Code of Conduct. This statement is an emphasis and a reference to the Secretary General’s statement he made through his official X page (formerly Twitter): @jjmnyika. It is important to understand that, according to the principles of Election Ethics, the General Secretary has the legal authority to sign those ethics on behalf of the political party. In addition, this position is due to the absence of a written response from the National Electoral Commission (NEC) regarding the official letter submitted by the Secretary General on December 29, 2024 explaining CHADEMA’s basic proposals and claims regarding changes to the electoral system. This silence proves the lack of sincere intention to hold true and open consultations about the election process. It will be remembered that, CHADEMA adopted decisions known as: “No Reforms, No Election” – No Changes, No Elections, which governs the need for fundamental reform of the electoral system before participating in the 2025 General Election” (CHADEMA, 12.05.2025).

The CCM won’t understand or grasp the reality that they are living in, as they are so high on their own supply and living large. That’s why they cannot see how they hold a grip on everything and isn’t creating a credible election anyway.

The CCM is the loser here. Yes, CHADEMA is blocked from the election and isn’t allowed to participate in the upcoming polls of 2025. However, they would be no different than the ones that was done in 2020. There haven’t been credible elections in years and the CCM knows this. They aren’t creating an environment or ability to understand the need for a level playing field. Instead they are charging the leader of the party for treason and days after bars the party from participating. It just shows a pattern.

This CCM won’t relent or give way. Neither have they any sincere wishes or wants to make things better. They rather steam-roll and use their power to weak the others. Just like all the amendments and laws created to monitor and ensure the opposition parties follows the hectic bureaucracy that the CCM has made for them. That’s all done so the state can ensure its values, but the same sort of actions never appears to happen against the ruling party and their own cronies. No, these laws are created and made for the opposition. We all know it and that’s why the media, social media and others are so oppressed too. Because the state wants their “truths” out and not having a true dialogue or even honest reporting, as that would hurt the CCM.

The ones believing the CCM will deliver proper and credible elections ahead of the polls. The red alert is beaming and there is no way back now. The actions of charging Lissu and now disqualifying the party. The CCM can just do the procedure and crown themselves the majority as is. There is no reason to do it even and just a waste of public expenditure. Because there will be no real challenger and anyone who has the capacity and popularity as the CHADEMA. ACT-Wazalendo isn’t there and need more years to build anything as significant as CHADEMA. Therefore, we know the drill.

If you thought CCM under Magufuli was oppressive. Under his VP and now President, it is even worse. They aren’t even trying and they are just showing it for everyone to see. President Samia Suluhu just wants to show what sort of dictatorship she’s running. We are all seeing it and she has no heart, except for keeping power and being the tyrant on top. Peace.

Opinion: Tinkasmiire MP says the silent part out loud about Mzee

“We, as NRM, have unanimously agreed that President Kaguta Museveni will become our flag bearer in 2026 and beyond. What soul-searching do you want us to do?” – Barnabas Tinkasiimire MP (07.04.2025).

The reality is here and now they are open about it. The National Resistance Movement (NRM) are now mentally preparing for yet another term of President Museveni. Not like that is breaking news, as his been in office since January 1986. This is just a scheduled programming and default setting. The whole state and authorities are just preparing for ordinary general elections in 2026, and the results could just be printed tomorrow.

Nothing is new under the sun. Museveni running again… that is just what we all expect. We know the NRM and their leaders will act like they will have primaries or whatnot. However, the results are already there, and the Presidency was ringfenced in the bush.

“Whether the Opposition has a credible candidate or not, we in NRM have a heavyweight candidate (Museveni) He is much better than whoever he has ever stood against” (Tinkasmiire, 07.04.2025).

Tinkasmiire MP is just fishing for relevance and proving his loyalty to the State House. His not a wilding out or speaking out of terms. This here is just kissing the ring. He is just proving that his one of them and wants to be acknowledged for it. The MP is just showing the inner circle that they can depend on him and wants to keep him after the 2026 elections.

