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Despite repeated denials by the opposition, President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has insisted that some member states of the European Union (EU) are backing sections of Uganda’s political opposition with the intention of destabilising the country.
President Museveni specifically accused the National Unity Platform (NUP) and elements within the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) of harbouring what he described as “evil intentions” against both his government and Uganda.
Speaking during a media briefing on Tuesday as he concluded his campaign activities in the greater Masaka sub-region, Museveni claimed that some Western countries are unsettled by Uganda’s development strides and future prospects, prompting them to allegedly use opposition politicians to disrupt the country.
Museveni made the remarks shortly after receiving a group of parliamentary candidates from the National Unity Platform who had withdrawn from the race ahead of the forthcoming general elections.
According to Museveni, his interactions with opposition politicians who have recently defected to the National Resistance Movement (NRM) revealed that many initially joined opposition parties unknowingly.
He claimed that upon discovering what he termed as “evil plans” against the country, some chose to abandon the opposition.
The President went on to highlight what he described as the NRM’s tremendous achievements in driving Uganda’s socio-economic transformation through its seven-pillar ideological framework.
