{UAH} The Mukiga is not backing down

Kampala- Former prime minister Amama Mbabazi maintained his position to carry the National Resistance Movement (NRM) party's flag in the 2016 presidential elections as he interfaced with a five-member sub-committee of the party's Central Executive Committee (CEC) on Friday.

The meeting at State House Entebbe, chaired by President Museveni and attended by Soroti Municipality MP Mike Mukula, Maj Gen Matayo Kyaligonza, NRM vice chcairman Moses Kigongo and Luweero NRM chairman Abdul Nadduli, was set up to dialogue with the party's top leaders, who have decided to challenge the leadership of President Museveni instead of subjecting them to disciplinary action.

The renegade NRM members are: Mr Mbabazi and his wife Ms Jacqueline Mbabazi, former vice president Gilbert Bukenya and Ms Hope Mwesigye. 
Mr Mbabazi appeared alone at the meeting.

Prime Minister Ruhakana Rugunda, who is also a member of the CEC sub-committee which met Mr Mbabazi and group, did not attend the State House meeting as he was away on official duty in the United States.

The meeting, according to sources, was scheduled to start at 5.30pm but instead started at 8.30pm as the President came late. By press time, details of the meeting were still scanty but a source who attended it said Mr Mbabazi took opportunity to air his grievances against the NRM leadership.

The source said the defiant Mbabazi maintained his ambition to challenge Mr Museveni for the NRM's flag bearer's position and to contest for the national presidency next year.

In his presentation, Mr Mbabazi dug deep into the legal arguments that have characterised his planned nationwide consultative meetings for his presidential bid, before condemning the arrest of his supporters and stating that as a founder of the party, he was ready, if need be, to stand alone to uphold NRM's core principles.

NRM secretary general Kasule Lumumba did not reveal what transpired at the meeting but only said: "We shall submit a report to CEC."

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