{"id":15675,"date":"2025-10-12T15:17:07","date_gmt":"2025-10-12T15:17:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ugandaupdatenews.com\/?p=15675"},"modified":"2025-10-12T16:20:50","modified_gmt":"2025-10-12T16:20:50","slug":"nrms-nabakooba-joyce-bagala-denounce-divisive-tribal-politics-gang-up-against-nup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/nrms-nabakooba-joyce-bagala-denounce-divisive-tribal-politics-gang-up-against-nup\/","title":{"rendered":"NRM&#8217;s Nabakooba , Rival Joyce Bagala Denounce Divisive Tribal Politics , Gang -Up Against NUP"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The NRM&#8217;s MP flag bearer , Minister of Lands, Housing, and Urban Development Judith Nalule Nabakooba and Mityana outgoing District Woman Member of Parliament (MP) Joyce Bagala have joined forces to denounce divisive  tribal politics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sources in Mityana have intimated to this publication that the two women leaders have been holding secret meetings with their coordinators and campaign  agents &#8216;safeguard&#8217; the voters from what they call &#8216; destructive political influences&#8217;in the run-up to the 2026 elections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOur goal is to shield the people of Mityana from negative politics, especially those spreading hate, tribalism, and false promises,\u201d this alliance is about loyalty to the people, not parties,\u201d a source said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bagala, who was recently denied a NUP card by Robert Kyagulanyi alias Bobi Wine , was quoted as saying that her political choices are guided by the needs of her constituents, not by tribal or partisan agendas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYou cannot ask me to hate President Museveni just because he is from the West or belongs to a different party. That\u2019s cheap politics, and I\u2019m above that,\u201d I focus on what truly helps my people. Don\u2019t compare me and Minister Nabakooba to leaders like Nabossa Mukisa Proscovia, who thrive on division,\u201d Bagala was quoted to have  said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhere is the \u2018New Uganda\u2019 they speak of, where political party tickets are handed out to family and friends, while capable leaders are ignored?\u201d Minister Nabakooba and I are ready to expose these empty promises and offer our people real solutions,\u201d Bagala asked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis is not about party colors. It\u2019s about putting the people of Mityana first, \u201ctheir alliance is focused on real issues like healthcare, roads, youth empowerment, and education, not hate speech or cheap politics,\u201d the source emphasized.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Editor;msserwanga@gmail.com<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The NRM&#8217;s MP flag bearer , Minister of Lands, Housing, and Urban Development Judith Nalule Nabakooba and Mityana outgoing District<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15676,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[65],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15675","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-national-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/bagala.jpg","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":4825,"url":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/nrm-s-muwonge-wins-kayunga-lcv-chairman-tight-race\/","url_meta":{"origin":15675,"position":0},"title":"NRM &#8216;S MUWONGE WINS KAYUNGA LCV CHAIRMAN TIGHT RACE","author":"UgandaUpdate","date":"December 17, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"By Our Political Correspondents in Kayunga Jubilations in the NRM party camp as their candidate Andrew Muwonge wins the Kayunga LCV Chairman tight race . 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