Kiiza Besigye, the president of FDC, which is the flagship brand of IPC, has been quoted on the BBC as saying, from Nairobi, that the 'walk-to-work' protests are not led by political leaders but rather by ordinary Ugandans. The 'walk-to-work' campaign is spearheaded by Activists for Change (A4C). This contradicts Besigye's assertion mentioned above:
FORMER Mengo youth minister and Masaka Municipality MP elect Mathias Mpuuga is the chairperson of Activists For Change (A4C), a group of politicians spearheading the walk-to-work and walk-to-pray campaign aimed at calling for the Government’s intervention regarding the high cost of living.It get's better; Mpuuga responds to a question in an interview:
Ssuubi remains an integral part of the IPC, whose arrangement has never been disbanded. We still believe the only way we can have change is by having a joint front for the opposition parties. There is no single party that has the capacity to defeat the NRM. There is need for the opposition forces to come together and we shall continue pursuing that path so that even the other parties which had boycotted join the IPC. We only need to build more confidence and respect for each other.Now, the question is: will our Basher Media Legion call out Besigye's lie? Don't hold your breath.
