The New Game: When the Opposition Silenced and the NRM Started Fighting Itself

There was a time when Uganda’s political rings were loud with colour—two or three opposition warriors charging at one lone NRM bull. The chants were clear, the camps were known, and the lines were thick.

Fast-forward to today’s scene, and the drama has gone inward. The fights now happen inside the big yellow house.

The once-straightforward ballot battle—Opposition vs NRM—has quietly mutated into a house-divided match-up:

the official NRM flag-bearer,

The new “crossers” hunting favour under the ruling umbrella, and

the transition dreamers linked to the Patriotic League of Uganda, the First Son’s civic-turned-political mission.

What we’re seeing is not politics dying—it’s politics relocating. The real war is no longer across party lines; it’s within the establishment’s bloodstream. Power is testing loyalty, and loyalty is testing patience.

While the opposition snoozes or surrenders its stars to ruling-side offers, the field is now crowded with cousins fighting for the same inheritance. The slogans may sound different, but the roots feed from the same trunk.

Uganda’s new political season? It’s less “Government vs Opposition” and more “Family Feud: State Edition.”