Uganda, April 5 -- In the past six months alone, the Opposition Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) has self-destructed, while the leading opposition party National Unity Platform (NUP) has begun its journey to implosion and could get into a free-fall phase like their FDC counterparts if they do not re-group quickly.

With these very cinematic events unfolding before our eyes, President Museveni on the other hand must be rubbing his hands with glee, waiting on whichever Opposition will emerge from the rubble to compete with a well-oiled NRM machine in the 2026 elections.

Ironically, in the thick of the Opposition chaos, the NRM launched a registration exercise across the country, with the party aiming at shooting past the 11 million member...