By Charlotte Kagumaho,
KAMPALA
The Katonga faction of the Forum for Democratic Change FDC on Monday announced they will hold nationwide mobilization campaigns to imbue their party starting next week.
Yesterday, party founding members held a dialogue at Gloria Gardens Namugongo in which they resolved to conduct mobilization campaigns across the country to recruit more members to the party and continue with court processes against the Najjanankumbi group.
Proscovia Salaam Musumba, the acting vice chairperson of the FDC Katonga faction said mobilization campaigns will kick off next week starting with Busoga subregion before traversing to other parts of the country.
“We are going to start nationwide exercise to tell the country and our party supporters what happened. We shall also listen to what our supporters want to tell us,” Hon. Musamba said
During the dialogue, founders also passed a resolution to hold free and fair party structure elections following the roadmap recently released by the group’s interim electoral commission.
“We are ready to work with the interim leadership and tell the people who is right and who is wrong. We are going to tell the people back home that what is in the media is wrong,” said Habib Wabende, elder from Bugisu region.
He said the FDC was formed as an alternative to the National Resistance Movement (NRM) but, bickerings within the party have made it to lose this purpose.
On the other hand, the FDC stronghold for Rwenzori region (Kasese), Saul Maate asked the Katonga team to stay focused despite the challenges and to recruit more people to the party. The group will hold its grassroot structure elections in January next year.
Speaking at the dialogue, Col. Dr. Kizza Besigye (Rtd) decried the levels of Indiscipline exhibited by some party members which he says has disabled the struggle to liberate Uganda from Museveni’s junta regime.
“Liberation struggle needs high level of discipline. We need discipline especially personal discipline- how you manage yourself, finances, relationships etc; and institutional discipline.”
