Ezra Twino | Kampala | 5 June 2026
Hotel Africana, Kampala – Fred Bangumya Rwakaizi has brought his EALA by-election campaign to eastern Uganda, convening MPs from the Bugisu and Sebei sub-regions for a parliamentary caucus meeting and dinner at Hotel Africana in Kampala on Friday evening.
The PLU-backed EALA aspirant is pursuing a region-by-region strategy: meeting legislators in their sub-regions to share his agenda for the East African Legislative Assembly while collecting their priorities to merge with his own.
Rwakaizi’s engagement with Bugisu and Sebei follows similar engagements in Bukedi, Karamoja, Teso and Busoga over the past weeks. Rwakaizi says he will hold engagements with all the 15 sub-regions from Acholi, Ankole, Baganda, Bukedi, Bugisu, Bunyoro, Busoga, Kampala, Karamoja, Kigezi, Lango, Sebei, Teso, Toro, to West Nile.
Rwakaizi told MPs at the dinner. “That’s why I’m moving from Bukedi to Karamoja, Busoga, and now Bugisu-Sebei — listening first, then legislating. I intend to meet all 529 Members of Parliament before the vote.”
ONE-ON-ONE ENGAGEMENTS
Unlike public elections, EALA seats are decided by secret ballot among MPs, making direct relationships and regional buy-in critical. Rwakaizi’s one-on-one approach is aimed at building trust before the vote, allowing MPs to shape his agenda rather than just receive it. In a house of 529, personal engagement across party and regional lines often determines who crosses the line.
PLU LEADERSHIP BACKING
The Bugisu-Sebei caucus was hosted alongside PLU Vice Chairman Micheal Nuwagira alias Toyota, signaling the party’s full backing for Rwakaizi’s bid. Toyota’s presence underscores PLU’s push to consolidate support across eastern Uganda ahead of Parliament’s secret ballot to fill two EALA seats.
In each, he has pitched his 11+ years around Parliament and cross-border business experience in DRC, Tanzania, and South Sudan as practical preparation for EALA’s work on trade, movement, and regional integration.
He has also stressed closer coordination between EALA and Uganda’s parliamentary committees to ensure East African resolutions are implemented at home.