The NRM will do their dance and act like they have a Presidential Primary. Nevertheless, there is no competition, and no one will really stand for this role. As we seen how Gilbert Bukenya and Amama Mbabazi was treated for doing so. Also, how Henry Tumukunde was beaten for doing it too. Therefore, the whole party has to follow in line and just act accordingly to the correct line. That’s it.

No one will challenge Museveni and everyone in their right minds knows this. He wouldn’t have changed the Constitution twice for selfish reasons. A man that is willing to do that for himself personally. He won’t make a transition or change the Head of State. Museveni will die in office. That’s the only way his leaving the office. An election won’t do it and we all know it. Peace.

The PPF is only there to snatch voters from the NUP

“A group led by Hajj Musa Misango, Spartan Mukagyi, and Robert Rutaro has unveiled People Power Front (PPF) as a new political party in Kampala, claiming to have registered it in August 2024” (Nexus Media, 03.04.2025).

There isn’t anything good in the People Power Front (PPF) and the ones behind it. They are just appearing and being vocal ahead of the General Election. Just like all the Youthful Organizations and Pressure Groups appearing from within the National Resistance Movement (NRM). There will appear parties and others who are going to copy or act like the main opposition party. Heck, even independents or even NRM rebels supposed to challenge the NRM as well.

Regardless, the timing and the moment they launch it just shows the game they are playing. This is fishing for relevancy and wanting to become big shots overnight. These aren’t there to build or become a danger to the NRM. The NRM and the Electoral Commission wouldn’t allow that. Because the EC and such works directly for the government and the ruling regime. Therefore, the PPF is there to tarnish and distort the National Unity Platform (NUP).

Not like the NUP owns the red berets or the hand movement, but this is straight up copying it. They are just taking NUP regalia and there should be setbacks on it. We know the NRM made themselves Yellow Berets and the late Tamale Mirundi wore it with pride.

The gameplan is very easy to see, it isn’t even hidden in plain sight. They aren’t even trying or being clever. They are just straight up copying and making it visible. The PPF aren’t there to be a challenger or be a voice of reason. No, it is only there to destroy and shade with the NUP. That’s it and this is their gig.

We can all see the creation is to disenfranchise the NUP ahead of the 2026. This is to capture the independent leaning voters and not the hardliners. No, the PPF is to give the idea and make them a choice instead of NUP. There is no other reason for why they are made like this and giving itself this name. It is a front and a organization built on a false premise, but still it is here. Peace.

Kawempe North By-Election: The game is rigged…

Bambi… but why? Why even bother? It is just getting foolish by now. There is nothing to gain and it is just stalling for time. The Government, the Authorities and the whole embodiment of the National Resistance Movement (NRM) is just showing their arrogance, entitlement and disregard of the will of the people at this point. They are just showing their moves, acts and how they play.

The NRM and their candidate is taking people for fools and idiots when they filed in the petition and wanting a recount of votes. As the Electoral Commission had stalled the gazette and waited to officially send the documentation to the Parliament after the By-Election. Even after finalizing it and deliver a Return Form for Transmission of Results, which specifically said the National Unity Platform Candidate won this By-Election in the Kawempe North constituency.

It is just hogwash that the Return Form is saying 8593 votes for Fardiah Kigongo Nambi and on the gazette published today it says 9058. Meanwhile the NUP candidate went from 17764 to 17939. So, the numbers are jaded and for a purpose. That’s because the NRM and their candidate had already petitioned the Electoral Commission on the 21st March and now today the Gazette came into affect. Just like clockwork and today the team released the letter to petition the Electoral Commission, was dated back to the 21st March 2025. While the Return Form is dated to the 14th March 2024. It is just slowly grinding this and making everything to a halt.

