Tororo County North member of Parliament Geoffrey Ekanya has been tasked by his electorate to convince his counterparts at Najjanankumbi to reconcile with the Katonga faction if the party is to remain strong in the district.
The group insists that the current party division won’t leave the FDC party the same. This as the legislator started mobilization for the party in Tororo District, beginning with his constituency ahead of 2026 elections.
Through his campaign dubbed “Food Security First”, Ekanya has in the past months spared weekends to distribute hoes to his electorates in order to boost food production.
So far, out of the 31 parishes in his constituency, 16 parishes have received over 17,500 hoes, of the targeted 35,000.
The strategy that has seen locals gather in hundreds in different sites, is not only aimed at giving back to the community but also a move to mobilize for the party, ahead of the 2026 polls.
But with the party currently having divisions, there are fears among the party members that the split will cost FDC.
“Some of us came to know FDC party because of Dr Kizza Besigye. I personally got recruited the day he came for campaigns here in Tororo. So, not having him may force some of us out,” Patrick Omaset, one of the party members, said.
Ekanya, however, refuted this claims confirming that with their presence, the party will instead increase on its support in the district.
