Ideologically depraved Robert Kyagulanyi, sly Louis Rubongoya and the clutter of the National Unity Platform (NUP)party who apparently learnt nothing useful from the former Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) on its way to eventual demise, partly over soft money. This week's U-turn by Bob, the political entrepreneur, and his accomplices in NUP, writing to join the Inter-party Organisation for Dialogue (IPOD), mostly for money, is a classic lesson in political coup de theatre where stupidity gets a rendezvous with the National Resistance Movement (NRM) brinkmanship. It is necessary that Donald Trump back, and rolling down US international support, those who fund NUP, from outside Uganda, too have got squeezed and NUP did not see this coming.

The back story, years back, FDC under Kizza Besigye, walked away from IPOD, an outfit to help political parties in parliament have structured and constructive engagement with one another away from the rough rumble and tumble of antagonistic politics. Besigye rejected any efforts to meet with President Yoweri Museveni for any engagement in their intractable disagreements that had nearly paralysed Uganda' politics, insisting that the only agenda should be Museveni's ouster from office.

Doing Besigye and FDC's bid in belligerence, was Nathan Nandala Mafabi, who many may recall reported in the media driving to State House Entebbe only to switch off his phone midway, because he had been instructed not to meet Museveni and other IPOD members already at the venue. FDC maintained that stance until 2021, when the chips began to fall and there has been so little effort at recovery. Many are hearing nails being banged into the FDC coffin in their backyard, although its new leaders; Patrick Oboi Amuriat and Nandala say they are for constructive engagement with NRM or more appropriately, Museveni.

FDC leaders were so wrong, on so many fronts, in false self-assumed importance, hoping they could take Ugandans for a ride endlessly in spite of being forewarned that the end of time was approaching. Enough became enough and Besigye got to the end of his hole. And surely, with the NRM, its abrasive opponents often get what they ask for.

Now, NUP, indeed Bob is replaying the discredited old order politics, unable to read the audience. Apparently because he has been the first stage singer in Uganda to get up into

mainstream and is there four years now, Bob is his own cloud. Bob is like the child laughing at their own silly jokes. He has been about many constituencies dictating who should or should not be elected in the next parliament more like Besigye tried to do with so dismal success even in his heydays.

NUP like FDC has built its support base on a web of well-calculated and choreographed falsehoods, public sympathy from state arbitrary actions and high-handedness and as well as some genuine socio-economic grievances. Bob the far-less informed underdog falsely claims to be an authentic voice who should be trusted to deliver the so-called 'change' Ugandans desire, but he is wrong on many counts and will be ensnared in his own falsehoods. With a tirade of tribal-laden hate mongering, incitement, fascist outlook, and blanket branding whoever disagrees with him a traitor, each time he bleats at his campaign rallies, Bob does not seem to understand that he becomes unpleasant and unattractive to most Ugandans and voters.

Looking at the NRM large wagon firmly on a new trajectory of Richard Todwong, Anita Among and Dennis Hamson Obua axis, leading presidential candidate Museveni's election campaign trail and vibe in northern Uganda that has come full-cirle, many do not see how and where Bob could hide this time round. It seems to me, that the energy of the youthful people is genuine countrywide, backed by the many solid, broad achievements of the NRM across Uganda.