By Mulengera Reporters
Influential political pundit, Tamale Mirundi says the NRM majority in Parliament has now become illusionary meaning President Museveni can’t take anything for granted anymore. Mirundi says the momentum Bobi Wine’s People Power has created in the country has made it risky for NRM MPs to openly associate with Museveni. He says Bobi Wine’s message has created lots of political hostility making it risky for the NRM MPs to move around freely unless they begin telling people what they want to hear which is change of government. On a TV talk show, Mirundi said Bobi Wine’s appeal has grown to a level where even GCW Ruth Nankabirwa can’t do anything. He predicts even powerful people like Nankabirwa might lose to Bobi-backed candidates in 2021. Mirundi says its now risky for the MPs especially in Buganda to annoy Bobi Wine than President Museveni who is the NRM chairman. He says during voting on mobile money tax recently, over 170 NRM MPs hid and dodged the vote because they have realized voting what Museveni wants no longer guarantees their political survival. Mirundi says there is nothing GCW Ruth Nankabirwa can do to 170 MPs meaning such acts of defiance will only continue in the NRM Caucus. He gives the example of greater Mityana where he says Bobi Wine’s man Francis Zzake is now the kingmaker to whom NRM MPs like Judith Nabakooba, Minister Kiwanda and others must kneel or else people power candidates will sweep them off. He says Zzake’s influence now stretches as far as Kasanda in Mubende “because Museveni MPs like Simeo Nsubuga stink and can’t influence anything anymore.” Mirundi says NRM people are already scared of losing the upcoming Kasanda woman MP Seat. “They have been to my house begging me to go and demonize people power on Mubende radios but I told them I’m now a retired political canon because they chased me and gave my job to Don Wanyama. He is there go and invite him to talk on that radio. They tried to use Gen Salim Saleh to woo me back but I’m not interested in their things anymore,” Mirundi said predicting that the chances of Bobi’s People Power dominating the 2021-2026 Parliament are very high. He says Museveni has clearly lost control of his Parliament and may never regain it because MPs are now scared of their voters. Mirundi says Museveni should become more afraid of Bobi than he was with Amama Mbabazi. He says even if Simeo, Nabakooba and Kiwanda all become Ministers, there is no way they are going to overcome Zzake’s influence in both Mubende & Mityana districts.
