Sources within the Mao faction of the Democratic Party say that their leader Norbert Mao is finding it very difficult to decide whether or not to join the Inter Party Cooperation [IPC], a coalition of Ugandan opposition parties that are pushing for crucial reforms before the 2011 general election.  The “Namboze Factor”, we are told, is one of the biggest causes of Mao’s indecision. Namboze, you will recall, attributed her recent election victory in the Mukono North by-election to the support she got from the IPC as opposed to DP; her own party.  That, we understand, has made Mao see the importance of the IPC but that he is also struggling to bring his unwilling DP faction along; a faction dominated by equally ambitious young politicians who enjoy a lot of power in that faction.   The other big factor we understand is the fact that Mao, being the ever ambitious politician, has not yet worked out a strategy that will ensure that he becomes the IPC’s flag bearer in the coming elections; something that he desperately wants.