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NATIONAL RESISTANCE MOVEMENT

NRM SKIDS

BRIEF REPORT

JUSTINE KASULE LUMUMBA

1/15/2019

NATIONAL RESISTANCE MOVEMENT STRUCTURES

DIVIDED AND THE YOUTH INTOXICATED BY INTRIGUE

AND GREED

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THE CHAIRMAN

NATIONAL RESISTANCE MOVEMENT

STATE HOUSE

ENTEBBE

BACKGROUND

NRM is a party of greatness and aims to retain power for as

long as the desire exists. On this note, it is a sprain on the

backbone when the desire is apparent but the pillars are

crumbling to the ground because on in-fights, corruption and

intrigue. This brief report to you Your Excellency outlines

the points to show how NRM has skidded from the path that

retains power to a more vigilant opposition comprising of

the youth in the face of NRM intrigue.

THE NRM CORE VALUES

(a) mobilize the people of Uganda to support and work

for the attainment of the vision of NRM;

(b) consolidate democracy and constitutional

governance in Uganda;

(c) Consolidate peace, security, protection of persons

and property, and eliminate all forms of terrorism;

(d) consolidate national unity and patriotism;

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(e) devolve power from the Central Government to the

regions as another tier of governance provided this

does not compromise the wider goal of economic

and political integration of East Africa;

(f) defend national sovereignty, territorial integrity and

independence of Uganda;

(g) build an integrated, self-sustaining and independent

national economy;

(h) develop and continuously maintain socio-economic

infrastructure and amenities and ensure balanced

regional development

(i) strengthen the capacity to eradicate corruption;

(j) build capacity for disaster management and

resettlement of displaced people;

(k) pursue economic and political integration of East

Africa;

(l) Implement a strategy of private sector led growth

and export oriented production;

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(m) generate employment, create wealth, widen

the tax base, and develop infrastructure ,

(n) implement a policy of socio-economic infrastructure

development using internal long term borrowing in

addition to external sources of funding;

(o) Implement a focussed Human Resource

Development policy and capacity building in the

technical and public service sector;

(p) apply science and technology in all aspects of

development for the transformation of society;

(q) Preserve and develop our culture;

(r) consolidate programmes which are responsive to

gender and marginalized groups;

(s) Undertake exploitation of natural resources for the

good of the people and to preserve, protect and

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manage the environment to ensure sustainable

development;

(t) Pursue a policy of Pan-Africanism, promotion of a

common African market and pursue the realisation

of African Union;

(u) Foster regional and world peace, democracy and

social justice;

(v) cooperate with other organizations in pursuing the

purposes of this Constitution and for the benefit of

humanity;

(w) Undertake any other activity for the

attainment of the objectives of this Constitution and

vision of NRM.

OUTLINE OF CONSTITUTION OF THE

NATIONAL RESISTANCE MOVEMENT

PREAMBLE:

Whereas the National Resistance Movement was founded as

a Liberation Movement and waged a successful protracted

people's struggle that liberated Uganda from fascist and

dictatorial regimes;

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Whereas the National Resistance Movement restored

political stability, respect for human rights, national unity,

peace, security, law and order, Constitutionalism and the rule

of law;

Whereas the National Resistance Movement launched and

executed a minimum economic recovery programme through

rehabilitation and development of socio-economic

infrastructure, reduction and control of inflation, promotion of

local and foreign investment, promotion of private sector led

growth and export oriented production;

Whereas the National Resistance Movement introduced

democracy and enfranchised the people of Uganda through

restoration of the vote in regular, free and fair elections;

Whereas the National Resistance Movement politically

empowered previously marginalized sections of our society,

namely women, youth, elders, people with disabilities and

workers to play their rightful role in management of public

affairs:

Whereas the National Resistance Movement established

participatory democracy through a policy of decentralization

and self-governance through local councils, leading to

political empowerment of the people and social harmony;

Whereas the National Resistance Movement established and

operated the Movement Political System, that enhanced the

people's participation in the political, social and economic

development of the country;

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Whereas the National Resistance Movement restored cultural

institutions and pursued a policy of reconciliation; and

Aware that the Movement forms of governance is the best

system for a pre-industrial society like Uganda;

Further Aware of the Resolutions of the 4th meeting of the

National Conference of the Movement adopted on the 31st day

of March 2003 at Uganda International Conference Centre,

Kampala;

Cognizant of the vision, mission, principles and programmes

of the National Resistance Movement as a Liberation

Movement; and

Committed to the advancement of the vision, mission,

principles and programmes of the National Resistance

Movement as a Liberation Movement:

NOW, THEREFORE, WE, the persons whose names and

addresses are appended to this Constitution, being part of the

wider membership of the National Resistance Movement

Organization, do adopt this Constitution, to execute the

mandate herein mentioned and to implement the aims and

objectives of this Constitution.

