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You know how it goes after every election. The big opposition name disappears from the streets and everyone starts whispering that the struggle is over. This time NUP deputy president John Baptist Nambeshe is stepping up to shut that talk down.
In a straight-talking interview, Nambeshe explained that Robert Kyagulanyi did not run away or go into hiding. He simply left Magere to protect himself from what the party sees as a very real threat of arrest once security pressure grew too heavy after January 15. The message is clear: the leader is safe, the party is still talking to him daily, and he keeps sending updates to supporters on social media to keep spirits high.
Nambeshe chaired an executive meeting on March 5 and laid out the roadmap ahead. The party will now roll out a series of regional meetings across the country so grassroots leaders stay on the same page. He was also quick to kill rumours that he has crowned himself acting president. His role simply allows him to keep things moving when the boss is unavailable, nothing more.
What matters most here is the bigger picture Nambeshe painted. NUP is not treating this as a one-man show. They see the fight as a long-term movement to remove Museveni and the NRM, not just about winning votes. For now they are not boycotting parliament because no such instruction has come from Kyagulanyi, but any major decision like that will be taken together, not based on online noise.
In short, the absence might look quiet from outside, but inside NUP the engine is still running and they are already shifting gears for the next phase
