Third time's charm: FDC launches new plan to return former political glory

FDC deputy spokesperson, John Kikonyogo, said about the new plan that "even in class you may teach children and they fail, but you must repeat again and again. We believe we are going to enforce it because now we have experience from the past mistakes."

The party President, Patrick Oboi Amuriat, presented the five-year plan to the National Council on Friday November 25 at the party headquarters in Najjanankumbi.

Amuriat said that it is going to be "a tool to strengthen our party and build brotherhood.” Starting with mobilisation of an operation of council elders, a council of founders, elders of the party and retired senior leaders. These will play an advisory role with their trustee powers and maintain ties with party members who have cut ties.

“You will be called upon as members of this party to go to every corner of this world to ensure that we are able to marshal necessary resources to run our party,” he said.

According to Amuriat, the plan focuses on reviving the party and turning it into a revolutionary force able to handle the challenges of the ongoing struggle for a democratic transition in Uganda, "to reclaim our country from dictatorship, to participate in meaningful elections only and to strongly defend our victory."

The plan details are ammendable for the next three months.

Although losing high ranking politicians has cost the party support from bases like Kasese and Rukungiri, Amuriat believes that the worst is behind them and their fate should not be based on losses suffered at the ballot.