The Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) party, based in Najjanankumbi, has launched a digital portal for membership registration to replace the former paper registration, which was expensive and inefficient, according to the party President, Patrick Oboi Amuriat.
According to Robert Centenary, the former Member of Parliament (MP) for Kasese municipality, FDC is the first political party to launch digital membership registration ahead of the 2026 general elections.
“We are proud as a party to be the first political party to introduce this online registration for people all over the country to register as party members without putting in money to look for paper cards,” Centenary said.
Yusuf Nsibambi, the FDC party whip in Parliament, said that the digital registration will help the party fight fraud and clear the party register, stating that those who are out of Najjanankumbi should know that constitutionally, only FDC Najjanankumbi will issue membership cards to help any member participate in party activities.
“It’s only this office that legitimately issues the membership card. The other colleagues at Katonga are our mobilizers, and we call upon them to come here and enjoy this new technology,” Nsibambi said.
According to Amuriat, an ordinary party card will cost UGX 5000, a blue-code membership card will cost UGX 50,000, a bronze membership will cost UGX 1 million, a silver membership will cost UGX 2 million, a gold membership will cost UGX 3 million, a platinum membership will cost UGX 5 million, and a life membership card will cost UGX 10 million.
“So if you keep away from this registration, then you have excluded yourself from the decision-making of this party; you do not qualify to be a leader in this party; you will not have the opportunity to vote. The biggest question is whether registration is going to take place in Katonga or on the streets of any town. But it will be controlled by FDC under my leadership,” Amuriat said.
“We call upon our friends who have been making noises against us to come now and register here. What we expect from them is to stop the noise, put their tails between their legs, and come back to me and get registered as members of the party,” he added.
Amuriat also challenged the National Resistance Movement for being in power for close to 40 years without embracing technology of that magnitude, stating they are running the party on the technology of the 21st century.
FDC is set to conduct nationwide tours, commencing with the northern and eastern regions of Uganda, to mobilize for party support and recruitment.
