Uganda, March 10 -- When the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) split last year into what's now known as the Katonga Road branch, led by former president Kizza Besigye and Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago, and the Najjanankumbi branch led by Patrick Amuriat Oboi and Nathan Nandala Mafabi, many thought the tug of war over the ownership of the political party would be settled in a court of law.

But with the 2026 elections beckoning, the Katonga faction came to the realisation months ago that FDC isn't worthy of being fought over and that a new party should be formed.

"The truth is that you can't fight NRM out of Najjanankumbi, so the grassroots elections have been ongoing in preparation of the new party," said a source familiar with the pl...