\u201cWe cooperate with other political parties, but that doesn\u2019t mean you come into my bedroom. You remain in the compound. The bedroom this time is the speakership.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n That line? Many saw it as a direct message to Mao, basically telling him to stay in his lane despite his cooperation deal with NRM.<\/p>\n The Democratic Party president fired back almost immediately, calling the remarks disrespectful and unnecessary:<\/p>\n \u201cThis is not just bad politics. It is bad manners!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n Then he flipped the same metaphor and made it even more personal.<\/p>\n \u201cOnly the head of the family decides who enters which room. When you insult your father\u2019s visitors, you\u2019ve insulted your father.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n In one statement, Mao positioned himself as a legitimate guest invited by President Museveni, while subtly portraying Among as overstepping her authority.<\/p>\n Mao reportedly went further, branding Among a \u201crecently adopted child\u201d in NRM and even a \u201cpolitical refugee,\u201d <\/em>escalating the situation from political disagreement to straight-up personal attack.<\/p>\n Among is defending her seat as Speaker and signaling that the position is strictly for core NRM insiders. Mao, on the other hand, is using his role as minister and the NRM-DP cooperation agreement to argue that he has every right to contest for any top position.<\/p>\n This is not just bad politics. It is bad manners! Only the head of the family has the final word on who can access which room in the home. He doesn\u2019t need lectures from a recently adopted child! Above all, when you insult your father\u2019s visitors you\u2019ve insulted your father. https:\/\/t.co\/e4DTczA6jE<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Norbert Mao (@norbertmao) April 9, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n![\"Anitah](\"https:\/\/blizz.co.ug\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/HFeP2j8XwAAn8eP.jpg\")
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