UGANDA: THE MISTRUST WITHIN OPPOSITION PARTIES ARE SO DEEP TO FORM SINGLE COALITION- POLITICAL ANALYST.

However, Robert Sygulanyi Sentamu president for National Unity Platform (NUP), mooted during the conference held his off Megere, Wasiko District that he is ready for coalition come 2026c.
Forum for Democratic Change (DFC), demanded for before the coalition opposition parties must resolve their internal wrangle, sort out the mistrust, we are not open to coalition, but first all of us must work on our internal contradiction and sort thing out, I hope by the end of January 2025, Uganda opposition parties would have done that.

KAMPALA-UGANDA: MONDAY DECEMBER 30, 2024.

The debate among the opposition parties is moving toward formation of a single opposition leader, however, Nicolas Opio, a renowned political analyst disagreed that the mistrust within the different opposition parties are so deep that they will not gunner to form a political coalition.
The Guardian News Correspondent also caught up with  Senior Counsel Nicolas Opio Uganda political Analyst.
Question: Uganda political transition would be from Museveni to Museveni son Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba the Uganda’s Army Commander. What is likely to happen in a big election for a political Party?
Ans: Nicolas Opio. What is certainly true is that we are in cash for political change. So, Museveni is sitting with his  son whether he likes it or not his best day is over.
The question is when the last term of Museveni’s election as presidential candidate will be the last time in 2026. He did best Gen. Museveni’s son is successful in the eyes of people, he tells you that people do not believe, people are sceptical against his son.
“If it is not difficult, why is his son trying so hard, why are they not?” The day will come and it will happen, it will, everybody is focused about. After President Gen. Museveni is gone.
It focuses on what leaders we want for this political transition that is going to happen, this political election in 2026, is the last election for Gen. Museveni.
Who are the political players?
Ans: Opio Nicolas. I don’t discuss individuals, I don’t discuss Norbert Mao, Presidential General for DP as a person.
My view is that today, they are trying to co-opt their political agenda. Focus on the environment and individual newcomers and they do not allow political players.
The political opposition parties the likes of Democratic Party DP, Forum for Democratic Change FDC, Najankumbi groups, Katonga Groups, Norbert Sentamu Kyagulanyi NUP party could not agree on a single opposition leader.
Why?
Their differences are so deep, the mistrust is not going to be overcome, there is no possibility.
However, Robert Syagulanyi ally Bobi Wine, the president of the Opposition National Unity Platform party has said he is ready to work with coalition of the willing in his attempt to wrest power from president Museveni who has been head of state for four decades, he made the statement  while addressing press conference at Magere in Wakiso District.
NUP party president Kyagulanyi unveiled a number of issues during the year that included what he termed orchestrated corruption in parliament that forced the youth to demonstrate recently, the abduction of the opposition leaders and their supporters which still remain an account for. the natural disasters that his Eastern Uganda especially landslide on Elgon Bududa district that hit the country among others, he reiterates.
The Daily Monitor Publications Correspondent asked him whether there is still room for reconciliation with former Leader of Opposition in the 11th August House Mr. Mathias Mpuuga after their fallout over UGX 500M service award?
Responding to question asked, NUP party leader Robert Kyagulanyi says his plan for a united opposition front was the Musician-cum-politican argues all the window are still open, he asserted.
asked about NUP is ready to form a coalition of the opposition to challenges Oligarchy autocracy President Museveni in the fourth comong presidential polls in 2026?
Robert Kyagulanyi responded in the affirmative, “We shall have a coalition of the willing, we are willing to work with everybody that pushes for the return of Democracy irrespective of political affiliation. We are willing to lock hands with everybody and move forward to renew Uganda”
NUP party president was cornered to give his input on the current political squabble that rocks the country family in the opposition parties meaning whether the squabble will not dderal their attempt to wrest power from President Museveni?
Robert Kyagulani said that such occurrences are not new, adding that President Museveni had used such political tactics at times.
“It is not known to us that every time we are nearing an election, President Museveni invests in his regular divide and rule technique. Fortunately, we are very many steps ahead of him; we are not called the National Unity Platform for nothing. Our middle name is Unity of the purpose, Unity of morality. So much of the time there is an effort to divide us they will divide the unwanted from us.
For us it will only be good riddance. They will be relieving us of some characters that are barges”
Robert Kyagulanyi, remained tight-lipped on his party plan for the next year 2025, but promised to address the nation next week.
Mr. John Kikonyogo, the Forum for Democratic Change also added his voice reveal that before the talk of the coalition, he supported early appeals by NUP party president Bobi Wine that first the opposition parties must first dissolve their internal differences assess their strength and weaknesses and see whether based on their evaluation there is need to cooperate.
“We are open to coalition, but first all of us must work on our internal contradiction and sort out, and I hope by the end of January 2025, we would have done that. we also encourage other parties to do the same and sort out their internal differences so that we get to the table and begin talking about coalition, we deal with serious people are just forming groups to waste out times”