Daily Monitor Wednesday January 27 2021 Former Prime Minister Amama Mbabazi (2nd right) shares a light moment with National Resistance Movement (NRM) Secretary General Kasule Lumumba (left) and Minister for Presidency Esther Mbayo (right) during celebrations to mark the 35th anniversary of NRM Liberation Day at State House Entebbe on January 26, 2021. Summary The issue: NRM’s 35 years Our view: The architects of the Bush War should rethink their unique mission as self-professed compasses, to give national direction and create a Uganda with open political spaces for all. Advertisement The ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party yesterday marked 35 years of unbroken hold onto State power in the country. This particular celebration is significant in many ways. First, it comes in the wake of another contentious General Election.