NRM AND THE PRESIDENCY

Just like Rt. Hon Amama Mbabazi thought, there are senior

NRM officials who desire to be president and in this case,

they are members of the first family. According to reports,

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they have infiltrated the NRM structures through the

structure’s pivots to embed themselves there with

ideologies similar to the core values of NRM but breaching

the NRM constitution. Below is how it is done;

NRM MOBILIZERS

Mr. Odrek Rwabogo traversed the country meeting NRM

Structure Mobilizers and teaching them what he calls the

NRM ideology. The notes he give tune the youth to ignoring

the old politicians and put focus on young leaders who

above all are non-military.

Mr. Odrek Rwabogo further trained Mobilizers at district

level to work as trainers of trainers in NRM ideology. Hon

Sam Kutesa and the First Lady fund the training programmes

from district to constituency up to sub county level.

NRM CANDIDATES

There is evidence that Hon Sam Kutesa and Mr. Odrek

Rwabogo usually sponsor NRM independent candidates

against NRM flag bearers at all levels. It even happened in

major LC1 positions in major cities, towns and

municipalities.

The current August House has 21 candidates directly

sponsored by Hon Kutesa and Mr. Rwabogo and reports

reaching my office show that they have already mobilized

over 60 candidates to be sponsored as independent

candidates. There are also allegations that there are 15

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opposition candidates sponsored by Hon Kutesa and they

also contest as independent candidates.

THE RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT COMMISSIONERS (RDCs)

Your Excellency, you requested my office to nominate 332

names of RDCs and their deputies putting focus of NRM

cadres who have either served in senior party positions,

political novices or retired security novices. My office did as

directed by you and the names were forwarded to the office

of the Director General Internal Security Organization

None of the 332 names came out. Instead, Ms Molly

Kamukama connived with Hon Kutesa and made a fresh list

which came to your attention without any vetting and the

names were published on social media and in the press

media. ISO did not vet them. The approved names comprise

of individuals under the mentorship of Mr. Odrek Rwabogo

who above all else desires power.

NRM POSITION BY RWABOGO’S DOCTRINE

GOOD METHODS OF WORK BY NRM LEADERS

The good methods of work by NRM Leaders shall include:

(a) Democratic Methods of Work

(i) use of persuasion rather than command.

(ii) listen to other peoples’ opinion.

(iii) tolerance and patience when handling

situations.

(iv) respect for others.

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(v) should accept the dominant view if adopted

without resorting to grudges.

(b) Openness and Transparency

NRM leaders shall be open and transparent,

provided they are in the right forum.

(c) Non – Sectarian Approach

NRM leaders shall promote issues that unite rather

than divide people.

(a) Honesty

NRM leaders shall never engage in corrupt and

dishonest activities.

(e) Respect for knowledge

NRM leaders shall have love and respect for knowledge,

information and study.

(f) Regular meetings

NRM leaders shall encourage and attend regular meetings

for self and collective appraisal.

By Chairman

THE CHAIRMAN’S GRANT TO NRM

BENEFICIARIES OF THE SPECIAL GRANT

The grant to be conveyed to the most Vulnerable of PWDs.

These include;

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Groups and associations of PWDs at Community level’

Parents and care givers of Children with Disabilities uni-

disability groups are legible to benefit from this grant.

KASESE EFFECT

The politics by Mr Rwobogo during his secret visits and

meetings in Kasese gave birth to a situation he could not

control and therefore abandoned his projects leaving behind

a growing wave of resistance.

Introduction

In Kasese district, support for the NRM has weakened since

the NRM primaries in the district, giving the FDC

advantages. The NRM might only send Dr Crispus Kiyonga

(incumbent Bukonzo West constituency) and Jane Asiimwe

Muhindo (Woman seat). Kasese Municipality parliamentary

seat, currently represented by James Mbahimba, might fall

to FDC flag bearer, Robert Centenary Baluku, while

Busongora South, currently represented by Boas Kafuda,

might be taken by Jackson Kathika Mbaju (FDC), giving the

opposition two (02) of the six (06) parliamentary seats in the

district.

