The candidature of leader of opposition, Nandala Mafabi, former army commander Maj. Gen. Mugisha Muntu and Tororo municipality MP, Geoffrey Ekanya for the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) party Presidency heralds a new dawn in Uganda’s politics, call it a litmus test for both FDC as a political party and the country (Uganda) at large.

The candidature of Muntu and group is shaping up nicely and awakening deep seated anigmas in Uganda’s political trajectory.

Should Muntu win the race to replace Col. Kiiza Besigye as party president, a lot in Uganda’s (or FDC) politics will definitely change. Slightly abrasive, Muntu is witty, smart, quick and decisive a character many politicians hate to have preferring to appease everyone and in the end doing far less than their abilities.

Yes FDC delegates will have to make a choice between Muntu, Nandala and Ekyanya, where they will not gamble on a leader who will be rejected by the common man.

Winning any elective political seat in Uganda and across the world is about numbers. But the critics of Muntu argue that he would have been better but he doesn’t have Ugandan origins. Muntu is a Rwandese.

When you visit FDC head offices today, it is as if the race is between Muntu and Nandala. The party members claim that both candidates are too good and they have equally contributed towards the development of the party, so the onus is on them to choose the best party president.