Opinion: Mafabi isn’t fit to hawk even…

“I am not like him (Besigye) who has no support even. For me, first of all, I have the home support and so I have where to begin. From there (eastern region). I will go to the north, west and then central. I am a presidential material” – Nathan Nandala-Mafabi (New Vision, 17.09.2023).

Whatever Patrick Oboi Amuriat or Nathan Nandala-Mafabi are currently selling – I am not buying any of it. Certainly I am not alone. These two gentlemen are responsible and in-charge of the fall of the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC). They are the ones who are burning the party to the ground and all for personal interests.

Now the truth is coming out and the blind ambition is clear. The FDC Secretary General wants to be crowned King. He thinks he got it in him. I don’t doubt his honesty, but this man isn’t that clever. Neither is he bright enough to pull it off.

Nandala-Mafabi would be better as a wallflower than an actual figurehead. His the sort of man who looks good in proximity of power. However, when he has some or the ability to use some. Well, his a Kingpin and a dictator in the making. That’s what the recent fights and internal battles within the FDC has shown us. Instead of settling or even trying to come to sort of accord between two rising fractions. The Secretary General has chosen the part of barricading himself and his fellow peers. These are now blocking procedures and possibility of return to grace.

He as a man has shown that he gets high on power. As a Secretary General he acts with blunt force and without any concern of the consequences. Only maligning others and pinning blame on them. That’s what his even doing as his supposed to aim for the highest office of the land. His targeting one of the founders and former comrade Besigye.

Nandala-Mafabi will never be as respected or beloved as Besigye. It isn’t in him and he cannot carry himself like Besigye. There is a vast difference in style and substance. Besigye has a message and story to tell. While Nandala-Mafabi is just trading insults and sny comments about others. Instead of manning up to his own short-comings and being a man about it.

No, there is no future where Nandala-Mafabi would be suitable for the Presidency. It would be to much for him to become the Party President even. His no Muntu or Besigye for that matter. No, his a lonely prince waiting for his Kingdom. That’s what he is and his failing at it.

When you have to malign and destroy the legacy of another one. That’s when you know you have little to nothing to offer. The Secretary General could have come correct and dropped the bombshell with some finesse, but that’s too much to ask. He couldn’t have carried that or been responsible if he did just that.

In the manner of which he ran the party for the 2021 General Elections and how he has been determined to undermine the ones who questions him. It just shows that the Secretary General of the FDC isn’t fit for Office. He shouldn’t even be in the one his occupying right now. His not even able to do that correctly. So, how would he fare as President… I cannot even phantom it or imagine anything good coming out it. Nandala-Mafabi is just another tyrant in the making…

That’s because of how his handled the pressure and the choices he has made as a Secretary General. This is why I have no faith in the man. He has made his own bed and now he has to sleep in it. No one believes in him or his cause. That is to far gone… the man isn’t redeemable and neither is his career. He got a hot minute, but neither would do him any good. Peace.

The FDC-Crisis Continues: The FDC Extra Ordinary Delegates Conference been blocked by the Authorities…

Since August 15th 2023 the Chairman of the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) had notified and called for a an Extra Ordinary Delegates Conference, which had 9 minutes and was scheduled for the 19th September 2023 in Kampala.

The Notice was sent out on the 15th August 2023 and most likely the FDC Chairman notified the authorities early to adhere to the laws of gatherings and such in the Public Order and Management Act (POMA). So, that the conference could go on and the FDC could finalize the matters, which are still left unresolved. That’s why the Chairman called for this conference and the party needs it.

However, now on the 12th September 2023 just a week ahead of the conference the Police Force is saying they cannot hold it. The UPF is blocking the conference and says it cannot ensure the safety of the attendance. The authorities and everyone else knew that this was scheduled and bound to happen.

The leadership of the FDC knew as well. They are tearing each other apart and now the inner-circle is getting help from the authorities. We know the Secretary General Nathan Nandala-Mafabi and Party President Patrick Oboi Amuriat doesn’t want the show to go on. They want it shut down and stopped. Therefore, it is convenient for them that the UPF is blocking it from happening.