The declined support for the NRM is attributed to the

following:

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1.0 THE PARLIAMENTARY FACTORS CRAFTED BY

RWABOGO AND KUTESA

(A) Bukonzo West constituency

The incumbent, Dr Crispus Kiyonga, is being challenged

mainly by his nephew, Capson Sausi, who resorted to go

independent, after being suppressed by Kiyonga’s camp

which tried to disenfranchise him by deleting his name the

NRM register in the constituency. About two (02) weeks ago,

he shocked residents at one of his campaigns when he said

he was wondering why Sausi was still living because

Sauisi’s head had stopped working.

(B) Bukonzo East Constituency

The major candidates in this constituency are Dr Kiyonga’s

nephew Fred Businge Police (NRM flag bearer), Robert

Baluku Syaipuma aka Finance (indepdent) Harold (FDC).

Dr Kiyonga and Maj. Gen Wilson Mbadi are accused of having

imposed Businge on the constituency. During the primaries

Mbadi camped in the constituency and threatened those

who spoke negatively about Businge. During the counting of

the votes, Robert Baluku was molested when he tried to

access the tally room and Munkunyu Subcounty

headquarters when he tried to access the room, yet Businge

and his agents had been allowed in

This has since angered the residents who accuse Kiyonga of

trying to turn the politics of the area into a family affair. The

residents will either votes for Robert Baluku or Harold “to

punish” Kiyonga and therefore, the NRM

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In Bukonzo East, the residents accuse Kiyonga of having

rigged his nephew, Fred Businge into becoming the NRM flag

bearer against a fellow NRM candidate, Robert Baluku. They

have vowed to vote the opposition. The incumbent Bukonzo

East MP is Yokasi Bihande, who is also husband to the district

woman MP, Winfred Kiiza, is not contesting following a court

order that ejected him out of parliament. When he tried to re-

contest the seat, he lost in the FDC primaries and conceded

defeat.

(c) Busongora South Constituency

Contestants here are the incumbent MP, Kafuda Boaz (NRM),

a Musongora and Johnson Kathika Mbaju (FDC), a Mukonzo.

In 2011, Kafuda enjoyed support from the majority Bakonzo

partly because his father was a member of the Rwenzururu

House of Representatives, which he later quit when

Mumbere resisted the minority Basongora attempt to have

their own cultural leader.

Kafuda is likely to suffer because of the tribal conflicts

between the Bakonzo and the Basongora. These Basongora

have been striving to have their traditional leaders

recognized by government. This move is being resisted by

the Obusinga Bwa Rwenzururu that interprets it as an effort

to undermine their authority and influence. The Basongora

argue that the Government has favoured the Bakonzo

against them. So they will “punish” the NRM by voting the

opposition.

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(C) Busongora North

The parliamentary race here is between the current

Secretary for Works in Kasese District Local Government,

Mike Asiimwe Mbakania (NRM) and the incumbent PM,

William Nzoghu. William Nzoghu has an upper edge over

Mbakania, partly because despite the many government

interventions there, Busongora North is an FDC stronghold

and a strongly pro-Rwenzururu, which is generally

dominated by members of the opposition and its leader has

remained doubled-edged as will be seen later in this brief.

(D) Kasese Municipality

Parliamentary candidates are the NRM flag bearer, Ferigo

Kambale “Papa”, former Kasese District Chief Finance

Officer, who is standing against Robert Baluku Centenary

(FDC), a grandson to the Yofesi Masereka family who are

staunch NRM supporters.

Factors working against Ferigo Kambale include his strong

ties with some families in D.R Congo. He is the brother of

Simon Kasereka, the Kasese District Commercial Officer,

who recently confessed that he has dual citizenship with

Uganda and Congo and votes in both countries. Ferigo’s

integrity is also doubted because he has sexual

relationships with many men’s wives and daughters. When

residents complain to him, he says the women flock to him

because of their relatively poor conditions and because he is

handsome and dresses expensively.

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Ferigo has so far dodged two radio debates and one public

debate where other candidates appeared thus giving the

opposition opportunity to popularize their agenda.

