Political career
After returning to Uganda from the US after his studies at Harvard University,Rubongoya took on various jobs,including working as a lecturer at the International University of East Africa in Kampala. It was during his time at the university that he met Bobi Wine,who was one of his students and a popular local musician in Uganda with social and politically inclined lyrics at the time. The two developed a close friendship,and in 2017,when Bobi Wine successfully ran for a parliamentary by-election and became a member of parliament for Kyadondo East constituency,Rubongoya was one of his supporters. [7]
In the same year,a controversial debate arose about granting President Museveni more power to rule after he reached the age of 75,which was the maximum age limit according to the Ugandan constitution. Rubongoya,who was an expert in constitutional law,was concerned about the potential abuse of power and joined the opposition,switching from his previous support for the ruling NRM party. [8]
In 2020,Bobi Wine,Rubongoya,and other key figures launched the National Unity Platform (NUP) political party,which was the political wing of the People Power movement led by Bobi Wine. Rubongoya was appointed as the party's General Secretary,and in 2021,the NUP participated in its first general election. Despite concerns about the election's fairness,Bobi Wine won more than 40% of the vote in his presidential bid,and the NUP secured 62 seats in the Ugandan parliament,a milestone for a new political party in Uganda. [9] [10]
Rubongoya and his colleagues in the NUP have since become the leading opposition political party in Uganda,despite the challenges they have faced in their efforts to promote democracy and human rights in the country. [11] [12]
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