When we entered the 2026 General Elections, we, as PLU, were guided by our Chairman, Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, to sign a Memorandum of Understanding with the National Resistance Movement (NRM) to support NRM candidates from the President down to the village level.
Under the TUKO PAMOJA alliance, we registered a historic 72 per cent victory—a margin the Movement last enjoyed in 1996. That victory was delivered by young people and PLU supporters.
It therefore puzzles us to see some historical figures in the Movement, such as Hon. Kahinda Otafiire, failing to appreciate the contribution of young people and all PLU supporters.
In our cooperation agreement with the NRM, we were clear that the core problem of Uganda is corruption and that it must be dealt with decisively. It bothers us to see individuals associated with impunity and arrogance still being protected and given serious responsibilities under the cover of, “We fought.” Did they fight to steal?
On January 26, 2017, while presiding over the Liberation Day celebrations in Masindi, President Museveni himself thanked other Ugandans who had joined the Movement. He noted that if they had not welcomed the Luwero fighters, the NRM would not have been winning elections, because the Luwero fighters alone were not enough to win an election.
If the President does not get rid of corrupt people like Otafiire from our coalition government, we shall be forced to ask our Chairman to reconsider this coalition with the NRM and start our own family.
The writer, David Kabanda, is a Patriotic officer of PLU (PO 005).
