BY EDITOR
Bulembia Division chairperson Mr. Richard Bomera wants the ruling National Resistance Movement-NRM to begin charting a way about the next general election scheduled for January 2026.
Mr Bomera, an ardent member of the ruling party says for a long time the NRM has suffered internal contradictions arising out of contestation of the outcome of the primary election.
He specifically points out the need for an amendment of the party constitution to include a clause that bars party district executive members from standing for an elective position in the general polls.
Bomera, who was speaking to Messiah Radio in an exclusive interview in Kasese town on Sunday, argued that the party also needs to re-examine how flag bearers are selected adding that the universal adult suffrage in the internal poll normally leaves the party divided between successful and unsuccessful candidates.
This, he argues, has seen several party members stand as independent candidates hence sometimes causing the party to lose the seat to the opposition candidate.
Bomera wants the party to find ways to ring-fence many positions to limit internal rivalry the way they have been doing it for the presidency. President Museveni has never been subjected to a primary election in the NRM as he is always declared a sole candidate way before the internal polls begin. The Bulembia Division Boss says ring-fencing most positions would give the party more time to mobilize and recruit new members.
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