The Bukoto South MP, Twaha Kagabo has highlighted a challenge faced by Robert Kyagulanyi, the leader of the National Unity Platform (NUP). According to Kagabo, Kyagulanyi still appears to prioritize fame over effective leadership.
“Leadership and stardom are distinct. It seems that he desires to address every issue. However, a noisy lion can’t catch an antelope,” Kagabo remarked during his appearance on a local TV station.
Kagabo further claimed that alterations were made to the NUP Constitution without the knowledge of stakeholders, including the Leader of the Opposition in Parliament.
“Even the Leader of the Opposition in Parliament was unaware. In leadership, you can’t disclose everything to the public,” he added.
Last week, the NUP requested Masaka Municipality MP Mathias Mpuuga to resign from his position as parliamentary commissioner following his admission of receiving 500 million shillings.
In a statement released by the NUP secretariat on Thursday evening, Kyagulanyi also known as Bobi Wine called for a meeting with senior party leaders to address corruption allegations involving several NUP officials, including Mpuuga, the former Leader of the Opposition in Parliament, and other commissioners.
The allegations implicated Mpuuga and other commissioners in the improper allocation of large sums of money to themselves under the guise of service awards, with Mpuuga allegedly receiving 500 million shillings.
During the meeting, Mpuuga admitted his involvement in the allocation of money and issued an apology, as stated in the press release from NUP.
“At the meeting, Rt. Hon. Mpuuga admitted that he indeed took part in this wrongdoing and apologized for the same. In light of this, he was strongly advised that the moral thing to do in the circumstances is to step down from his role as parliamentary commissioner with immediate effect,” the statement read.
“The nation will recall that the values of the National Unity Platform are discipline, reliability, inclusiveness, integrity, patriotism, and service. All actions of corruption and abuse of office go contrary to these values.”
In response to these allegations, the NUP leadership called upon Mpuuga, who also serves as the party’s deputy president for the Buganda region, to step down from his position as parliamentary commissioner.
However, in a statement released on Friday, Mpuuga denied the allegations of fraudulently receiving a 500 million shillings ‘service award’ from Parliament.
He believes that certain individuals within the party are intentionally antagonizing him.