THE NATIONAL UNITY PLATFORM CRISIS

A CRISIS UNRESOLVED IN THE NATIONAL UNITY PLATFORM MPS’ SUMMIT
In a two days heavily working summit, convened by Bobi wine and attended by the NUP Top most leadership and boycotted by a few MPs like Hon. Betty Nambozze and others, a number of questions, allegations and disappointments remained unresolved.

The principal began his remarks by angrily alleging that NUP MPs had intentionally forgotten the National Unity Platform Agenda to fight Museveni on the flow of the 11th Parliament and juxta positioning it with selfish interests. Too much time was spent on discussing the laziness and to what kyagulanyi termed as betrayal of the struggle to defeat the Dictator by the MPs. To whom and a few, Kyagulanyi irrationally noted that they had turned to bed and as errand boys to the State at the cost of the struggle. And that he had identified and observed some MPs he referred to as Musevenis spies in the party and that they were yet to dismiss them from the party, thereby also loosing their seats as MPs. He said these have sabotaged and wasted the planning and strategy meetings of the party.
With too much dissatisfaction, and political bitterness rooted on hypocrisy and suspicion, Bobi wine openly accused Hon Mpuga the Leader of Opposition in Parliament for serving Rt.Hon. Anita Among the Deputy Speaker forgetting his role and why he was sent to parliament and also reminded him that chances are high to recall him after his two and a half tenure as LOP. He further said that the latter has turned into Anita’s messenger whereby he represents her every where and at times delivers her messages on functions she has failed to attend plus the endless dinner meet ups at Anita’s home in Nakasero and state house back door meetings at times. He warned him and restricted him from thinking that when he reached 11th parliament as LOP he has made it in life. The struggle continues.
Among other concerns raised, Bobi wine blamed the NUP MPs for claiming to be too busy to the extent of boycotting NUP activities like pressor and planning meetings. And that this shows disrespect to the party. He further reminded them that many of them were no where if it hadn’t been for the Umbrella. They should be careful because he holds the capacity to either make them or destroy them whereby he could even recall them from parliament to either go back to being house wives or father’s to their children.
As if in a competitive tone, one by one in concert energized by frustration of the endless threats, the NUP MPs backed at their principal, Chairman Nyanzi and the secretary General accusing them of being selfish and inconsiderate.
This is because first of all forgetting that they are national figures with a number of demands. They accused the three of sustaining hooligans at the party headquarters who endlessly ask money from them. To those that fail to raise any coin, they resort at shouting and hurling insults at them. This forced Hon. Muwanga Kivumbi to caution Bobi Wine not to run an institution of a political party as it were a firebase crew.
On the other hand, Chairman Nyanzi was raised as another reason why the MPs no longer participate in the party activities. This is because they accuse him of exorbitantly selling the Umbrella flag bearer ship tickets during primaries and making unrealistic agreement with those that didn’t have money behind the principal’s back. The agreements we’re to the effect that they had to pay at least five million per month from their salary. MPS Shamim Malende, Tebandeke, Hilderman, Mugabi, Nakazibwe and Denis Damulira on behalf of their colleagues like Ssegirinya unable to attend the meeting, stated that they can’t meet these agreements because of constituency demands.
It was also argued that besides these black mail demands, they pay their committed USHs500,000 to the party per month and USHs 500,000 support fee to Bobi wine therefore the heavy extortions fees should be scrapped off because even the little they give is unaccounted for. The most recent 3.1b IPOD money received by the NUP has not been accounted for by any of them. Such reasons have kept them busy doing the work the constituents sent them to do in parliament.
In response to these concerns, Lewis Rubongoya the secretary General stated that all these had been raised as excuses by the MPs. However, he added that, they would investigate the issue and allegations made by the MPs because at the time some were new to them. He continued to specifically condemn the reluctance by Hon. Ssegona and other senior members for being silent in the house since election time. He particularly accused Ssegona of failing to manage PAC and hold any govt agencies accountable for Mal administration like his Colleague Hon. Joel Ssenyonyi with COSASE Business.
In response to these accusations, Hon. Ssegona enquired why the secretary General had not yet investigated why Joel Ssenyonyi received 1billion in the Civil Aviation Authority matter that goes unresolved today before he could jump at him? And their was no response as to this effect
Much tension, accusations and blame games were at play at the summit and direction to proceed was at confusion on who guides who, as some of the members in the meeting raised the tones of their voices. The principal intervened and dismissed the meeting.
The following morning, the meeting was cut short and filled with sombre moods with a lot of suspense and some of the members remaining in their hotel rooms.
The principal again stated that it seems the meeting had not met it’s motive since the previous session, MPs spent most of their time on their phones and social media. And in the night, they imported prostitutes and alcohol and that’s why some we’re not in the conference Hall by the morning if the following day. He therefore found no reason as to why they would proceed and therefore called off the meeting. However, Hon. Mpuga being dissatisfied and advised by Muwanga Kivumbi and Ssegona, informed MPs that he will hold a secretive meeting this coming weekend without the Secretariat to discuss a few legislative issues with his colleagues.