Dr. Col. Kizza Besigye is not the opposition Forum for Democratic Change (FDC), he was a party president, a party that has structures and policies, and Besigye has not left the party, but only retired from participating in the presidency of the country.
So there is a belief that FDC may move on without Besigye’s active participation in the party’s management. Besigye announced this week that he will never again run for presidency but will use other means to overthrow president Museveni’s government.
The Vice President of FDC for Eastern Region, Salaam Musumba says that she believes FDC is no body’s party; it is a national political party. Musumba further says that FDC is a party and not an individual.
However, the FDC President Gen. Mugisha Muntu says Besigye is smaller than FDC…hundreds of people are in FDC not because of Besigye. He says that every body has a contribution that has made FDC what it is today but they recognise Besigye’s efforts and still want his input in the struggle to liberate Ugandans.
Col. Kizza Besigye’s body guard Harold Kaija urges the people to analyse issues well. “But who said Besigye is leaving FDC?” he asks. He says that Besigye is still a member of FDC. FDC will on 16th December 2013 mark its 8th anniversary as a registered political party in Uganda.
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