Ferigo is also regarded as a poor public speaker. He

performed badly while translating H.E campaign speech on

17.01.2016 at Nyakasanga Playground. People in the

audience kept on translating some words for him in

Lukhonzo while H.E also corrected him.

In a brief dated 13.1.2016 from this officer, it was reported

that during the NRM primary elections, the Minister of

Defence and MP Bukonzo West Constituency, Dr Crispus

Kiyonga, was given money by the NRM Secretariat to give to

the District LC 5 and the Kasese Municipality Mayoral

candidates. But Dr Kiyonga instead omitted the incumbent

MP, James Mbahimba in favour of former Kasese District

Local Government Chief Finance Officer, Ferigo Kambale. Yet

Mbahimba has been very loyal to the NRM and has helped the

NRM achieve various projects in the Municipality. Moreover,

to many people, especially from Busongora North, where

Mbahimba hails from, he is perceived as their representative

in government more than they consider Kiyonga. Moreover,

the people regard Ferigo as more of a Congolese than a

Ugandan.

Following James Mbahimba’s defeat in the parliamentary

elections, his supporters, including the family of his in-laws –

the Yofesi Masereka , a.k.a “Richman” – are son angry that

they have vowed to punish Ferigo seen as Kiyonga’s imposed

man, by voting for Robert Centenary Baluku, who happens to

be a grandson to Yofesi and betty Masereka.

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2.0 THE OBUSINGA BWA RWENZURURU FACTOR

On 4th February, 2016, the Rwenzururu cultural leader,

Charles Wesley Mumbere Irema Ngoma, hosted the FDC

Presidential flag bearer, Dr Kiiza Besigye and uttered

statements that are inclined to showing his indirect support

to the DFC. During Besigye’s campaign in Bukonzo east

constituency on 3rd February, 2016, the Rwenzururu loyalists

wanted to hoist the Obusinga flag at Besigye’s campaign at

Kisinga but Uganda when Uganda Police consulted the

Rwenzururu Prime Minister, Noah Nzaghale on phone

(0772950938), he advised that it was not advisable because

the function was political where Rwenzururu symbols or

other materials associated with the institution should not be

used. The Rwenzururu later tuned the issues against Fred

Businge Police, Kiyonga’s nephew who is the NRM flag for

Bukonzo East Constituency, alleging that he had influenced

the exclusion of the flag at Besigye’s rally in the area. At a

press briefing on 2nd February2016, Nzaghale re-emphasized

that hoisting the Rwenzururu flag at a political party

function would imply that the Rwenzururu supports that

party.

However, on the same day, the Rwenzururu king, in a radio

message, disagreed with is prime minister, arguing that the

flag must be hoisted as a way of popularising the institution,

adding that after all it is recognised by government.

Mumbere said failure to hoist the Rwenzururu flag is a sign

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of disobedience to the Rwenzururu and also a sign that

either the cultural leader is dead.

On 4th February, 2016, the Besigye visited the Rwenzururu

king at the king’s palace on Kijongo Road, Kasese

Municipality. The meeting was organised by one of

Mumbere’s protocol officers, Florence Kabugho, who also

works at the South Rwenzori-owned Messiah radio 97.5 FM.

During his meeting with the FDC leader, Mumbere said he

had warned H.E to retire honourably or get forced out of

office by Ugandans.

At Besigye’s main campaign rally at Nyakasanga Playground

in Kasese Municipality on 5th February, 2016 (Photo earlier

sent), the Rwenzururu flag was hoisted alongside the

Uganda flag. The FDC supporters also sung the Rwenzururu

anthem. Besigye also addressed them as “Banya

Rwenzururu and banya Rwenzururu kali (men and women of

Rwenzururu), exciting them at the mention of the title.

But in a press statement dated 8th February 2016 to the

editor, New Vision and radio stations and signed by his

personal assistant, David Bradford Nguru, (Scan attached)

Mumbere denied having said he H.E would be forced out of

power.

Parts of the letter which is attached, read as follows:

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1. The Omusinga made a passionate appeal to all Presidential

candidates to respect the verdict of the electoral process

so that Uganda can remain peaceful. When probed further,

His Majesty assured the citizens that he believed that even

President Museveni would comply if he lost – given his

undisputable sacrifice to liberate Uganda through the 5-

year bush war.

