Sections of the media and some members of Uganda’s main opposition parties: Democratic Party (DP), Justice Forum (Jeema), Forum for Democratic Change (FDC), Conservative Party (CP) and Uganda Peoples Congress (UPC) have been alleging that the ruling party in Kampala, the National Resistance Movement (NRM) is about to sink down in the political limbo.

The NRM party officials in retaliation have been denying this assertion all along saying that their party was still strong and instead it is the opposition party which were about to collapse and disappear.

The NRM Deputy spokesman, Ofwono Opondo on many occasions has been heard asking people to avoid opposition parties, saying that some members in opposition have rabies and their mother parties were about to die in the bud. Ofwono has been citing the example of the political unrest in the Democratic Party and Uganda Peoples Congress to back up his arguments.

Beatrace Anywar Atim

However it seems Ofwono has a point in his arguments although not a ‘fact.’Uganda’s main two opposition parties, that is DP and FDC, have lost a number of people to NRM right from Vincent Nyanzi, Maria Mutagamba, Alex Onzima, Wilfred Kajeke, former ‘Seya’ Nasser Ssebaggala, Beti Olive Kamya and now Beatrice Anywar.

Many members of opposition who have been so vibrant have been weakened by the alms dangling from the NRM stolen booty. And as you read this Kitgum woman MP Beatrice Anywar is tipped to become minister in Museveni’s government.