By Mulengera Reporters
Outgoing CEC member Godfrey Kiwanda has spoken to reporters at Kololo and explained why he and others have bowed out of the CEC race to consolidate Haruna Kasolo’s chances to become the new ruling NRM Chairman for Buganda region.
Kiwanda says that he, Kyeswa, Sewava Mukasa and others have realized that they must come together and rally behind better-placed Haruna Kasolo in order to effectively confront land grabbing and other problems afflicting ordinary people in Buganda.
Kiwanda says that land grabbing is a very big problem costing NRM political support in Buganda and all delegates must now come together and confront or stop those perpetrating the same in Buganda.
He says they have had meetings as CEC candidates for Buganda and they are unanimous that it will take a political colossus of Kasolo’s stature to be able to effectively confront the opposition NUP whose strongest support is now based in Buganda. He added that, having switched sides, all his supporters are now solidly behind Haruna Kasolo.
Hakim Kyeswa also addressed the problem of land grabbing in Buganda and thanked the President for being very clear in his Thursday address at Kololo where he had no kind words for cadres who are involved in land grabbing. Kyeswa added that there is no way anyone can stop Kasolo’s win because he is the man who even all the gods of Buganda have chosen.
The trio’s exit created massive euphoria at Kololo where delegates burst out singing “eeh eeh Maama twagala Haruna Kasolo nga sente [we like Kasolo like money].”
Secretary General Richard Todwong too spoke to reporters and commended the trio’s decision to bow out in favor of Haruna Kasolo and he called this a winning formula for the ruling NRM in Buganda.
On his part, Haruna Kasolo thanked the trio for their selfless act and declared as follows: “I don’t not know what that other candidate is still doing in the race. He can’t be more visionary than all these leaders who have bowed out to back me. These have all been strong contenders with a lot of support and with all that added support, its certain that victory is going to be ours. It’s advisable that other remaining candidate reads the clear writing on the wall and step down and we close this off.”
Kasolo said that now all the focus must go on how to re-energize the NRM support and structures so that the Movement takes on its opponents in Buganda region, which he admitted has a lot of challenges which the President is more than ready to confront.
“I’m not the most important of all but these comrades and fellow leaders have decided that I have to be the one to lead. I’m just leading the team because I can’t do this job alone. We are going to be working with all the structures to turn a new page in this region,” Kasolo said.
In a related development, Joseph Sewava Mukasa took to the microphone and told the President he was pulling out in order to stop the impunity which he accused Mr. Moses Karangwa of.
He explained that there is simply so much at stake, implying that there is no way anyone else can be tolerated apart from Haruna Kasolo, to lead the NRM front in Buganda as the country counts down to 2026. (For comments on this story, get back to us on 0705579994 [WhatsApp line], 0779411734 & 041 4674611 or email us at mulengeranews@gmail.com).
