It is not possible for any one candidate to be liked and voted for in every single polling station across the country. Bobi Wine was indeed an idea that many saw as a means to express their dissatisfaction to leadership in their areas. That’s why many NUP candidates were voted for even if their names were not known and they had no reputation in politics to speak about.
What happens next is very important for both Bobi Wine and his NUP party. Will the elected members remain loyal to him after they have achieved their objectives of being elected?
What will happen to the idea after these politicians get into office and falter on their promise to the electorates?
This is where the issue of a party manifesto will start becoming important. Many of them were voted into power without a clear promise and course of action once in power.
Bobi Wine on the other side has to contend with bringing together and also controlling these party members many of whom have very divergent views on key policy.
We cannot forget that many of the party flag bearers had to buy them. So there loyalty cannot be to the party or it’s leader.
The issue of sectarianism and NUP being a party for Baganda cannot also be wished away. We have not seen any attempt by the party to disown this narrative seeing that it is the key reason why they won many seats in such a defined ethnic group.
There will also be a load of expectation for these new politicians to deliver almost immediately. That’s when the house of cards will come crumbling down.
With many council seats taken by NUP in Buganda, we wait to see if the central government will have the will to back them for development projects. Will they then embark on heavy taxation of their voters to finance these projects and risk their wrath?
That’s the uncertainty that comes with voting with emotions rather than reason.
