A fortnight ago, several DP members including MPs such as Medard Lubega Sseggona, Muwanga Kivumbi, Mathias Mpuuga, and Florence Namayanja among others declared that they will be supporting National Unity Platform President, Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu in the coming elections.
On Tuesday, Erasto Kibirango, the Luweero DP Chairperson wrote to the District Police Commander, Paul Wataka notifying him about their planned party meeting at Valley Inn in Wobulenzi town council.
Senior Democratic Party DP leaders have defended police for stopping a meeting organised by Betty Nambooze, the partys vice chairperson in Charge of Buganda region.
The chairperson of The Democratic Alliance Campaign Strategy and Coordination committee, Asuman Basalirwa this afternoon told journalists at the TDA offices in Naguru, that the Monday TDA summit will take a decision on a petition by Lukwago and formally write to him.
Lulume an aspiring candidate for the DP presidency announced during the open campaigns of the party on Friday a head of the elections on Saturday that if the anomaly is not corrected he will challenge the outcome of the elections.
Democratic Party President, Norbert Mao has threatened to pull out of an agreement with the Democratic Alliance if embattled Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago and his DP splinter group is allowed to join the alliance.
A section of Democratic Party (DP) members in Bukomansimbi district are planning to elect their own party chairman because they say the newly appointed party chairman is too old. On Tuesday, Bukomansimbi DP leaders appointed 87 year old Joseph Ssekibaala, the new Bukomansimbi DP Chairperson.
However, some of the rebel DP supporters are still doubtful that the meetings will resolve their grievances. Mathias Mpuuga, the Masaka Municipality MP has welcomed the meetings but says he is yet to take them seriously.
Mathias Mpuuga, the Member of Parliament for Masaka Municipality on Friday stormed the DP summit at Social Center sparked fresh controversy over current wrangles between Samuel Lubega faction and Norbert Mao group.
Democratic Party supporters loyal to Samuel Walter Lubega are protesting their expulsion from the party. Trouble started on Tuesday after Mukasa Mbidde, the DP legal Advisor issued a statement expelling all DP members who contested as independents in the 2011 February elections.
DP Youths deploy heavily as Mao Re-opens closed Party offices. Mao describes Lubega and his group as lice and fleas attempting to stop him from taking the party to the right direction.
Democratic Party regional offices in Masaka have been closed down amid rising tensions between two party factions. The factions support DP president Norbert Mao and former independent presidential candidate, Sam Lubega respectively.
