“Under the FDC Leadership Academy, we will roll out a nationwide training program for all elected FDC local government leaders, covering governance and service delivery, legal rights and obligations of elected officials, budget oversight and accountability, community mobilization, and representation of marginalized groups, including women, youth, and persons with disabilities,” Amuriat said.

The ruling NRM and its leaders are fortified in the belief that as long as they can master the numbers to support the party, President Museveni will always pardon them, even in the face of corrupt practices.