After the long-standing mistrust amongst the Forum for Democratic Change party members that led to the creation of factions inside the party, the People's Front for Freedom (PFF), led by Erias Lukwago, launched a nationwide signature collection campaign aimed at formalizing its registration as a new political party.
The 11th parliament of Uganda, sitting in Gulu City, has granted leave to Richard Lumu, the Democratic Party MP for Mityana South, to present a private member’s bill, allowing all opposition MPs to participate in the election of their Leader of Opposition and Chief Opposition Whip.