KAMPALA — In a sharp exchange of words on X that has drawn wide attention within Ugandan political circles, Kazo District Woman MP Molly Kamukama has traded barbs with Eastern Region Older Persons MP Ofwono Opondo, turning a casual online dig into a pointed challenge over age eligibility and political priorities.
The exchange began on September 2, 2026, when Opondo quoted an National Resistance Movement (NRM) announcement congratulating newly elected National Women Council flagbearers. Tagging Kamukama, Opondo wrote: “I think that my other young sister @mollykamukama may start to tremble,” suggesting the council results or related political developments might unsettle her political standing.
Kamukama hit back swiftly, shifting focus away from her constituency while casting doubt on Opondo’s mandate: “There’s too much work to do with older people than loading violence in Kazo. Pray I stay in Kazo or we meet in older peoples race. I still believe you were not yet of that age.”
The response combined deflection with a subtle dig at historical electoral friction in Kazo, alongside a direct challenge to Opondo’s eligibility for the Older Persons parliamentary seat. Under Ugandan law, representation for older persons requires candidates to be at least 60 years of age. By questioning whether Opondo meets the constitutional threshold, Kamukama implicitly threatened to challenge the statutory basis on which he holds the Eastern Region seat.
Attempting to de-escalate, Opondo posted that he came “in peace” because the two “go back a generation.”
Kamukama remained firm, replying: “I know; I am also loading violence on you,” accompanied by a laughing emoji—using the popular phrase “loading violence” to frame her retorts as political counter-fire rather than physical intimidation.
Opondo subsequently addressed the age question directly. Quoting her post, he wrote: “Please spare me, an elderly man, although to say you doubt the years I have spent on mother world. My mother knows the truth, but for now I go by the papers the @GovUganda gave me more than four score years ago.”
His reference to “four score years” (80 years) was intended to assert that official state documents place him well above the statutory 60-year requirement.
The exchange underscores subtle rivalries within the ruling party as legislators quietly position themselves ahead of future political cycles. Opondo serves as MP for Older Persons (Eastern Region) in the 12th Parliament, where he has previously advocated for elder-welfare reforms, including adjustments to the Social Assistance Grants for Empowerment (SAGE) scheme. Kamukama, as Kazo Woman MP, has primarily focused on constituency development and youth empowerment. Her reference to “loading violence in Kazo” serves as an allusion to past tense party primaries in the district, re-framing her political posture as combat-ready through rhetoric.
Political observers view the exchange as classic Ugandan political theatre—public, personal, and laced with irony, yet probing actual constitutional requirements surrounding special-interest parliamentary representation. By refusing to be portrayed as “trembling,” Kamukama effectively flipped the narrative, signaling a willingness to challenge established party figures even outside her traditional constituency domain.
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