President Museveni Warns Against Power Struggles

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has called on members of the National Resistance Movement (NRM) to exercise discipline and restraint in the race for parliamentary leadership, cautioning against excessive competition for positions as the ruling party moved to determine its preferred candidates for Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the 12th Parliament. Speaking during the first NRM Parliamentary Caucus meeting at State House Entebbe on Sunday, President Museveni said although democracy allows members to express interest in leadership positions, party members should be guided by discipline, experience, and the collective interests of the party. “When we were fighting, people did not express interest by saying they wanted to fight. You went where you were told to go. Today, because there is peace, many people are expressing interest in contesting for positions. Democracy is good, but we should be disciplined,” President Museveni said.