The NRM cadres want Museveni to stand because that is the only way they can "win". He is their meal ticket. By unsurreptitiously - buying NRM so-called parliamentarians with $2,500 each - changing the constitutions to eliminate the presidential term Museveni is now guaranteed to rule for ever. It is essentially a life presidency, ala Idi Amin. These so-called parties are not really political parties but cults. Once the cult figurehead goes so goes the "party". It happened with the other older established parties, namely UPC and DP. Once the charistimatic Obote passed away so did the UPC fortunes disappear. After Ben Kiwanuka was "disappeared" by Idi Amin so did the fortunes of the DP party. Likewise NRM fortunes are so much tied with Museveni because it is party the two are synonymous. For that all parties including NRM that are built on personality cults are inherently undemocratic.

Indeed, I agree with your observation that M7 is going no where ! He has manipulated every aspect of Uganda politics starting with deceipt and arrogance about his Rwandan origins. He came to power by the burrel of a gun and the gun has kept him there for last 20 years of his dictatorial rule despite numerous sham presidential elections. Today M7 owns Uganda through corruption and decipt. However, Like Idi Amin who made himself a life president M7's rule will be remembered as a man who came from Rwanda and deceived Ugandans that he is Ugandan by birth and stayed in power for over 20 years and amassed billions through fraud and later died in exile in abject poverty !!!!