Now Bobi Supporters Flee Unending Fundraising Drives Over Unaccounted For Billions

A growing faction of opposition National Unity Platform (NUP) supporters has voiced their discontent towards the party’s relentless fundraising drives, sparking serious accusations of financial impropriety under the leadership of Robert Kyagulanyi alias Bobi Wine.

The spark of the discontent was a November 17, 2025 public request for financial contribution issued by Bobi via his X account.

“Please contribute to our [presidential] campaign by donating through of these platforms. You may also bring your contribution to the accounts office at the NUP headquarters, Makerere Kavule,” Bobi said.

However, Bobi’s plea for donations while failing to provide accountability for substantial funds raised in the past years, could not be stomached. Loyal supporters are now left questioning where their hard-earned money has gone. John Lubwama, a devoted supporter based in the Diaspora, opened the floodgates in a scathing dossier that illuminates a troubling narrative of wasted resources and broken trust.

“My name is Lubwama John, I have given Shs50M to NUP since 2020 not because I had it, not because I am rich, but because I believed Uganda deserved a new chapter,” he passionately states at the onset of his exposé.

This heartfelt claim encapsulates the disillusionment of many who have poured their resources into a cause they believed in, only to be met with stark disappointment.

Delving deeper into his experience, Lubwama asserts, “NUP has collected billions from us, but we have zero accountability,” he said while shedding light on a troubling pattern of ongoing fundraising drive initiatives codenamed, “Diaspora drives, protest vote drives, prisoner support drives, zoom fundraisers, card and ticket money, MP contributions, struggle events.”

NUP supporters like Lubwama are left wondering where their contributions have actually gone. “Despite the party leader singing the accountable leadership song, up to now, no financial report, no breakdown, no follow-up, no transparency,” Lubwama complained, highlighting the lack of insight into the party’s financial transactions.

The gravity of the situation intensifies as Lubwama underscores the election ramifications of poor financial management at the leading opposition political party.

“With all the money collected, NUP still failed to field candidates in 207 out of 499 constituencies,” he laments.

This number represents a staggering 41% of electoral constituencies left without representation, raising serious concerns over the party’s capability and strategy.

“How do you fight for State House when you do not even appear on the ballot in almost half the country?” Lubwama questioned, suggesting a systemic failure amid substantial financial backing from supporters like him.

His unyielding demand for accountability echoes loudly as he states, “Tell us the truth, where did all the money go?”

This urgent inquiry, he said, is not just about his financial contribution but represents the frustration of every Ugandan who believed in the struggle.

He listed a series of financial queries related to further fundraising initiatives.

Lubwama asked, “Where is the Muda-Ku-Muda [10,000) money? Where is the Shs10M collected from each MP of 57 MPs for four years? Where are the Diaspora remittances?  Where is the Shs5bn received every quarter from the Government [IPOD]?”

As more questions arise, Lubwama insisted that the lack of transparency at NUP cannot be ignored.

“Why was land [Kavule NUP party headquarters] bought at Shs140M but declared Shs890M as the buying price? Why is PACE Advocates eating party funds? Why were candidates charged but abandoned?”

Lubwama’s accountability questions push the conscience of the party, revealing outright discrepancies that may indicate mismanagement or even misappropriation of funds.

His charged tone captures a growing sentiment of betrayal among supporters who have given their all for a cause that now feels tainted.

“Every question [to NUP leadership] is met with silence but every week there is a new fundraising flyer. Meanwhile… [party leaders’] lifestyles are upgrading mysteriously,” Lubwama raised a red flag “while supporters sacrifice, families of victims still suffer, political prisoners’ parents are stranded, constituencies have no structures.”

“But on the other side, mansions are appearing, children are studying abroad, relatives are living like diplomats,” Lubwama wondered

“The struggle is feeding a few, not saving the many,” Lubwama declared, penetrating the moral fabric of the NUP.

His frustration culminates in a fierce proclamation that supporters will no longer blindly contribute to the party without accountability.

“Before another fundraising drive, we need receipts,” he demands, emphasizing the crux of the problem: a failure to link contributions to tangible outcomes.

In a direct plea to NUP leadership, he warns against the dangers of maintaining a facade of support without clear actions.

“If NUP can’t manage MoMo [Mobile Money] transparently, how will they manage a national budget?” This striking question resonates deeply, leaving a lingering sense of doubt about the party’s competence to handle larger responsibilities.

As he wrapped up his dossier, Lubwama made it clear that he remains hopeful for change but conditions that hope on transparent leadership.

“Let us call a spade a spade. I still believe Uganda deserves change, but not change without accountability, not change that depends on blind donations, not change that hides receipts and not change that surrenders 41% of the country before polling day,” he states resolutely.

His stance is clear, transparency must extend from within the party to retain the trust of its supporters.

“I gave Shs50M, I have the right to demand answers,” he asserts passionately, establishing his narrative as not just a personal plea but as a collective cry for accountability from all who have supported NUP.

In his final words, he encapsulates the urgency felt by many: “Uganda deserves a serious alternative, not a fundraising machine with no reports. The people have sacrificed enough, now we want transparency, structured and honest leadership”

As the calls for transparency echo throughout the NUP, party leadership must reckon with this mounting pressure or risk losing the faith of its most ardent supporters.