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Members of the Interparty Coalition (IPC) have vowed to fight on until the current electoral commission led by Eng. Badru Kiggundu is re-constituted. Addressing journalists after the police blocked their rally at the clock tower grounds this afternoon, the President of Forum for Democratic Change, Dr. Kiiza Besigye re-echoed the IPC’s call on Ugandans of […]
The Uganda police has clashed with opposition leaders and supporters in Kampala after the opposition went ahead with the demonstration against Uganda’s Electoral Commission. Reports indicate that anti riot police armed with batons, guns and tear gas have battled with opposition supporters in down town Kampala, with the President of Forum for Democratic Change, Dr. […]
The out going President of Jeema, Kibirige Mayanja has been praised for giving away his post to contest for a parliamentary seat in Busiro East in Wakiso district. Kibirige Mayanja Kibirige stepped down in favour of Makindye West MP, Hajji Hussein Kyanjo during the third annual delegates’ conference of Jeema. Mayanja announced his decision […]
The President of Jeema, Hajji Kibirige Mayanja has given away party leadership to the Member of Parliament for Makindye East, Hajji Hussein Kyanjo. Kibirige says he has chosen Kyanjo to replace him because the MP is hardworking and darling of the people. Now the former President of Jeema says he plans to contest for Member […]
The four day African political parties’ conference has been opened today at the Commonwealth Resort in Munyonyo, Kampala. The meeting has attracted participants from nine African states such as Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda and Zimbabwe. The first session of the meeting was chaired by the President General of the Democratic Party, Norbert Mao This conference, the […]
Ultimate Media The President of the Peoples Development Party (PDP), Dr. Abed Bwanika has said his party will not join the inter-party cooperation ahead of the 2011 general elections. PDP is another political party after the Democratic Party to decline to join the inter-party coalition which includes the Forum for Democratic Change, Uganda Peoples Congress, […]
By Walakira Nyanzi, Ultimate Media Five opposition MPs have been suspended by the Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Rebeca Kadaga over ‘gross misconduct.’ The suspended MPs belong to opposition Forum for Democratic Change. They are Geoffrey Ekanya of Tororo Municipality and Odonga Otto of Arur County. Others are MP Beatrice Anywar, Nyeko Ocula and Christine […]
Ultimate Media Democratic Party has rejected a proposal to join inter-party coalition. The coalition brings four opposition parties: Forum for Democratic Change, Uganda Peoples Congress, Jeema and Conservative Party. DP is the only major opposition party in Uganda that has declined to join the inter-party coalition. The members of DP national council meeting at […]
The ruling National Resistance Movement government (NRM) rigged Padyere county parliamentary by-elections. The President General of Uganda Peoples Congress, Dr. Olara Otunu said the exercise of electing the new MP for Padyere registered major complaints like vote rigging, names of opposition supporters’ missing on the register, heavy police deployment to intimidate opposition supporters from voting […]
Ultimate Media Members of the Democratic Party will convene in a two weeks time to decide on whether to join the interparty cooperation. This follows calls from members of the cooperation to the party to join in a bid to strengthen the opposition and take on the ruling NRM. At its delegates conference in […]