Bobi Wine: Mpuuga’s Electoral Reforms won’t  Change Anything

The National Unity Platform’s Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, often known as Bobi Wine, has encouraged opposition supporters not to put their faith in any electoral or constitutional reforms supported by Mathias Mpuuga, the opposition leader in parliament, to bring about change in Uganda.

Through his office, Mpuuga held a two-day retreat last week where members of the opposition from different parties discussed constitutional and electoral reforms as ways to bring about change in Uganda.

The National Unity Platform believes that Uganda needs improved laws and policies, including better election rules, according to a statement from Kyagulanyi, who also addressed at the retreat at Speke Resort Munyonyo. But he pointed out that these reforms cannot be permitted to proceed under the current military rule.

“The NRM will use its fabricated figures to thwart any substantial reforms and, inevitably, take advantage of the situation to introduce legislation that further undermine and undermine democratic government. We also think that, despite their shortcomings, the existing laws, if put into practice, would ensure fair play and sanity in elections. The criminal regime, however, has consistently disregarded them and engaged in the worst kind of electoral fraud. Reforms to the constitution and the election process cannot thus be the answer, according to Kyagulanyi.

It is crucial to note, he continued, that the meeting Mpuuga held was mostly consultative and aimed at expressing Ugandans’ ambitions and outlining what the nation should look like in an ideal world free from family and military dominance.

“Ugandans should not place their faith in any legislative reforms under Museveni. To overthrow a totalitarian dictatorship and install a legitimate government, our people must continue their arduous efforts. The Ugandan people will then unite and map out a course for how they want to be governed, according to Kyagulanyi.

As the party’s vice president for the Buganda area, Mpuuga and Kyagulanyi have previously engaged in public spats. Mpuuga and the legislative team he leads, in the opinion of Kyagulanyi and many of his followers, have not done enough to hold the government responsible, particularly for violations of human rights.