The Nyamabare village chairperson in Karangaro Western division Rukungiri Municipality Yosia Kasigaire who has been subscribing to Forum for Democratic Change-FDC as a member and stronger mobilizer has defected to the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party.
Mzee Kasigaire revealed this on Saturday at Rukondo church of Uganda in front of the Rukungiri municipality legislator Hon Dr. Elisa Rutahigwa as he had visited the area to deliver his 80 iron sheets pledge to Rukundo primary school.
He told our reporter that he defected to the NRM party willingly without being paid any bribe and is ready to work with the NRM party to mobilize more people from FDC to join NRM.
Kasigaire told our reporter that he joined the FDC party since it started, with hopes that it would defeat the NRM party and take over power but this has failed hence deciding to defect after realizing that NRM is still powerful.
Hon Dr. Elisa Rutahigwa welcomed Yosia Kasigaire in the National Resistance Movement saying that it is a very big achievement to find that NRM is taking all the strong pillars of FDC in Rukungiri district
He added that this will again give a landslide victory for the NRM party in Rukungiri come 2026 since influential FDC pillars are crossing to the ruling party.
He joined other 100 FDC party members, including Owakukiroru George Tumwesigye, who was imprisoned by NRM government years ago on treason-related charges. He was also a candidate for Constituency Representative (MP) – Rukungiri Municipality and lost the election to Dr. Rutahigwa.