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Forum for Democratic Change’s head suspended

When the FDC leaders gathered yesterday at their Kampala district office located on city house building in Kampala, they indefinitely suspended their district chairperson, Livingstone Kizito over reported abuse of office. Kizito was suspended from the post of FDC Kampala district chairman pending investigations. Following the dismissal of Kizito, the FDC officials have warned the […]

Museveni returns back $1,000,000 to Democratic Republic of Congo

  Uganda’s warlord (read president Museveni) has reportedly given back US $ 1,000,000 in form of donation to war ton Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo). But the forum for Democratic Change’s deputy information officer, Toterebuka Bamwenda says that Museveni gave this US$1,000,000 to DR Congo refugees out of the trillions he (Museveni and his […]

Opposition parties threaten to pull out of National Consultative Forum

Members of opposition political parties including Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) and Democratic Party (DP) have threatened to pull out of the National Consultative Forum (NCF) because president Museveni’s government doesn’t listen to their concerns. The leadership of opposition parties have told us that they supported NCF in the beginning but it has now turned […]

National Consultative Forum conference costs Uganda taxpayers 800 million shillings

The three day National Consultative Forum conference meeting has cost Ugandan taxpayers 800 million shillings. The retreat for members of the National Consultative Forum for Political Parties was held at Lake Victoria Serena hotel. The retreat kicked off on March 5th and closed on March 7th. It attracted representatives from the Democratic Party, Forum for […]

Person behind formation of Action for Change protests named

If you thought that the man who initiated Activists for Change (A4C) is Col. Kiiza Besigye or Forum for Democratic change better read this. By the way it is not even MP Mathias Mpuuga, Norbert Mao of DP, Salaamu Musumba or members of Suubi, a pressure group from Buganda kingdom. The real man behind the formation of […]

More protest planned by Action for change in Uganda against increased fuel and food prices

The opposition members under their Action for change a pressure group have vowed to go ahead with their planned walk to work protest next Monday in protest against high food, fuel prices and other basic commodities. The coordinator of the group, Mathias Mpuga Nsamba called has condemned the police and the military for its coercive […]

Democratic Party to sue Uganda government of opposition arrests

The Democratic Party has threatened to drag the government of Uganda to court for what they termed as malicious prosecution and unlawful detention. DP President Nobert Mao said they were arrested while walking individually to their places of work, detained for long hours and presented before court after working hours (after 5pm), which Mao says […]

Michael Mabike’s Social Democratic Party joins Inter Party Coalition

 The Social Democratic Party has today joined the Inter party Coalition, a group of leading opposition political parties aimed at giving a joint challenge to President Yoweri Museveni’s National Resistance Movement in the 2011 general elections. SDP President Michael Mabikke who is the MP for Makindye East said his party had decided to support a […]

FDC embarks on party restructuring

FDC embarks on party restructuring

POLITICS The process of restructuring Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) party structures in villages and districts is ongoing and so far, it has been done well in Luwero district says John Kikonyogo the FDC deputy spokesperson. Addressing a press conference on Monday at the FDC headquarters in Najjanakumbi, Kikonyogo informed journalists that the party has […]

We need to create grassroots radio stations-Besigye

We need to create grassroots radio stations-Besigye

Former Forum for Democratic Change presidential candidate Dr Col. Kizza Besigye has insisted that stopping him from reaching his people via radio stations won’t deter him from sending his message to people. Besigye said this on Saturday while in Kitgum district after the Kitgum Resident District Commissioner, Mr Christopher Omara reportedly ordered his talk that […]