2. The allegation suggesting that Omusinga had assured

support for the FDC flag-bearer and a promise to mobilize

support for the FDC party is a speculation and an

imagination of a malicious mind bent to discredit the

neutrality of His Majesty Omusinga and calculated to

categorize him partisan.

3. Courtesy calls on His Majesty Omusinga by politicians does

not make him partisan. He receives them without

discrimination and wishes all of them good-luck. He has

been visited by aspirants and candidates from all parties,

as long as they wish to do so through the Royal Protocol.

The Palace is open to all equally.

4. The Omusinga wished all Ugandans a Free & Fair Election.

3.0 Minority Banyabindi factor

At Besigye’s campaign at Nyakasanga on 5th February, 2016,

a group claiming to be Banyabindi, handed over their NRM

cards accusing the NRM of failure to defend them against

Mumbere who has vowed that no other cultural institution

should even be recognised in his kingdom, especially in

Kasese.

4.0 De-campaigning H.E’s promised district in Kasese

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While campaigning at Nkaiga Primary School, Maliba trading

Centre, Maliba subcounty, Kasese district on 16th February

2016, H.E announced that creation of a new district for the

people of Busongora North. But the opposition politicians

have started de-campaigning the President’s promise

brushing it off as a mere political tool to get votes.

The opposition politicians led by William Nzoghu (Busongora

North), Kasese woman MP Winfred Kiiza (FDC), Bukonzo east

MP, Yokasi Bihande and others contesting the local seats

including Sibendire Bigogo (for LC V) and are misinforming

the Bakonzo that government intends to demarcate the

proposed district along the Rwimi-Kasese-Bwera-Mpondwe

highway to give the lower part of the road to the Basongora

hence denying the Bakonzo resources of Queen Elizabeth

national parks and lakes George and Edward including the

oil said to be located in those areas.

Following President’s announcement, the district leadership

has downgraded the zeal and morale to work for the entire

district. They are positioning themselves to benefit from the

new proposed districts. This has impacted negatively on

mobilisation efforts in the district. For example, the District

Chairman's focus is on his home area of Bwera where he is

likely to contest for the same seat in this month’s elections.

Note that all the above were works of Sam Kutesa and his

son Odrek Rwabogo. These activities still happen as of 15th

December 2018.

5.0 Night campaigns

Trucks blaring with campaign music and messages of

candidates have gone on unchecked so much that the

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trucks, mounted with Public Address Systems (PAS) are

increasingly moving in towns and some villages even at

night. On the night of 9th February, some of these trucks

moved around various parts of Kasese Municipality and

others were reported in Isule, up in the mountainous villages

of Maliba Subcounty, Busongora North.

COMMENTS

The above situation is impacting negatively on the current

mobilisation hence creating an avenue for increased support

for the opposition. This is also a possible fertile ground for

the ADF rebels who could take advantage of the confusion

to spark of election or post-election violence in the Rwenzori

sub-region.

The enemy could take advantage of the gap being offered by

the night-moving trucks to attack. Residents are also

wondering whether government has lost control of law and

order.

The Rwenzururu response contained in the letter to New

Vision regarding Besigye’s visit to Mumbere fails to cover

the impressed already created in the public mind.

RECOMMENDATIONS

This is an in-house conflict of interest within the ruling

family, Your Excellency can carry out your own

investigations using your secret intelligence services to dig

to the core of the matter. That is above the belt of the party

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Set up a team to undo the NRM ideology by Odrek Rwabogo

before the National Delegetes Conference happens.

Your Excellency, you need to meet the independent

candidate by yourself and re-orient them to think along party

lines than Rwabogo and Kutesa lines.

For Kasese, there urgent need to review the situation

because the enemy could use this confusion to ignite

election or post-election violence in 2021. I strongly

recommend that during his next mop-up campaigns in

Kasese, H.E. brings together key personalities that could

reverse the trends in favour of the NRM, especially

reconciling the Ferigo-Mbahimba factions.

It is also strongly recommended that a delegation of

carefully selected people from central government and

Kasese district be facilitated to meet the Rwenzururu

cultural leader to neutralize his pro-FDC stance.

Yours in respect

Kasule Justine Lumumba

SG – NRM.

Nationalism . Pan-Africanism . Democracy . Socio-

economic Transformation

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