As the 2026 political fever continues to grow, a new political party named People Power Front has been formed.
The party was launched on Thursday at Mestil Hotel in Kampala with Hajji Musa Nsambu as the president, Achilles Mukaabi as secretary General, lawyer Robert Rutaro as the party coordinator in Buganda and John Mulamba among the founders.
Speaking during the launch, the party secretary general, Achilles Mukaabi said the party’s name was reserved in December 2023 together with their symbol, colour combinations and the slogan.
“Our colour combinations are red, black and gold, symbol is the clenched fist, our emblem is a clenched fist of the right arm inserted in the map of Uganda with the slogan of ‘People Power, Our Power,” Mukaabi said.
“We are not a faction of NUP but a regroup of people who had the original people power. We had a leadership of people power which was a movement and wasn’t registered and it is why we registered this party. Electoral Commission wouldn’t go ahead to register a political party that would cause contravention in terms of similar particulars for political parties.”
According to Mukaabi, what they are trying to present to Uganda is transformational politics, with majority of the promoters of the new party having a footing in leading opposition political parties, noting that many are disgruntled members.
‘Most of them have been disenchanted and disillusioned by the political architecture of Uganda that is premised on extremism, cultism, smear campaigns, blackmail and intolerance. We are presenting to Uganda transformational politics and alternative governance.”
“The idea of people power embraces the principle of power belonging to the people of Uganda and affirms participatory and inclusive approaches that affirm that Ugandans are at the helm of critical decision making for this country.”
He said it is high time issues are addressed as Ugandans, beyond political differences, noting that this is what they stand for.
“If you are in NRM and I am in NUP but issues affecting us are the same, we need to have a conversation on how best we can push Uganda ahead. It shouldn’t be a crime for us to sit together. However, the current political space doesn’t allow us to operate that way. We want to change this.”
