Following the successful entry of comedian Kato Lubwama and singer Judith Babirye in politics, struggling musician, Ronald Mayinja has also joined the ‘dirty game’.
Like Lubwwama, the ‘Tuli Kubunkenke’ hitmaker has joined the Democratic Party (DP), but under the ‘rebel’ faction led by Mukono Municipality MP, Betty Nambooze, and the singer was among the people that turned up at the launch of the ‘Bad DP’ faction Friday morning in Kabalagala.
The ‘Bad DP’, which draws parallels with Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago’s Suubi faction, is opposed to DP President Norbert Mao’s authority.
The two groups accuse Mao and his deputy, Mukasa Mbidde, of ‘selling the DP’ to the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party President Yoweri Museveni.
“At the moment, DP as a party is a ship in the hands of pirates led by Mr. Mao and Mr. Mukasa Mbidde who are steering it on a wrong course. They are determined to wreck it and then jump ship to the safety of other boats on the stormy sea,” said Nambooze at the launch.
Interestingly, by the time of joining Nambooze, Mayinja had pledged allegiance to Museveni, having traversed the country with him during the campaigns.
