Uganda NRM Factions Clash Over 2031 Succession: PLU Rebukes Namyalo Over “Unsanctioned” Mobilization
Kampala, Uganda – Internal tensions within Uganda’s ruling political establishment have erupted into the public sphere, with the Patriotic League of Uganda (PLU) issuing a sharp rebuke to Hajjat Hadijjah Namyalo, Senior Presidential Advisor at the Office of the National Chairman (ONC), over her alleged unsanctioned political maneuvers and youth mobilization ahead of the 2031 general elections.
In a strongly worded statement released on X (formerly Twitter), PLU General Secretary Twalla Fadil expressed the organization’s discontent with Namyalo’s recent activities, stating they threaten the unity of the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) and undermine the political aspirations of PLU Chairman, Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba.
Fadil reaffirmed PLU’s allegiance to the NRM and its historical “Tuko Pamoja” (We are together) arrangement, which saw the two groups collaborate to support President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni and other NRM candidates in the previous election. However, he noted that Namyalo’s actions have tested this alliance, specifically citing a “provocation in Ngoma, Kyankwanzi.”
“Even after your provocation in Ngoma, Kyankwanzi, we chose to ignore you and continued working for unity because we are patriots and we believed in President Museveni leadership,” Fadil stated.
The PLU General Secretary made it categorically clear that Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba will be on the ballot in 2031, with President Museveni serving as his chief campaigner. Fadil urged Namyalo to “desist from provoking us and from confusing Ugandans with unsanctioned, attention seeking, ill-intentioned endorsement stunts.”
The public rebuke follows a scathing critique circulating on social media, which accused Namyalo of a litany of abuses while in office. The allegations claim she has been distributing public funds to her boyfriends, using her office to bring her entire family into positions of influence, and paying bloggers to insult PLU supporters and Gen. Muhoozi.
Furthermore, critics allege that Namyalo has persistently attacked Gen. Muhoozi without providing reasonable explanations, conduct they say has deliberately undermined the progress of the NRM and Uganda. The statement also pointed out that the Constitution of Uganda contains no specific provision barring the President’s son or daughter from participating in politics or contesting for the presidency, pushing back against implied criticisms of Muhoozi’s ambitions.
The escalating factionalism highlights the broader political maneuvering surrounding the 2031 succession. Recent developments, including former Vice President Edward Ssekandi visiting the PLU secretariat to endorse Gen. Muhoozi, underscore the deepening divisions testing the party’s ‘Tuko Pamoja’ unity.
The critics concluded by urging Namyalo to stop creating confusion and fueling divisions among the peaceful supporters of both President Museveni and Gen. Muhoozi, emphasizing that Uganda needs unity rather than unnecessary political confrontations.
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