Uganda: Will Bidandi - Ssali's Bottom-Up Approach Deliver the Votes in 2011 General Election?

Nairobi — Big crowds hardly turn up at his campaign rallies; the presidential candidate himself struggles to state his party's ideology; but with his slow, bottom-up approach, Jaberi Bidandi-Ssali, 73, is keen to change Uganda's politics.

In an interview, the oldest presidential candidate in the race said his People's Progressive Party -- admittedly a largely unknown entity on the political scene -- is fielding a candidate at the top as well as at the parliamentary level. This, he said, is a good sign that the party is fairly well grounded by building slowly from the grassroots.

...

AllAfrica publishes around 400 reports a day from more than 100 news organizations and over 500 other institutions and individuals, representing a diversity of positions on every topic. We publish news and views ranging from vigorous opponents of governments to government publications and spokespersons. Publishers named above each report are responsible for their own content, which AllAfrica does not have the legal right to edit or correct.

Articles and commentaries that identify allAfrica.com as the publisher are produced or commissioned by AllAfrica. To address comments or complaints, please Contact us.