Musician and Uganda National Musicians Federation president Edrisa Musuuza, known as Eddy Kenzo, has said the National Unity Platform (NUP) is losing public support and should seek guidance from former insiders like himself if it hopes to recover.
In a statement, Kenzo, who previously aligned with NUP before declaring support for the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM), claimed he was among the early contributors to the opposition party’s rise and that his critics within NUP were attacking “a person who helped plant the fruits they are enjoying.”
“I would like to thank all the NUP foot soldiers for the great work they are doing, but they should be very careful when attacking someone like me because I am one of the founders,” Kenzo said.
“The fruits they are enjoying we are the ones who planted them.”
He said the party’s current trajectory shows declining popularity and argued that NUP leaders need to seek input from former allies who understand where the party has gone wrong.
“They need to sit some of us down and we tell them how they have gone wrong because they are losing popularity, and we should tell them why,” he said.
Kenzo added that his shift to the NRM has exposed him to what he described as “better vibes,” framing his departure from NUP as evidence of the ruling party’s stronger political momentum.
“They know me and they know what I did for them but I left, and I am now in NRM, and you can see the vybes,” he said.
The party has in recent months dismissed claims that its grassroots support is declining, instead accusing the government of politically targeting its structures.