Is the NRM entering its final form: Leader-of-Opposition phase?

What the report says

The Observer says a recent intervention by Ofwono Opondo, a former government media official and longtime ruling-party defender, has drawn attention because he spoke publicly about growing impunity and reported concern inside Uganda’s political establishment. The article says he raised these issues during remarks in Parliament and in a New Vision column dated October 5, where he warned that many Ugandans were uneasy about the current political climate.

According to the publisher, Opondo linked his comments to broader anxieties around abductions of activists and opposition supporters, and to debate over the influence of Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba and the Patriotic League of Uganda (PLU). The piece presents PLU as increasingly prominent within ruling National Resistance Movement circles and suggests that some NRM figures are uncomfortable with its growing reach. It also notes that Minister for the Presidency Milly Babalanda recently wrote about the need for lawful discussion of future leadership and political transition.

The commentary argues that Opondo’s criticism matters because it comes from inside the ruling establishment rather than from opposition figures. In that sense, it portrays his remarks as evidence of widening unease within the NRM as Uganda moves through a sensitive political transition. The article frames the moment as significant for internal party debate, even though it does not report any formal policy shift or official response.