By Kassim Sematimba
Tempers flared, accusations flew, and political tension hit a boiling point as Buganda Region NRM Vice Chairperson Haruna Kasolo stormed into Buikwe District to extinguish a raging inferno within the ruling party’s local ranks.
Kasolo arrived like a man on a mission — straight-faced, fiery-eyed, and ready to lay down the law.
For two long hours, he sat through a barrage of finger-pointing and furious complaints from party leaders, many of whom unleashed blistering attacks on State Minister for the Office of the Vice President and also Buikwe District Woman MP, Diana Mutasingwa.
The allegations were explosive: that Mutasingwa was sabotaging fellow NRM leaders, siding with opposition candidates, and even preaching sectarian politics on event where he is invited within the district.
NRM Buikwe District Chairperson Charles Kalangwa fired the first shot, accusing the minister of telling voters to abandon official NRM flag bearers over religious differences — a claim that sent murmurs rippling through the room.
“She walks hand in hand with independents, promoting them at public events while ignoring loyal party candidates,” Kalangwa fumed.
Another NRM Parliament flag bearer in Njeru Municipality , Badru Kabuye didn’t hold back either, charging Mutasingwa with “betraying the spirit of the revolution” and ignoring guidance from top party leaders. “Even after Hajj Moses Kigongo’s visit, nothing changed,” Kabuye lamented, his voice heavy with frustration.
But amid the chaos, Tom Wamala Katapira rose to Mutasingwa’s defense, hailing her as one of the few leaders “on the ground fighting for the people’s land rights.” His words drew both cheers and jeers from the divided crowd.
As tensions simmered, Kasolo clearly unimpressed finally took the microphone. And when he spoke, the hall fell silent.
“Enough of this nonsense!” he barked. “Buikwe is burning from within while the opposition watches and laughs! You are handing them victory on a silver platter!”
He warned that the internal war was slowly delivering Buikwe to the opposition, citing the humiliating fact that President Yoweri Museveni managed just 4,000 votes in the last election — a shocking drop from previous years.
Kasolo likened the situation to “a family tearing itself apart,” urging Kalangwa and Mutasingwa to reconcile before the party loses its grip completely. “If you cannot unite as leaders, you cannot lead Uganda!” he thundered.
In a dramatic twist, a visibly humbled Kalangwa stood up again, microphone trembling in his hand, and publicly offered to reconcile with Minister Mutasingwa, a gesture that drew applause and sighs of relief from weary party members.
But the storm is far from over.
Behind closed doors, insiders whisper that the NRM’s once-unshakable dominance in Buikwe is hanging by a thread. With opposition forces gaining ground and party loyalists turning on each other, Kasolo’s warning could be the last wake-up call before the district slips away.
As one senior party figure put it bluntly: “If Buikwe falls, it won’t be because of the opposition, it’ll be because of our own pride and politics of ego.”
Kasolo has since called for urgent reconciliation talks at Nile Hotel in Njeru, vowing to restore unity “before it’s too late.” The road to reconciliation has begun, but in Buikwe, political scars run deep. (For comments on this story, get back to us on 0705579994 [WhatsApp line], 0779411734 & 041 4674611 or email us at mulengeranews@gmail.com).
