democratic change

Opposition donors in Europe hold meetings with FDC, UPC and DP

The funders of Uganda’s opposition parties from Europe have today held closed door meeting with the leaders of Uganda Peoples Congress (UPC), Forum for Democratic Change (FDC), Social Democratic Party and Democratic Party (DP). The meeting we are told took place in Kasangati in the home of Col. Kiiza Besigye of FDC. In attendance was […]

Opposition members who asked British Parliament to investigate oil saga in Uganda face arrest on president Museveni orders

Opposition members in Uganda who petitioned the British Parliament asking it to investigate the oil agreements recently signed between Uganda and Tullow oil company face arrest. Uganda intelligence officers intercepted this letter yesterday and handed it over to president Museveni who has now directed police to hunt for the people behind it. The authors of […]

FDC receives $2m from German

The members of Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) are smiling from west to left because their party has received $2m from German to be used in the legal battles the party is currently facing. As we talk now FDC is battling a court case at Nakawa Chief Magistrate’s Court in which three Forum for Democratic […]

Paul Mwiru swears in as MP for Jinja East

Parliament has conducted an oath ceremony for the newly-elected Jinja East Member of Parliament Paul Mwiru. Mwiru, the Forum for Democratic Change candidate, defeated NRM’s Nathan Igime Nabeta in last week’s by-election in Jinja. Mwiru bagged 6,758 votes against Nabeta’s 6,057. The second runner up in the race was DP’s Alex Waiswa Mufumbiro. Mwiru, a […]

Besigye woos Nathan Igime Nabeta into FDC

The opposition leader in Uganda, Col. Kiiza Besigye has asked the National Resistance Movement loser in last week’s parliamentary by elections in Jinja East, Nathan Igime Nabeta to join Forum for Democratic Change. Besigye in a letter he has written to Mwiru today alleges that NRM, the party Nabeta subscribes to has lost public trusts […]

FDC rebel MPs named

It seems in Uganda whoever disagrees with the policies of his or her political party becomes a rebel. In Uganda’s ruling party NRM, the MPs such as Mohammad Nsereko for Kampala Central and Theodre Sekikubo who have been challenging the dictatorial practices of president Museveni and NRM have already been branded rebels. For the Democratic […]

Police urges youth to shun opposition rallies

The inspector General of Police, Lt. Gen. Kale Kayihura has urged the youth inUgandato shun opposition rallies especially those organised by Forum for Democratic Change and Activists for Change in brief A4C. Addressing a congregation of the youths in Kyengera on Kampala Masaka road today, Kayihura said many opposition leaders misinform people making them to […]

Security tight on Kampala –Masaka road

Security is tight onKampala–Masaka road following an anti government rally organised by members of the ‘Action for Change” in Kyengera. The inspector general of police, Lt. Gen. Kale Kayihura has confirmed the deployment and said it is there for the good of all Ugandans. When our informers made the tour of the road, they saw […]

Kampala Woman MP Nabillah Sempala improves

Kampala woman Member of Parliament Nabila Nagayi Ssempala is improving following last Friday evening’s road accident involving her car and a police patrol van. The Doctors at International Hospital Kampala (IHK) have scanned her to establish the actual root of the pain she has been complaining since Friday. The MP’s car rammed into a police […]

Elections in Uganda to be cancelled’

Propaganda is spreading in some political parties inUganda, especially in the Democratic Party (DP), Uganda Peoples Congress (UPC), Conservative Party (CP) and Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) that there will be no general elections in 2016 because president Museveni’s government would be topped in 201. FDC president Col. Kiiza Besigye has told his supporters in […]