The NRM isn’t even playing smart about it. Just like it wasn’t wise to publicly go around and beat people. Neither was it smart to use government machinery and the methods to boost the NRM candidate during the campaigns. It didn’t help that JATT and other entities brought violence, intimidation and caused havoc during the campaigns and the polls. The creation of war-zone is only undermining the efforts of the NRM itself, as it only shows their vicious and sinister side. Alas, the people won’t buy into that, but want to rebuke it.

The NRM isn’t capable or smart enough. This isn’t playing for the long haul, but for the short-con. This is trying to forge a narrative, but it cannot work. They are only showing their blatant disregard of the people and their will. It is only showing their inability to accept defeat and fight for another. That’s the reality here and a concept the NRM cannot phantom, I suppose.

The NRM lost and was bound to loose regardless, the NRM could have had Jesus as a candidate and they would lose this campaign. No one want to vote for the party of brutality, violence and intimidation. No matter how much they try to bribe and knock on people’s doors. No, they have lost their marbles.

This isn’t winning people’s hearts. Neither is this service delivery or being honest. It is just misuse of power and abusing the system, a system that is created by the NRM. The NRM is trying to juxtaposition itself. Just like Museveni sometimes wants to sound like an opposition to himself and the creation he has created. That’s just the game that the NRM plays and they take people for fools while doing so.

The game is rigged… and the ones rigging it wants to call foul. It should be fiction, but is our mere reality. This is who the NRM are in 2025. Peace.

Opinion: AgaNaga – Spent a million for each voter he got [or close enough]

“To compete in this election, you need at least 200M, I have been moving with almost 100 people who are paid daily, the cars we used daily all take a lot of fuel, I have done all in the music everyone knows but now I have to venture into matters of national importance” – Sadat Mukiibi aka Kalifah AgaNaga (18.03.2025).

The man that got about 239 votes in the Kawempe North By-Election, Sadat Mukiibi aka Kalifah AgaNaga who ran as the flagbearer for the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC). They went out hard and tried to sway the public, but didn’t galvanize anyone. That’s why the candidate got such a bad result.

The loss is just so clear and the FDC could reflect on its downfall, as the musician turned politician didn’t have the message or the character to sway the public. They didn’t believe in his platform or words for that manner. If they did…

He would have more impact than a little over 200 people voting on him. The FDC and the candidate should have been in the realms of the NUP. He should have been in the scope of the two bigger candidates. The FDC shouldn’t be this sort of a failure in the race.

That AgaNaga used 200 million on this result. The FDC and him should self-reflect on the way they did it. The people of Kawempe North didn’t accept him or his candidacy. The citizens didn’t believe in him or trust his message. That’s why so few voted for him and they didn’t see it in him. This is the reality here… and the musician should go back to producing records.

This man has lost twice elections. AgaNaga haven’t been able to win and tried twice already. Neither is he a trusted fella, as he went from singing songs for Museveni to suddenly become a FDC candidate. Therefore, he is really just trying whatever gets him into office. This man doesn’t have it in him.

That is proven and 200 million shillings couldn’t save him either. The man cannot even spend correctly or strategically, because if he was… then he would know that is a waste of funds. Him spending this much and get nothing in return. That is a compelling case, but show how dire the loss is. Peace.

A look into Bobi Wine’s Speech on the Kawempe North By-Election

We saw an election where almost all media houses recalled their staff from the field a few hours after voting had started, just to keep them safe from those who claimed they were securing the election. We saw an election where the main candidate’s nomination papers were seized by security operatives just hours before nomination; his supporters and mobilizers beaten and arrested; and his communication devices seized just hours before voting. Several of our comrades were beaten and imprisoned just for supporting our candidate. Many others are in hospital fighting for their life” (Bobi Wine, 17.03.2025).

Today the victor of the Kawempe North By-Election spoke to his own at the National Unity Platform (NUP) headquarters. As the aftermath of the By-Election is appearing and the spin of the loss for the regime and their party, the National Resistance Movement (NRM). The NRM are already working tirelessly and so is the President too. That has been shown and that’s why I have to reflect on the words of Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi who leads the biggest opposition party and was the party who retained the seat of Kawempe North.

