Democratic Party

DP supporters to storm Luzira prison, break into its gates and save political prisoners

  The supporters of the Democratic Party have threatened to storm Luzira prison, break into its gates and set free the political prisoners detained there without trail. The Public Relations Officer of the Democratic Party, Jude Mbabaali says that DP wants the government to release the 23 Bugandariot suspects who have been jailed at Luzira […]

Betty Kamya says she will contest for president again

Former Lubaga North MP Betty Olive Kamya says that she will take part in the next presidential elections come 2016. Kamya has told our informers that last time she lost the polls because she did not have enough money and she was a new entrant in the field.  She says that this time she has […]

Nambooze splits with Lukwago

It is hard to believe that Mukono Municipality MP, Betty Nambooze and Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago are no longer friends. Gone are the days when Lukwago and Nambooze were moving together as if they were husband and wife. We have been reliably informed that currently when Nambooze brings an argument Lukwago openly fights it. […]

‘Spies’ steal DP computers containing vital information

 Suspected spies on Thursday night opened the head offices of the Democratic Party (DP) and stole party computers suspected to contain vital party information on party funding, cohorts in the diaspora, and communications from NRM members to DP and Vice versa. The legal advisor of DP Mukasa Mbidde says that the party members suspect that […]

Kidandala accepts to work with NRM

  Although he is the deputy organising secretary of the Democratic Party, Sulaiman Kidandala has accepted to work with NRM councilors who are the majority in KCCA. Out of the 32 district councilors in KCCA, 8 are on Democratic Party ticket, two are on FDC ticket, two on independent and the rest are NRM. Kidandala […]

East African court of justice names Mukasa Mbidde East African parliament MP

   Members of opposition political parties inUgandaare preparing themselves to vote their respective representatives in the East African Legislative Assembly come the month of April 2012. The chief Legal advisor of the Democratic Party, Mukasa Mbidde says that he is surprised that some people in DP are preparing themselves to vote on an order of […]

DP members join East African Legislative Assembly race

It seems factions in Uganda’s oldest opposition political party, the Democratic Party (DP) are not about to end soon. After the party was split recently over leadership row, we have been reliably informed that the party is once again divided over elections of a person to represent the party in the East African Legislative Assembly. […]

DP to give out medals to its royal members

  Democratic Party (DP) president, Norbert Mao is to give out medals to some of its members who worked hard for Brenda Nabukenya to win Luweero district woman MP race. A source in DP tells this journalist that Mao is so pleased that after 26 years the party has got an MP from Luweero. We […]

Lord Mayor of Kampala Erias Lukwago to resign mayorship

  We have heard that Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago is planning to resign and leave his deputy in the daily running of KCCA affairs. A source in his camp tells this informer that Lukwago will resign in around 2015 in order to contest for DP presidency and consequently contest for president of Uganda . […]

Former Mayor of Kampala Nasser Sebaggala may return in Democratic Party

We have heard that the former mayor of Kampala Hajji Nasser Sebaggala is preparing to get back into the Democratic Party. May be he has realised that he is not relevant to NRM, lost his political weight and had no capacity of driving opposition members to NRM. With most of his political capital already spent, […]