Uganda: Opposition in crisis?

A recent brush between Leader of Opposition Nandala Mafabi and Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) Members of Parliament reflects a deeper problem in the FDC, Uganda’s leading opposition party, reports The Independent. 'The Independent has learnt that as FDC President Kizza Besigye pays more attention to protests, a power vacuum has developed within the party that many players are now trying to fill, including perhaps, the ruling party. Within FDC, jostling for the top job has taken centre stage and issues like fundraising been neglected, leaving the party broke, unable to finance crucial elections, and its leadership splintered.'