The faction of the Forum for Democratic Change Party, based along Katonga road, has downplayed a recent report by the United Nations that declared Uganda a lower-middle-income status country. The interim Secretary-General of the splinter group, Harold Kaija, told journalists that most Ugandans are languishing in poverty and major businesses are downsizing, which he says is a clear indication that the economy is not favorable to its citizens. Kaija claims that the UN declaration is politically influenced