Mathias Mpuuga; Civic Space Is Shrinking, Reforms Are Needed

Mpuuga Gets Advise From Zambian Politician On How To Defeat Museveni

Posted by: Suubi Anne in Uganda news February 18, 2022

The leader of opposition in the Ugandan parliament, Mathias Mpuuga, has been given advice from a Zambian Politician on how to oust Museveni.

The leader of the Opposition in the Zambian Parliament, Brian Mundubile advised him to build cohesion and come up with coherent messages to push their agenda through Parliament and eventually tilt the tide in their favour.

He said part of the reason why Hakainde Hichilema and his United Party for National Development (UPND) defeated President Edgar Lungu at last August’s election lay in Hichilema’s ability to keep his side united.

“As citizens, they could define their own rights, but when it came to party business, they remained united. One of the times we experienced that unity was when we wanted to introduce a bill to amend the Constitution. I was actually driving the process as Government Chief Whip. We tried all manner of negotiations, making concessions to them. We went on for over a year but this didn’t move them, they showed a lot of resilience,” Mundibule said.

He urged Mathias Mpuuga to take advantage of social media and have a grip on young people.

“We believed that we were on the ground and they were on Facebook. We would just dispel them as Facebook politicians. Little did we realize that, through our own efforts, we had taken technology to the rural areas. We campaigned as if there was no technology in the rural areas.”

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