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Africa-Press<\/a> – Uganda<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>The nearly year-long fight by a faction of the motorcycling riders to break away from their umbrella body, Federation of Motorsport Clubs of Uganda (FMU), is as good as done, for now.<\/p>\n

This week, a meeting called by the National Council of Sports (NCS) ruled that the Motocross Association of Uganda (MAU) will remain a member of the FMU.<\/p>\n

\u201cFMU is the federation mandated and recognised by FIM (F\u00e9d\u00e9ration Internationale de Motocyclisme) and FIA (F\u00e9d\u00e9ration Internationale de l\u2019Automobile) to promote motor rallying and motorcycling in Uganda,\u201d a ruling from the February 9 meeting stated.<\/p>\n

The statements adds that: \u201cSecession by motorcycling association, is impossible since they don\u2019t represent motorcycling clubs but rather motorcycling parents. It\u2019s clubs recognized by FMU that can talk about secession not individuals.\u201d<\/p>\n

Start of 2020<\/b><\/p>\n

NCS council members Cecilia Anyakoit (chairperson technical committee) and Mark Ssali, and the assistant general secretary David Katende Ssemakula (technical) attended the meeting held at the government agency\u2019s offices in Lugogo on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

The feud started at the start of 2020 just before FMU held elections last February that saw Dipu Ruparelia beat Dusman Okee to the presidency.<\/p>\n

At the time, some motorcycling clubs objected to George Semakula, Kisitu Mayanja and Joseph Mwangala being nominated for the post of deputy vice president in charge of motorcycling. They preferred that Barak Orland retained the post.<\/p>\n

However, Orland had resigned from the same post in December, 2019, two months before the election. He opted not to contest in the election.<\/p>\n

Mayanja was elected the new motorcycling representative amid protest from some involved with motorcycling.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s when the talk of secession started but some members of the motorcycling fraternity, under MAU, rejected the idea.<\/p>\n

Respect structures<\/b><\/p>\n

The breakaway faction would go on to organise events without the approval of FMU before the Covid-19 pandemic and ensuing lockdown struck. A showdown is looming as the faction is currently advertising an event for February 21.<\/p>\n

This was raised in the meeting and NCS gave a firm response. \u201cMAU must respect the existing structures of FMU. If they have an issues, grievances, they must address them through the established structures of FMU,\u201d the NCS communique reads. \u201cMAU isn\u2019t allowed to organize any motorcycling competition, in and outside Uganda, as they aren\u2019t recognized anywhere in Uganda,\u201d it adds. Daily Monitor also learnt that MAU were told to stop using the name \u2018Uganda\u2019 as they don\u2019t represent the country\u2019s interests as set out in the 1964 NCS Act.<\/p>\n

It is not clear whether MAU agreed to follow the ruling. Okee, while still FMU president, has previously advised that MAU raise their issues to the assembly that will then hold a poll to allow them leave peacefully.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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