




“I appreciate and understand that you are under siege. I don’t know how to help you and support you. In view of the contents of the impugned document, that the person suspended failed to supply a satisfactory explanation, yet the same person was earlier on reported to have confessed and apologised, I don’t know how to rescue you and the party from the captors. The prevailing desperate situation and the circumstances we find ourselves in, will afford me more time and space to consult with the rank and file of the party for a way forward. Accept once again my sympathies for the unyielding siege that has impaired judgement at the highest echelons of the party” – Mathias Mpuuga MP (29.03.2024)
Yesterday was a proof that the former Leader of Opposition and current Commissioner of Parliament, Mathias Mpuuga believes his bigger than his party. His actions speaks louder than words. His resilience and lack of reading the room.
That’s why his undermining the party, which gave him a second life. A party that entrusted him and gave him confidence. Some call him wise, seasoned and a clever politician. However, this last month we have only seen a greedy politician living in denial. A man who doesn’t take accountability and think he is entitled to eat. That’s who Mpuuga has become.
Mpuuga is a far-cry from the man of the days of the Activists for Change (A4C). A man who looked at the Parliament and cried out loud of their impunity, corruption and misuse of office. Now that he has entered the August House and gotten into Office. He himself became like the people he protested against and wanted ousted. However, he thinks speaking in tongue can save him.
Mpuuga MP better act swiftly, as the messaging he is using isn’t saving him. Neither is it wise. It is just showing that he blames others and doesn’t look at himself. He wouldn’t be here if it wasn’t for the “service award”. Mpuuga wouldn’t be suspended and be handled by the Party President if he didn’t act accordingly.
Mpuuga MP was asked to apologize and step down. Nevertheless, the month has passed by and he has done neither. The Party has tried to exchange him with another MP, but the Speaker is blocking that person from getting in his stead. So, the Office is Parliament is sustained, but not by the party his representing, but by the powerful in government. Which is ironic, when his supposed to be an opposition of the set government.
Mpuuga MP has lost face and lost all credibility. A man who had a future, but sold it for a big envelope. He traded his legacy and legitimacy over a big bank. That’s who Mpuuga became and spinning the blame on Bobi Wine isn’t a winning ticket. It just shows that he undermines the authority of the party he represents and doesn’t want to follow party line when it doesn’t suit him.
This haven’t been a good look for Mpuuga. The National Unity Platform (NUP) will live on this scandal and tragic saga. It is one man who defied the party and acted above it. His a rebel and a man of the government now. That’s why he can skirt the obligations given to him and hide behind the Speaker. This isn’t a sign of strength, but of a man who is willing to sell his soul for a few shillings.
That’s who Mpuuga MP is… and we can all see it now. It is tragic that this man was in the trenches and fought men like he became. Mpuuga said we needed other type of leaders a decade ago and now he became just like the ones he fought. Peace.










