Uganda, Oct. 17 -- On the evening of October 6, in what would appear to be a choreographed move, several social media accounts of supporters of the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) party shared a letter from Conservative Party leader John Ken Lukyamuzi, one of FDC founding president Kizza Besigye's longest and staunchest Opposition allies.

"We cordially invite you to the launch of the People's Front for Transition scheduled for Thursday, October 7, 2021, starting at 9.30am at the Jeema headquarters at Mengo, Rubaga Division," Mr Lukyamuzi, a former MP for Rubaga South, who describes himself as a member of the interim executive committee, wrote.

In the invitation, Lukyamuzi sought to define what the People's Front for Transition is all ab...