Where is Mubarak Munyagwa?

What the report says

Uganda’s Common Man’s Party and National Peasants Party are facing separate internal disputes that have prompted fresh questions about party leadership and internal democracy, according to Nile Post. The report says Common Man’s Party secretary general Moses Bigirwa has been unable to reach party president and former presidential candidate Mubarak Munyagwa, who he says took leave after the election campaign and has not returned to headquarters.

Bigirwa said the absence has disrupted party operations and that the organisation has not held a formal National Executive Committee meeting since January. He also said attempts to arrange a delegates’ conference have faced difficulties, though party officials still want to hold meetings to decide the next steps. The newspaper said repeated efforts to contact Munyagwa for comment were unsuccessful.

At the National Peasants Party, the dispute centres on the suspension of former secretary general Sharif Ssentongo Nambale. Party president Robert Kasibante defended the move, accusing Nambale of failing to organise party work, associating with the ruling National Resistance Movement without approval, and seeking money from prospective members. Nambale rejected the suspension as unconstitutional, saying only a national delegates’ conference can choose substantive officials and that he remains the legitimate secretary general.

The article frames both disputes as part of broader concerns about the strength of party structures in Uganda, including weak institutionalisation and limited internal democratic practice. It notes that Uganda’s Political Parties and Organisations Act requires internal democracy and regular elections, while political analysts say parties built around individual personalities are especially prone to leadership conflicts.