The former journalist and show runner of the “Point Blank”, Agnes Nandutu MP is now back to the back-bench of Parliament. Nandutu MP was elected in 2021 on a Independent ticket after losing out in the National Resistance Movement Primary. So, she was a NRM leaning Independent MP and was lucky to become a State Minister for Karamoja.
That’s how she was able within a short window go from being a civilian to a Minister. The President gave her a prominent role and office. She was so lucky and giddy to be there. Bashing in glory and getting the honours of the office.
Instead of building upon the trust given her. She used her Ministry and Office to eat. The moment she was able to enrich herself. She took the moment and did just that. As much as the stockpiles of mabaati was emptied. As an MP and Minister of Karamoja, she stole Mabaati and misused her office.
At one point, she was one out of few that was made an example for. She was put on trial and arrested, arraigned and spent some time behind bars. However, she was never fully charged or sentenced. Therefore, the authorities just made her example… and didn’t penalize her totally. That’s why she isn’t behind bars, but on the back-bench of Parliament.
This week the MP lost her office and kicked out of the Office of the Prime Minister. As her role belonged under the Office of the Prime Minister. That must hurt her pride and being told she wasn’t a minister anymore.
Nandutu went from being a journalist to MP to Minister within a hot-minute. Now she is demoted and being made an example of. Even if she haven’t paid a hefty price. It is a subtle backhanded slap to be demoted like this. While others who partake in the thieving is still thriving and bashing in glory with His Excellency.
Agnes Nandutu MP will still be around, but the President has taken action against her. She wasn’t above it all and that’s why she was losing in the recent reshuffle. Nandutu couldn’t even be a Minister through the whole term. No, she gotten three years and one of them in trouble. Months after the trouble losing her office. That’s a telling story and show how she has fallen.
Nandutu MP would have made a skit and run a joke about this if it was another MP on Point Blank. She would have said something sarcastically and mockingly about how she went from thieving to losing it.
The former journalist now have to walk carefully. She is not above it all and could easily be used as a scapegoat again. That’s why she lost her influence and office. The President needed to remind the cabinet and use some of them to show some fight against corruption. While his still keeping several others implicated in the same scandal. Therefore, it isn’t a truthful or honest enterprise of His Excellency.
However, Nandutu is feeling the pendulum. The MP isn’t as prominent or important enough to be kept. Her independence and ability to win in the 2021 elections aren’t celebrated. That’s why she could get demoted and lose the office. If he wanted too… the President could have written a letter and pursuit the case even further with the authorities. Therefore, Nandutu is lucky to be here and still able to eat in the August house.
Nandutu MP is an example of how not to run a Ministry. She is an example of how arrogance and hubris can lead to your downfall. Right now she’s licking her wounds, but she will see another day. Already walking free and tasting the wealth of the back-benches of Parliament. Not like she’s paying huge price or being recalled as an MP. If the NRM did that and went further. That’s when she would have lost it all. Peace.

“I’m here to assure the country and NUP members that I’m still a member of NUP. No one will force me out of NUP. In the coming days, I’ll embark on streamlining the operations of the party. We have to follow the party policies and rules, and not instructions” – Mathias Mpuuga (26.03.2024)
Some people just disappoints you, some insults your intelligence and your wits. One of them is currently Mathias Mpuuga MP. He thinks his that clever and that he can deflect from his wrongdoings.
At this point in time… there is no integrity, accountability or even self-reflection worthy of a representative or a leader. Mpuuga MP is just one who is using his title, office and abilities to gain own wealth. That’s why he is occupying offices and not following orders to step down as Commissioner. He isn’t listening to the party he adheres to and doesn’t care about the message they are spreading.
His Press Conferences aren’t doing him any favours. Neither are the radio interviews. I was expecting him to use Mengo and the Baganda Kingdom to shield himself again. Because that the sort of fella he has become. It is tragic-comical to know who he was and see what he has become.
Mpuuga MP has become like the MPs and the Parliament Members he warned about a decade ago. If Mpuuga had looked in the mirror and read the texts while being a leader of Activists for Change (A4C) today. He would have vomited and felt a distaste in his mouth. Since he has become the sort of leader that he fought against in the past. That’s who Mpuuga has become… and its tragic.
He would have called for sacking and recalling of people if it was in the A4C days. We all know he would be on the barricades, plan demonstrations or light up candles against the corrupt. However, we are all just to accept the “service award” and move-on like it is nothing. That’s why he think people are stupid and naive.
“Am not leaving NUP and am not here to do anything to destroy or kill it, atleast am not invited to do so at this moment, atleast no body has moved me to that level of even thinking about deserting the party l formed. That should be understood” (Mpuuga, 26.03.2024).
He thinks he can get away from this and just run away from the problem. At this moment of time he acts bigger than the party. Mpuuga indirectly says he can change things from within, but not take any consideration of what the party has told him to do. That’s defying the party and acting above it. Like his is special and an overlord. Because, he isn’t listening or taking responsibility for what he did. Therefore, he acts like a big-man who doesn’t have to follow the party line.
That’s infuriating when the NUP is setting an example and telling what is wrong. Still, the MP and former LoP acts holier than thou. He should know better, but that’s too much to ask.
This isn’t a victory or a way of winning. This is continuing to loose, but acting like you won. Sorry brother but you lost. Peace.

