Recently, he spoke out against Robert Kyagulanyi, better known as Bobi Wine, who is the leader of the National Unity Platform (NUP) party.
Amuriat accused Bobi Wine and his party of using Uganda’s elderly people for their own political benefit. He said this is wrong and unfair to the old people.
Amuriat made his comments in a statement posted on FDC’s official X page (formerly called Twitter). In his statement, he said Bobi Wine and NUP are using “cheap politics” to get support from the elders.
Amuriat said that their tactics are similar to the ruling party, the National Resistance Movement (NRM), led by President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni.
The NRM is known for giving help to elderly people, like food and supplies, and many old people support NRM because of this.
But Amuriat says Bobi Wine and NUP are not really helping the elders. Instead, he says they make false promises and tricks to get the votes of the elderly.
He said, “Bobi Wine, NUP, and David Rubongoya, cut the crab. This is a mockery of our old people. Play better politics. Like Kaguta Museveni and NRM. You use false agreements and play mind games on our desperate elders. Cheap politics just.”
This statement came after NUP went on a tour in the eastern part of Uganda on May 27, 2025. During this tour, Bobi Wine and his party met many elderly people.
They gave support and talked with the elders. This made some people think that NUP is trying to copy the NRM’s way of winning votes from the old people.
The NRM has been helping elders for many years. This has earned them a lot of support from elderly communities during elections.
Some people believe that the NUP is now trying to use the same method to gain votes before the 2026 general elections.
This is not the first time Amuriat has criticized Bobi Wine’s way of doing politics. In 2021, he said that Bobi Wine’s way of getting support was not good and was focused too much on himself.
Amuriat said that Bobi Wine’s political style does not help build strong opposition and that it may hurt the country’s democratic process.
As the 2026 elections get closer, political parties in Uganda are working hard to get support from all groups of people.
The elderly are an important group because many of them vote during elections. How political parties treat and speak to these vulnerable groups matters a lot.
Amuriat’s accusation raises a big question: Are political leaders really helping the elderly, or are they just using them to win votes? Is it right to make promises that may not be kept just to get support?
Many people are watching the situation closely. They want to see if Bobi Wine’s way of campaigning will work or if it will backfire. They also want to know if Amuriat’s claims about exploitation are true.
In Uganda’s political scene, these kinds of disagreements between opposition leaders show the challenges they face. It also shows how much competition there is to win the trust of voters.
In the end, the most important thing is for political leaders to respect and protect all citizens, including the elderly. Using people’s needs just for politics can harm the country’s future.
