Kivumbi Turns Mourning Into Defiance: A Speech NUP Supporters Needed to Hear.

During the send-off ceremony and memorial proceedings for Charles Matovu, former National Unity Platform (NUP) leader and former Busiro South Member of Parliament, at the NUP headquarters in Kavule, Makerere, Kampala, the NUP Deputy President Muhammad Muwanga Kivumbi delivered a speech that re-energised the crowd. Once again, I was reminded of what a powerful orator Kivumbi is. He took a moment of grief and turned it into a moment of renewed hope, urging the crowd not to lose faith and reminding them that the crisis facing NUP and the country will not last forever. Kivumbi invoked Winston Churchill and the enduring message of perseverance in the face of adversity: never give up the pursuit of a just cause. There are moments when people need more than political analysis or strategy. They need courage, conviction and someone who can remind them why the struggle matters in the first place. In moments like these, you need the likes of Muhammad Muwanga Kivumbi.