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FDC Party President Patrick Oboi Amuriat arrested

FDC Party President Patrick Oboi Amuriat arrested

Forum for Democratic Change President Patrick Oboi Amuriat was today arrested on his way to Kasese for a party meeting. Amuriat and Busongola North MP William Nzoghi had earlier escaped Police at Rwamiti where road blocks were all the way with an attempt of cancelling their journey. Amuriat tried to exchange words with the police […]

Muntu to form own party after quitting FDC

Muntu to form own party after quitting FDC

Former Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) party president, Gen. Mugisha Muntu, has declared that he will form his own political party after breaking away from his former opposition  party. Addressing a press conference on Thursday at hotel Africana, Muntu announced that he has made a new alliance ” the new formation” as the current political […]

Inter Religious Council releases agenda for national dialogue

Inter Religious Council releases agenda for national dialogue

The Inter Religious Council of Uganda (IRCU) and The Elders’ Forum of Uganda (TEFU) have released the agenda that will be followed in the national dialogue that intends to unite all political heads in Uganda. The agenda includes  seven points that will act as the major stem of the dialogue and the set date for […]

Gen Mugisha Muntu issues a statement on why he quit FDC

Gen Mugisha Muntu issues a statement on why he quit FDC

Former Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) president, Gen Mugisha Muntu has issued a four-page statement on why he left his party. He has described the statement as the letter to the nation. Gen Muntu decided to leave FDC with a group of other members due to the differences between them and the current party leader, […]

Winnie Kiiza sidelined, Betty Aol Ochan new leader of opposition

Winnie Kiiza sidelined, Betty Aol Ochan new leader of opposition

The new Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) party president Patrick Oboi Amuriat has made changes within the party in which  Winnie Kizza has been sidelined as leader of opposition in Parliament.After Kizza’s two year service, the president has resolved to replace her with Gulu Woman MP Betty Aol Ochan. In a Press conference convened at the FDC party […]

FDC’s Betty Muzanira wins hotly contested Rukungiri By-Election

FDC’s Betty Muzanira wins hotly contested Rukungiri By-Election

The Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) candidate, Ms Betty Muzanira has been declared winner of the Rukungiri District Woman MP by-election. According to Daily Monitor, Ms Muzanira, who got 50,611 votes beat her biggest rival, National Resistance Movement’s Winfred Matsiko by 4282 votes. Matsiko got 46,329 votes while independent Prisca Mbaguta got 993 votes and […]

Muntu loses FDC presidency

Muntu loses FDC presidency

Rtd Gen. Mugisha Muntu lost to Amuriat as president of The Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) on Friday evening during the 7th National Delegates Conference at Mandela National Stadium, Namboole. The incumbent, Muntu was facing off with Patrick Amuriat Oboi (former Kumi CountyMember of Parliament), Malcom Dan Matsiko (former FDC youth leader and mobiliser) and […]

NRM Candidate wins Kaabong Woman MP seat

NRM Candidate wins Kaabong Woman MP seat

The National Resistance Movement (NRM) candidate, Akello Rose Lilly, was yesterday declared the winner of Kaabong Woman Member of Parliament seat. Akello was declared the winner of the by-election by the Returning Officer for Kaabong District, Mrs.Sarah Iyolu after garnering 2, 814 votes out of 43965 total votes cast against her closest rival Tubo Christine Nakwang, an […]

Ssebana’s emergence as business guru and politician to the Ugandan scene

Ssebana’s emergence as business guru and politician to the Ugandan scene

Much has been said about the late Ssebana Kizito who was over the weekend laid to rest at his ancestral home in Luwero district. Ssebana was mostly a combination of Business and Politics throughout his life time. However, his political carrier may perhaps have been more dramatic of all his undertakings. During the 2001 presidential […]

Acholi leaders oppose Madhavani land acquisition for sugar cane growing

Acholi leaders oppose Madhavani land acquisition for sugar cane growing

Acholi sub region Members of Parliament from the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) Party have threatened to block the Madhvani project of sugar cane growing in the area over using government to secure land. In 2008 Madhvani applied for a 49 lease to acquire land to grow sugar cane at lakang village, Amur Sub County in Amuru district. The […]