Even if the Chairman is bound by the Party Constitution and should be allowed to hold this conference at Nature’s Green Beach Resort at Busaabala. Regardless of that… they are apparently not allowed and the Police even states the obvious.

It is amazing that they actually wrote this about the matter: “Police will therefore not be ready to provide the required security for the event until the party position is harmonized” (UPF, 12.09.2023).

The idea of the Extra Ordinary Delegate’s Conference is to harmonize and ensure a unified party position. That’s why the Chairman is calling for it in the first place. It is amusing that the UPF directs the party to the courts to settle internal squabble. Wonder if the NRM would have accepted this. The UPF and the authorities is politicking here and not allowing the FDC to function. It is blocking it from working internally and finding measures, which it needs.

This is only serving Nandala-Mafabi and Oboi Amuriat. These two are the victors here. This is done on their behalf and most likely are they giddy too. They already blocked funding for the conference earlier this month. So, now the authorities just blocked it and now stops the chairman from doing his duty.

That’s really telling of what is going on. The FDC is in shambles and soon the inner-circle is dancing on its grave. They aren’t making the party better, but instead destroying it from within with the help from outside forces. Now, the FDC is continuing to burn and the authorities are putting more wood on the flames. This isn’t a hot potato, no it is a burning potato.

We can see where this is going and that’s nowhere good. Peace.

Parliament of Uganda: Forum for Democatic Change Secretary General Nathan Nandala-Mafabi letter to Speaker Anita Among – Re: Appointment of Hon Yusuf Nsibambi as Party Whip for Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) in the Parliament of Uganda (17.08.2023)

Parliament of Uganda: 7 Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) MPs – Joint letter to Speaker Speak Anita Among – Re: Petition Against the Removal of the Forum for Democratic Change Party Whip in Parliament in Violation of the Internal Rules and Procedures of the Party (14.08.2023)

Parliament of Uganda: Speaker Anita Among letter to Forum for Democratic Change Secretary General Nandala Mafabi MP – Re: Appointment of Hon Yusuf Nsibambi as Party Whip for the Forum for Democratic Change in Parliament (16.08.2023)

Opinion: The duo who is single-handedly destroying the FDC from within…

There is no more jokes. No satire. There is just plenty of bridges burnt. Since the middle of July the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) has spiralled out of control. The inner-circle of leaders who are at behest of the party. They are acting like king-pins and ruling with an iron fist. The two gentlemen are Party President Patrick Oboi Amuriat and Secretary General Nathan Nandala-Mafabi.

These two are making things worse by the day. None of their actions are righteous. Neither are they perfected or even in accordance with the Party Constitution. That’s why you know things are off. Just the way the Secretary General just changed the Chief Whip of the FDC in Parliament. That was done with a notification from the SG and not from NEC. Just like the Secretary General and Party President was fine that the National Council Meeting, which didn’t meet the threshold of attendance to count. However, the men in charge didn’t mind.

Just like the same folks had no trouble publishing and certifying an Elders Special Report on “dirty money” which was a shoddy piece of work. That was only created to exonerate the two and malign the detractors. Therefore, they are creating a setup and now implementing the changes without any concern of others.

That’s why they are pursuing the party elections, even in the midst of burning fires. There is no dialogue or talks between grieved fractions. No, the ones in-charge is just bluntly deciding the way forward without any acknowledgement of the others. Except for trying to muddy the waters and project on the other side. That’s all the inner-circle is doing and they think it is working.

While they have not only changed the Chief Whip without prior authorization to do so. In the same manner they are starting disciplinary cases against 9 members. That has been selected by the Party President. This is vindictive and malicious attempts to undermine the ones who is challenging them.

It is just showing what sort of leadership and how easily you can come in contempt. While it is selective outrage and outbursts, as Besigye wasn’t one of the 9 and neither Francis Mwijuke. So, God knows what criteria or brain-storm the Party President had before sending the letter today. Because, it seems to be done to take allies of Besigye and the ones who opposes him. Not the ones who can be swayed or have the ability to compromise.