When you read the speech of Bobi Wine. It is another type of play than Museveni. It just shows the difference of character and leadership. Just the way of navigating it and representing. That seems so natural for Bobi Wine. Meanwhile, Museveni is forcing himself and his ways on others.

I truly congratulate you Counsel Nalukoola for beating the seemingly impossible odds to sit amongst us here today as a Member of Parliament-elect. You were not declared winner because the regime wanted to. You were declared winner because the elaborate measures the people of Kawempe North took to protect their vote left the regime with no other alternative” (Bobi Wine, 17.03.2025).

This here isn’t a new story and Bobi Wine lived through the same thing when he got elected in Kyadondo East. He knows how the games is played and how you have to fight to keep it. There is nothing given in the Republic and especially not elected seas. The contested seats that the NRM wants to win and have control over. That’s why it is a battle and is such a mess to begin with, as the stakes are so high and the willingness of using force is very eminent of the state. Therefore, the prices of doing is costly and that’s proven again. So many lives has been scorned so one man could become an MP.

Dictator Museveni has since released a statement seeking to undermine the legitimacy of our victory and deflect blame for the criminality he unleashed on citizens in Kawempe” (…) “He accuses us of ballot-stuffing, voter intimidation, and results-tampering. But there is abundant video evidence showing his ministers accompanied by masked goons protected by gunmen engaging in this criminality. The destruction of ballot boxes in Kazo-Angola and other areas was not the work of the opposition—it was orchestrated by regime operatives to create a pretext for rejecting the otherwise legitimate results from an election they simply couldn’t win!” (Bobi Wine, 17.03.2025).

The projection of NRM and Museveni towards the NUP is just bonkers. The viral footage and pictures tells stories that Museveni cannot lie about. Neither can the NRM downplay or think people will forget. It is just really amazing after all these years and plenty of By-Elections. That the NRM and Museveni think people haven’t seen their game before and how it appears. This is their modus operandi and what they does. Kawempe North was no exception, but more of the norm, actually. This is who the NRM is in 2025 and what it has become. Bobi Wine and NUP is just exposing it, and showing it to the world to see.

To the people of Uganda, let what happened in Kawempe North strengthen our resolve to fight for a better country. Let it remind us that despite the small wins along the way, our struggle for freedom and good governance is far from over. We must keep organizing, mobilizing, and resisting.

We must emulate the people of Kawempe North who have showed us what a PROTEST VOTE means and requires us to do. They united, voted, and guarded their vote. If we replicate their example across other parts of the country, we can beat the dictator at his own game! Freedom is in sight!” (Bobi Wine, 17.03.2025).

The victory of Kawempe North By-Election is a nice one for the NUP. Even if it is a seat and a place that has turned into a stronghold of the opposition. There is a long time since a NRM representative was in place from there. Therefore, it must be with a little hesitation to celebrate to fast too.

The NRM wanted to take it and look strong ahead of 2026. The President wanted to have the final straw and build some sort of momentum before the polls. Meanwhile we know he campaigns with the PDM as his vehicle to do so. Just like he did with OWC and Emyooga in the past. Using government programs as an excuse to canvas voters and hold rallies. This game has been played before and people should watch it.

The NUP cannot do the same and neither can any other serious competitor of the NRM. The authorities won’t allow it or accept it. As that doesn’t fit their plan and their majority rule. It cannot see the growth or see a potential of galvanized support of an opposition leader or party. No that has to be stifled and suppressed. That’s why Bobi Wine cannot rest or be in good vibes for too long. There is to much hurt, pain and suffering ahead of 2026. We saw it in the By-Election and there will be plenty more in the General Elections in 2026. That is just bound to happen, whether we like it or not.

