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This was announced during a Wednesday morning press conference held at the group&#8217;s offices in Naguru, Kampala.<\/p>\n<p>In a proclamation signed by the group\u2019s central committee member, Michael Mawanda, the Patriotic League of Uganda strives to revive Ugandans&#8217; spirit of good citizenship, national pride, national service, and environment protection among other objectives.<\/p>\n<p>The group has underscored national unity, peace, and stability for the country&#8217;s development and progress. They say achieving these goals requires a patriotic citizenry that is organized and empowered to contribute to the nation&#8217;s socio-economic development.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Therefore, we the MK Movement hereby proclaim the aforementioned objects to be a manifest precondition for the independence, sovereignty, and development of Uganda; and in furtherance of the aforementioned objects, we hereby constitute ourselves into a civic organization and assume and adopt a new name and identity, the Patriotic League of Uganda,&#8221; The statement reads in part.<\/p>\n<p>KFM understands that the MK Movement started in April 2022 as &#8220;a grassroots movement&#8221;, with some political analysts concluding that Muhoozi is set to replace President Museveni as the head of state come 2026.<\/p>\n<p>This comes ahead of the 2026 general elections planned to be held between January 12 and February 9.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>First Son, General Muhoozi Kainerugaba&#8217;s MK Movement has rebranded to \u201cPatriotic League of Uganda\u201d, a civic organization. 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