Alas, the Secretary General and the Party President is forgetting vital parts of the Party. They are violating not only a lots of their high ranking officials and they are maligning several of them. Secondly, they have never attempted to prove or give satisfying answers to the “dirty money”. While they are simultaneously trying to clip their wings. Just like the Party President did with Ingrid Turinawe. Now the same acts are in play, but with others.

They are just showing that their own interests, their own offices and prestige matters more than the party. Heck one of the guiding principles 8(b) of the party says this: “good governance, democracy social justice, transparency, accountability, honesty and integrity”. Certainly, the inner-circle isn’t abiding by this. Neither are they following the duty of the party 12(b) which says: “Work honestly and efficiently for the party”. We can easily assess that the gentlemen are in breach of both of these in the Party Constitution. While they are targeting and going after others who has apparently exposed the rot.

This “dirty money” is not only haunting them. The other allegations too of military attaches within the headquarters and other dealings, which is in accordance with the statements of a hostile takeover. A sort of situation that the inner-circle is dismissing, but the likes of Besigye is crying over. That is saying something and the ones in-charge has lost their way. They cannot even adhere to the Party Constitution. While they are using the same laws and codes as a weapon against others. Peace.

Forum for Democratic Change (FDC): Party President Patrick Oboi Amuriat letter to James Otto – “Disciplinary Cases Against Members” (08.08.2023)

Forum for Democratic Change (FDC): Appointment of Hon Yusuf Nsibambi as a Party Whip for FDC (07.08.2023)

Opinion: Besigye teary over the fall of the FDC…

Besigye gets emotional as he talks about the “dirty money” in his party during a press conference at his Katonga Road office today. He says the struggle has cost many people, some have lost lives and others beaten, arrested, among other things” (91.2 Crooze FM, 07.08.2023).

Today’s Press Conference was revealing in the fact of levels of betrayal there has been within the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC). The FDC leadership at the Najjanankumbi has lost the trust and credibility. There is no soft return to normal within the inner-circle or ranks at the FDC. That’s why Besigye wept or cried today.

Besigye and others has sacrificed a lot for the FDC party. They have fought to keep it alive and make it a vibrant party. Not only as a founder, but an activist and a political enigma. Besigye has been on the front-line and the trenches to establish, ensure protocol and give the party a platform, which is why it has been so vital for the opposition over the years.

That’s why today’s presser only shows how the mighty has fallen. The Elders Report has already been dismissed and rightfully so. Besigye again just told the story and showed how it lacked credibility, as well as facts or even evidence to back things up. No, it was to simplified and easily produced to exonerate the current leadership of the party.

The last few weeks has been brutal and told a tale of a former astonishing party, which sadly has been compromised and sold. The FDC isn’t what we knew or thought we envisioned. Neither is the leadership or the inner-circle thereof, off the calibre we should expect either. They are charlatan’s that has been willing to trade the party for some “dirty money”.

The “dirty money” is now haunting the party and the ones who touched it. The FDC became compromised and captured by taking it. That’s why Nandala-Mafabi and Amuriat isn’t willing to budge or say where it came from. Neither are they transparent or accountable. Instead they intend to keep it a secret while they malign anyone who keep them in order.

That Besigye shed tears today was unique. It isn’t a common practice and it’s second to none… that he has done this in public before. Even when facing the brutality of the law enforcement, the treason trials or anything else. The man has stood tall and taken it as a man. Today he got emotional because his party is at stake.

No one can question that and it’s only common sense. Besigye have not only lost the party, but also lost allies who has sold their soul. That’s the tragedy here. The ones he trusted and thought would be the people who carry on his legacy. They have spoiled it and betrayed the cause. Just so they got some “dirty money”. That’s the gist… and Besigye is right to feel this way. He didn’t deserve this and the FDC is supposed to be better. Peace.

Forum for Democratic Change (FDC): Moses Byamugisha – FDC Party Presidential Aspirant – Open Letter (02.08.2023)