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By Moses Andamain Masindiwww.mknewslink.comMembers of the Democratic Party (DP) are calling for the immediate resignation of party president Norbert Mao, urging him to formally join what they are referring to as the \u201cDraconian Club.\u201d
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By Moses Andamain Masindiwww.mknewslink.comMembers of the Democratic Party (DP) are calling for the immediate resignation of party president Norbert Mao, urging him to formally join what they are referring to as the \u201cDraconian Club.\u201d During a press conference organized by the DP at Heart faction on Saturday, April 18, 2026, Ismail …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":500,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"facebook_3659155457675267_172535249438148":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-499","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-news"],"featured_image_urls":{"full":["https:\/\/xavieradioug.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NOBERT-MAOJOIN-NRM-FULLY-YOU-HAVE-KILLED-DP-PARTY.jpg",1020,574,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/xavieradioug.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NOBERT-MAOJOIN-NRM-FULLY-YOU-HAVE-KILLED-DP-PARTY-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/xavieradioug.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NOBERT-MAOJOIN-NRM-FULLY-YOU-HAVE-KILLED-DP-PARTY-300x169.jpg",300,169,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/xavieradioug.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NOBERT-MAOJOIN-NRM-FULLY-YOU-HAVE-KILLED-DP-PARTY-768x432.jpg",618,348,true],"large":["https:\/\/xavieradioug.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NOBERT-MAOJOIN-NRM-FULLY-YOU-HAVE-KILLED-DP-PARTY.jpg",618,348,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/xavieradioug.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NOBERT-MAOJOIN-NRM-FULLY-YOU-HAVE-KILLED-DP-PARTY.jpg",1020,574,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/xavieradioug.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NOBERT-MAOJOIN-NRM-FULLY-YOU-HAVE-KILLED-DP-PARTY.jpg",1020,574,false],"tie-small":["https:\/\/xavieradioug.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NOBERT-MAOJOIN-NRM-FULLY-YOU-HAVE-KILLED-DP-PARTY-110x75.jpg",110,75,true],"tie-medium":["https:\/\/xavieradioug.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NOBERT-MAOJOIN-NRM-FULLY-YOU-HAVE-KILLED-DP-PARTY-310x165.jpg",310,165,true],"tie-large":["https:\/\/xavieradioug.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NOBERT-MAOJOIN-NRM-FULLY-YOU-HAVE-KILLED-DP-PARTY-310x205.jpg",310,205,true],"slider":["https:\/\/xavieradioug.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NOBERT-MAOJOIN-NRM-FULLY-YOU-HAVE-KILLED-DP-PARTY-660x330.jpg",660,330,true],"big-slider":["https:\/\/xavieradioug.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/NOBERT-MAOJOIN-NRM-FULLY-YOU-HAVE-KILLED-DP-PARTY-1020x525.jpg",1020,525,true]},"author_info":{"info":["Editor"]},"category_info":"News<\/a>","tag_info":"News","comment_count":"0","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/xavieradioug.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/499","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/xavieradioug.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/xavieradioug.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xavieradioug.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xavieradioug.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=499"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/xavieradioug.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/499\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xavieradioug.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/500"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/xavieradioug.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=499"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xavieradioug.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=499"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xavieradioug.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=499"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nDuring a press conference organized by the DP at Heart faction on Saturday, April 18, 2026, Ismail Kirya, President Emeritus of the Uganda Young Democrats (UYD), expressed outrage over Mao\u2019s recent activities in Kyankwanzi, where he claimed to attend a retreat based on the DP\/NRM cooperation agreement. According to Kirya, the documents related to this agreement were distributed to attending MPs without consultation from any official DP party organ, leading them to label the arrangement as fraudulent.
\n\u201cWe want to inform the country that the said agreement has expired and cannot be relied upon to conduct DP affairs. The agreement was signed in July 2022 and was valid only until the next elections, which occurred in January this year,\u201d Kirya stated.
\nHe commended the National Resistance Movement (NRM) for rejecting the fraudulent documents and highlighted Mao\u2019s apparent disregard for the rule of law in international DP matters. \u201cWe have seen him organizing sham elections within the party, and it comes as no surprise that he would present an expired document at such a high-level NRM meeting. The Parliament of Uganda deserves better,\u201d he added.
\nKirya also voiced concerns about the leadership\u2019s silence on the controversial Sovereignty Bill that was recently tabled in parliament. He noted that this issue was thoroughly discussed in cabinet, where Mao sits as a member.
\n\u201cDP was formed to fight for social justice and the rule of law. Ever since Mao joined the NRM \u2018eating club,\u2019 he has been loudly silent and complicit in passing Draconian laws that oppress Ugandans\u2014precisely the opposite of what DP stands for,\u201d Kirya asserted.
\nHe posed a pointed question to Mao: \u201cWhy not resign from DP leadership and officially join the Draconian Club, unless your mission is to completely destroy the Democratic Party?\u201d
\nKirya assured DP members and Ugandans that DP at Heart remains a committed alternative, calling upon all members, regardless of age or gender, to join their cause for restoring sanity and the rule of law within Uganda\u2019s oldest political party.
\nJulius Dhumba, spokesperson for DP in Rubaga, Kampala, and former chairperson of the UYD in Kampala district, accused Mao of being an enemy not just to the party, but to the entire country. He warned that what appears to be a party issue would soon extend beyond DP.
\nDhumba cited ongoing atrocities, including the contentious Sovereignty Bill and other oppressive laws, claiming that these originated under Mao\u2019s leadership as Minister of Constitutional Affairs and Justice\u2014the very role responsible for safeguarding justice and constitutional integrity.
\n\u201cWe want to inform Ugandans that Norbert Mao is detrimental to both the party and the nation. We, as \u2018Abarusura\u2019 (fighters) of DP, are determined not only to fight for DP but for the entire country,\u201d Dhumba declared.
\nAnthony Waddimba, DP chairperson for Kayunga district, criticized Mao for presenting a fraudulent document in cabinet, questioning how such a problematic bill could pass with Mao\u2019s endorsement. He urged Mao to resign from DP and officially join NRM.
\nWaddimba also expressed concerns about potential fraudulent activities during the upcoming elections for Speaker of Parliament, suggesting that members prepare for disruptions.
\nInnocent Turyahikayo, a DP member from Masindi, urged local MPs to refrain from supporting the Sovereignty Bill, reiterating the party\u2019s foundational principles of social justice and rule of law.<\/p>\n\n
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