The protest vote of Kawempe is beautiful and poetic in defiance of the state. Now the whole Republic has to do the same. If that happens. Then there is nowhere Museveni or his NRM can go. Until then, freedom is far from visible and is far from hope of another tomorrow. Because right now, we are just waking up to another day of the Yellow Brigade singing their songs of glory and praising the sacrifices of Luweero. Peace.

A look into Museveni’s Kawempe North By-Election Statement

In this piece, I am writing to inform you that an electoral and criminal investigation has started in the Kawempe North by-election. The following allegations have come up: ballot papers stuffing, altering results, destroying ballot boxes in Kazo-Angola, Mbogo Mosque zone, etc., because, apparently, some people did not want those votes to be counted, campaigning at the polling stations, intimidation, violence, etc. The heavy deployment of security forces may have stopped mass violence, but it could not stop these micro crimes that should have been managed by the election officials” (Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, 16.03.2025).

The old man with the hat couldn’t let this one slide. I don’t have it in him and he cannot let this one go. We knew there was something up when the National Resistance Movement – Central Executive Committee released their resolutions and demanded an investigation and audit of the Kawempe North By-Election. Now the President, His Excellency is taking it further. This is just bonkers at this point.

The State House and the NRM has to self reflect. They need to re-assess themselves and how they conduct themselves. The way and the manner of how the state operates during the campaigns, the nomination days and the polls itself. They are making their own and showing their true character. The President cannot lie and deceive in 2025. It might have worked in the 1980s and less coverage of civilians, but now we all get the memos, the viral footage and the pictures that speaks loud and clear.

The NRM people must not involve themselves in cheating by saying that the opposition is doing it, they must also do it. Work to crush that disenfranchisement of the Ugandan people. That is why the NRM went to the bush” (Museveni, 16.03.2025).

The delusion, the arrogance and the entitlement of writing this is just another level. If the Young Yoweri had seen the Kawempe North By-Election. He would have returned to the BUSH. Heck, he went to fight in the bush, because of the way he claimed the Uganda Peoples’ Congress (UPC) was running it in 1980. The same sort of state machinery and securing the control of nation. That’s what the NRM does and perfected over the years. His talking like we don’t see how the RDCs, UPF, UPDF, SFC, JATT and everyone else works in coordination to secure a NRM Victory. Like what sort of spell is the President under? Does he think we don’t know the game of pre-ticking ballots and ballot stuffing? Please, step your game up if your going to lie at me. As a seasoned politician. You should be better at it. This isn’t it!

You have been inviting the NRM to attend to you. We shall do exactly that. The mistakes the soldiers may do could be on account of preparing for those non-lethal roles when they are diverted from their work of fighting on account of indiscipline of some actors. These are the criminal mistakes of the opposition. However, there are also organizational mistakes on the NRM side, especially not working collectively and reaching the Wanainchi. Investigations will show us who destroyed the ballot paper boxes at Kazo-Angola, Mbogo centre, etc. and why” (Museveni, 16.03.2025).

The NRM wasn’t invited to Kawempe or the By-Election, no it took over it and used the state machinery to attack the opposition. The media personnel was hurt, civilians was captured, tortured and detained. There was Members of Parliament who was arrested, local activists too and such. There was a massive military presence and that wasn’t to stop mass-uprising or demonstrations. No, it was to incite fear and stifle the tracks of the opposition from assembling and campaigning. So, the mistakes was to think that was a winning strategy. That the levels of fear and intimidation stopped people from voting against the regime. Alas, therein is the problem that the President and the NRM cannot stomach or handle. They can be gun-slinging and use weaponry to muffle citizens, but it cannot understand that it is not the answer. It doesn’t solve the needs of the people and neither is it helping them. That doesn’t build trust, care or concern of their behalf. Instead the NRM doesn’t come as an invited guest to Kawempe. No, the NRM came as an invader and as an aggressor. Has the President ever thought about that? No, neither he or his fellow comrades has never ever consider the implications of such moves. Because they are on the other side of the guns and they are not looking at without being armed.

