By George Bukenya
The Speaker of Makindye Urban Division Eng. Charles Luba Lwanga Is eying the position of mayor of the Division after the incumbent Kisirye Nganda Mulyanyama openly announcing that he will be vying for a higher position.
The outspoken Lwanga says he has gained enough experience to take the mantle of the Division political leadership and having come from the back ground of Engineering he believes that he will be very resourceful to the people of Makindye especially in the infrastructure development.
He’s very confident if his National Unity Platform party endorses him as her flag bearer in 2026 he will be able to win the elections because of his enormous experience in the area politics.Eng. Lwanga says that the period he has served as speaker, has been pro-people and pro-active as his party asserts all the time and he tries to bring the services to people.
“ The dynamics of politics today needs leaders who are independent in their mind but not those who jump on whatever issue comes by,’’ Eng. Lwanga asserts.
He rubbishes minds of people who say that most youthful leaders of NUP won elections due to the so called political wave. He explains that is political propaganda and politics is always like that even in the developed world.
“ Propaganda can be positive and promoting but here people always portray it negatively shading a negative picture in most cases, “ He said.
I have enough experience to take over from my senior Kisirye Nganda Mulyanyama , I started my leadership in primary, took it to secondary them University. After University I also served at LC 1 now in 2021 the people of Makindye entrusted me with their votes and my political party show leadership quality in me and entrusted me to become the Division speaker.
George Kafeero a Democratic Party (DP) supporter has also shown interest in contesting for the same post come 2026 general elections.
He is a researcher and a trainer of the youths in aspects regarding social life and politics and he says he has been supporting many politicians who have succeed and he thinks it’s time for him also to contest for such big post in the Division were he grew up.
“ I now understand the dynamics of politics having been trained by the late Paul Kawanga Ssemwogerere and Ssebaana Kizito also deceased. They both gave a group of DP young people skills and knowledge about the dynamics of politics and I am privileged to be one of them.’’ Kafeero stated.