Opposition faces harder times after Chogm, Queen’s visit

There is doubt. And here is why. Political Grapevine has been informed that the power struggle in the party has created camps. The Vice Chairman Moses Kigongo is upset that since the Movement Secretariat was dissolved, he no longer has clout.

Mbabazi reports directly to the NRM chairman who is the President. But other party officials report directly to Mbabazi. These reporting lines have left Kigongo in the cold. Grapevine was told that because of this, Kigongo believes Mbabazi is undermining his authority.

The party chairman has not told Mbabazi to report to Kigongo. But when the party’s national treasurer Ndawula Kaweesi who is loyal to Kigongo, tried to bypass Mbabazi and report directly to the chairman, the President told him to report to Mbabazi. This left Kigongo in a dilemma as to what his role is in the party. Meanwhile, a campaign was launched to discredit Mbabazi as being arrogant.

But his camp is saying that by reporting to the party chairman, Mbabazi has committed no wrong.

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Awori headed for big things in NRM

Aggrey Siryoyi Awori, the longtime Uganda Peoples C ongress (UPC) strongman who has of late been off the public limelight, is soon bouncing back to the political stage in a big way. We are not talking about the bye-election in Samia Bugwe North but we are talking about real big things. Mr Awori who has for decades been associated with red, blue and black colours of UPC, will this time be cloaked in yellow colours of the ruling NRM party.