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National Unity Platform Secretary General David Lewis Rubongoya has criticised what he describes as a culture of blind political loyalty within the ruling National Resistance Movement, saying members are discouraged from thinking independently or speaking out against wrongdoing.
In a statement shared on social media, Rubongoya said one of the reasons he left the party was the expectation that members should defend government officials regardless of the facts.
According to him, whenever he criticised corruption or poor public services while still in the party, he would be accused of "fighting the government" instead of raising legitimate concerns.
Rubongoya argued that party supporters were often expected to defend senior officials facing corruption allegations until President Yoweri Museveni intervened. Once the President ordered investigations or publicly criticised those officials, he said, the same supporters would quickly change their position and begin condemning them.
He claimed the same pattern applied to broader governance issues, saying criticism of problems such as poor conditions in public hospitals was often dismissed as opposition politics unless similar concerns were later raised by the President.
Using recent political developments as an example, Rubongoya alleged that many ruling party supporters had defended Speaker Anita Among during corruption allegations but later abandoned that position after the political climate shifted.
He also referenced the recent shootings at Kisekka Market, arguing that some government supporters had justified the incident and would likely reverse their position if the President publicly condemned it.
Police later confirmed that the shooting spree occurred after a failed arrest attempt by security operatives as response to the crowd that was quickly forming around the operatives.
Videos of the shooting at Kiseka Market.
Rubongoya concluded by questioning the value of political loyalty that leaves no room for personal judgment.
In a statement shared on social media, Rubongoya said one of the reasons he left the party was the expectation that members should defend government officials regardless of the facts.
According to him, whenever he criticised corruption or poor public services while still in the party, he would be accused of "fighting the government" instead of raising legitimate concerns.
Rubongoya argued that party supporters were often expected to defend senior officials facing corruption allegations until President Yoweri Museveni intervened. Once the President ordered investigations or publicly criticised those officials, he said, the same supporters would quickly change their position and begin condemning them.
He claimed the same pattern applied to broader governance issues, saying criticism of problems such as poor conditions in public hospitals was often dismissed as opposition politics unless similar concerns were later raised by the President.
Using recent political developments as an example, Rubongoya alleged that many ruling party supporters had defended Speaker Anita Among during corruption allegations but later abandoned that position after the political climate shifted.
He also referenced the recent shootings at Kisekka Market, arguing that some government supporters had justified the incident and would likely reverse their position if the President publicly condemned it.
Police later confirmed that the shooting spree occurred after a failed arrest attempt by security operatives as response to the crowd that was quickly forming around the operatives.
Videos of the shooting at Kiseka Market.
Rubongoya concluded by questioning the value of political loyalty that leaves no room for personal judgment.