Your Blackmail Against Me Will Not Change What I am, Mpuuga Tells Blabbermouth Bobi

In a rare fiery response to allegations of being used by the regime, former Leader of Opposition in Parliament (LoP) Mathias Mpuuga has come out swinging, dismissing claims that he is involved in registering People Power as a political party.

Speaking on KFM’s Hot Seat show hosted by prominent Patrick Kamara on September 30th, Mpuuga said, “I was shocked, but not surprised.” by Bobi Wine’s accusations.

“I was only dismayed by the fact that the Daily Monitor, in its issue some two months back, ran a whole text of [political] parties registered, and their sponsors, and there were people Power Front, and the people behind it,” Mpuuga said.

Mpuuga’s retort was swift and direct, “I don’t know why Mr. Kyagulanyi is preoccupied with my name. Probably he misses me so much, and I want to assure him that there is no amount of blackmail against me, that is going to change what I am.”

He also expressed pity for Kyagulanyi who until four years ago was a pop-star rapper, suggesting that his actions “confirm rumors that he is become a loner. The brain space at NUP has fizzled, and what is there is noise” lately.

The former LoP revealed that the sponsor of People Power Front was “actually an assistant to NUP’s Secretary General”, Lewis Rubongoya, and according to Mpuuga, this information would have been readily available to Kyagulanyi had he consulted his colleagues who “would have told him, please we actually know the sponsor of PPF because he was one of them.”

Mpuuga’s advice to Wine was straightforward: focus on building NUP instead of spreading propaganda. He emphasized that NUP lacks a constitution and needs strong leadership.

The controversy began when Kyagulanyi used an Interview in the Sunday Monitor, to allege that the government was using Mpuuga to register People Power as a political party.

“We are now aware that they are trying to use our former Leader of Opposition in Parliament [LoP] to register People Power as a political party. This process started two years ago when he was still LoP and when he was still deputy president.”

Wine claimed this was part of a larger scheme to implode NUP from within “so all these splits are not innocent, these are works of the regime and it started way back…”

However, Mpuuga questioned Wine’s motives, asking, “Do I lack the capacity to move and register a party? Does anyone have to use me?”

This public spat highlights the tensions within Uganda’s opposition parties. As the country gears up for the 2026 elections, alliances and rivalries are being forged, and stakes seem to be high.