If the NRM starts investigating it all. The bribes, the pre-ticked ballots and the whole gameplay of state machinery should come into play. There are enough witnesses and proof of soldiers partaking in it. There are enough proof of what went down. Even when the authorities and the state tried to send the media packing. There is enough tapes and such to show what went down. The state can try to rewrite history here, but its clear. They want to send a message, but it is failing. Because all of it is futile.

The NRM was never scheduled to win this one. There was no signs of it. Neither was the stars aligned for miracle either. They could only win if the rigging has succeeded and the will of the people had allowed for it to happen. Alas, that’s what the NRM is missing. The NRM is missing the people. The people aren’t here for them. The people don’t trust the NRM and why should they?

First they come with guns, then they come with porkies and now they want to investigate the ones who came with the guns? They want to investigate themselves and why they couldn’t successfully rig the election? Seriously, is that what the NRM has become?

Is this what the President fought for and went for the BUSH for? Is this why the skulls of Luweero died en-mass? When the President invokes the bush. We are allowed to question it, aye? He wents to use the Mecca, let’s take it to Mecca then. Please, the President should know better, but clearly his vanity and arrogance are more important than the truth or being able to read the room. Peace.

Opinion: The NRM CEC needs some self reflection

Today the National Resistance Movement (NRM) Central Executive Committee (CEC) delivered their verdict after becoming second and losing the Kawempe North By-Election. The striking matter is that the NRM acts like its an outside force and not the government itself. As they expect the Electoral Commission to investigate and audit the election. That’s really telling, as we haven’t seen how the state operated and acting during the whole proceedings.

The NRM should sit this one out. They already used all the tricks of the book. They used the whole state machinery and was prepared to rig the election. They just waited for the thumbs up and make it happen. There was every bits and pieces in action for one purpose only. So, it is rich that the call the EC out and wants this now.

The NRM rejects the results too and also says it will legally challenge it. If it does all of this… do they want the courts to see the videos, pictures and the altered return forms? What do they want to provide of evidence? What stories doest the NRM want to tell?

Do the NRM wants the stories of the NUP activists arrested, the double arrests of the NUP candidate and use of JATT to stop the NUP from properly campaigning? Do the NRM wants the courts to look into the soldiers, special forces command and the soldiers intimidating during the polls?

What does the NRM wants to prove? That they didn’t block Pearl FM from providing proof of the rigging for the NRM. Do the NRM wants the proof of how they tried to make the Kawempe North into a war-zone and harassed the media into darkness. So, that the polling agents and others was left without media having oversight of the activity during the polls. What sort of evidence does the NRM wants to provide courts?

Nothing that happened was in favour of the opposition or the NUP. If the blood, torture, arrests, detained civilians and use of NRM or state operatives for self-serving interests. These was all parts in the play and we know about it. The state even used cars without registration plates and such too. There was nothing this state didn’t do to outsmart and outwit their own electorate. Still, they voted in defiance and in protest of state itself.

The NRM CEC don’t want this all portrayed in the courts. What is there to gain and what does the NRM win? They have already caused the pain, plights and suffering… just over a seat and a ballot. Still, they couldn’t cause enough harm and damage to stop the people from standing up for themselves. That’s just what should worry the state and the NRM itself.

If there are any characters left with some sort of clear mind in the NRM CEC. They would reflect on the matter and reasons for the fall in the Kawempe North By-Election. There are so many reasons for why they lost. There is not only the knowledge of the historical pattern of voters voting for opposition. Secondly, why would the people, trust the party who orders soldiers to streets to beat them up? Seriously, it is such an easy argument and everyone can digest that.

Nevertheless, that is just to deep and to hard for the NRM to comprehend. Maybe their delusion and lack of realism is hitting in. They are just living in their own bubble and cannot understand the real sentiment out there. That’s why they think gun-slinging on unarmed civilian is the righteous act to get their will done. This is what we are seeing and hearing. It is infuriating and insulting the people who are just trying to live life. Peace.