Speaking at the launch of the DF party at Laston Gardens in Masaka City on Friday, he indicated that they are going to work with all change-seeking forces in the country, as long as they can exhibit logic and practice politics of commonsense, attributes he says are devoid in some political actors.
Upon assuming the party presidency, Mathias Mpuuga indicated that one of their primary undertakings will focus on changing the country’s political trajectory through meaningful reforms to the constitution and electoral laws.
Doctor Abed Bwanika, the Member of Parliament for Kimanya-Kabonera division and coordinator of the DF in Masaka indicates that all is set for their party to get its first substantive leadership as they prepare for the next general elections
In their petition to the Electoral Commission’s Chairperson, Justice Simon Byabakama, they argue that in their area, the election process was not free and fair, indicating that it was deliberately skewed in favour of the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM).
Several aspiring candidates affiliated with opposition political parties accuse Kiberu of orchestrating violence and intimidation to frustrate their nomination by the Electoral Commission.
