EDITORIAL: Muntu, Raila and East Africa’s stunted political culture
Mugisha Muntu (centre) when he announced that he has left the main opposition party in Uganda, FDC, and launched a new platform called the New Formation on September 27, 2018. PHOTO | MORGAN MBABAZI | NMG
The schism this past week in the Forum for Democratic Change, the biggest opposition party in Uganda, is a reflection of the existential crisis that democracy faces in East Africa.
Across the region, opposition parties struggle for relevance with their roles perceived as adversarial and therefore needing to be contained; or as mere window dressing to create the impression of a functional democracy.
