KAMPALA, UGANDA – The newly established People’s Front for Freedom (PFF) party unveiled its national campaign agenda on Monday, September 29, 2025, clarifying that its mission is a grassroots mobilization drive and not a presidential bid for its leader.
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!The strategic plan was revealed by the party spokesperson, Hon. Ibrahim Ssemujju Nganda, during a media briefing on plans to build a broad-based coalition focused on what it terms the “reconstruction and transformation” of Uganda.
Hon. Ssemujju confirmed that the party is traversing the country to solicit public trust for its thousands of candidates fielded for local government and parliamentary seats.
He dismissed a singular focus on the presidency as a misguided strategy,arguing that with over three million local government and parliamentary positions at stake, the opposition’s path to power lies in a grassroots, bottom-up approach.
“We have fielded thousands of candidates for LC3 positions, municipalities, districts, parliament, and more. Focusing on just one position in Uganda, when there are over three million available, is misguided,” stated Ssemujju.
This approach suggests a party aiming to build power from the ground up, securing influence in local councils and parliament to create a formidable political structure, regardless of who occupies the presidency.
Ssemujju Nganda revealed that a central pillar of the PFF’s strategy is its collaboration with other opposition forces, which has been formalized through a pact with the Alliance for National Transformation (ANT), led by Gen. Mugisha Muntu.
“We signed a cooperation agreement with ANT to work together, not only in the elections but also to address the aftermath. It focuses on reconstruction and transforming the country,” Ssemujju said.
Ssemujju Nganda further disclosed that the bloc has actively sought to bring the National Unity Platform (NUP), the largest opposition party in parliament, into the fold, emphasizing the necessity of a united opposition front for the country’s sake.
The People’s Front for Freedom (PFF) has remained in a holding pattern since the high-profile arrest last year of its prominent figure, Dr. Kizza Besigye, and his aide Hajji Rutare, who were detained in Kenya shortly after participating in a forum on East African democracy.
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