The newly elected MP for Butambala County, Muwanga Kivumbi has a lot to do in his constituency. Butambala is so remote, people still stand on anti hills to get telephone network, and the roads in this constituency are hell. Muwanga defeated NRM’s Faisal Kikulukunyu with a margin of over 800 votes. The seat fell vacant […]
In Butambala parliamentary by elections this Wednesday, two candidates, Muwanga Kivumbi of DP and Faisal Kikulukunyu of the ruling party NRM finished casting their votes. But there was drama when Kikulukunyu and Muwanga Kivumbi met and each accused the other of sponsoring irregularities in the electoral process. Kikulukunyu accused Muwanga of using DP politicians, […]
It is not clear whether the leader of opposition in parliament Nandala Mafabi is trying to woo the Democratic Party (DP) supporters into his Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) party ranks. But this Budadiri west MP in Uganda’s ninth parliament on Friday 31st August met FDC and DP supporters from Wakiso District at Wakiso FDC […]
The Democratic Party (DP Uganda) has congratulated Stephen Kiprotich upon winningUganda’s first gold medal in Olympics games in the last 40 years. Stephen Kiprotich surged away from a pair of East African rivals over the final three miles to win the race in 2:08:01, givingUgandaits first gold medal in track and field since John Akii-Bua […]
The Democratic Party (DP) has congratulated Forum for Democratic Party (FDC) upon winning the recent woman MP by-elections in Kasese. The Kasese woman MP race was won by FDC’s Winnie Kiiza on Wednesday last week. Ms Winnie trounced both DP’s Rosemary Masika and NRM’s Rehema Muhindo. The Secretary General of DP, Mathias Nsubuga says that […]
The Democratic Party (DP) today Tuesday 14th August, 2012 started a peaceful day and night demonstration at the High Court;Kampala to fight for injustice, until the chief Justice, Benjamin Odoki disqualifies Justice Remmy Kasule and Stephen Kavuma from the panel hearing Vice President Edward Kiwanuka election cases. The cases against Kiwanuka were lodged in […]
The Electoral Commission (EC) has rejected the Democratic Party demands to extend the number of days for campaigns in the Butambala parliamentary by-elections. Addressing a press conference on Wednesday in Kampala, the party DP Secretary general Mathias Nsubuga demanded the commission to extend the period saying that the time allocated for the exercise is […]
The Democratic Party (DP) candidate, Norbert Mao has castigated the heavy deployment of the police and army in Kasese district ahead of Wednesday’s woman MP by elections. Mao says that the deployment is meant to intimidate voters who cast their votes in favour of opposition. But he urges the voters in Kasese to follow […]
Wednesday July 25th 2012 went into the Democratic Party’s (DP) history as Hon. Mathias Nsubuga Birekeraawo was sworn in as newly elected MP for Bukoto South Constituency in Lwengo district in greater Masaka. In the VIP Gallery at Parliament were former DP President, Dr. Paul Kawanga Ssemwogerere, Kampala Lord Mayor Al-Haji Ssalongo Erias Lukwago, Counsels […]
Today was not a good day for Butambala county MP, Faizal Kikulukunyu (NRM) as he has been flashed out of Parliament. The high Court that sat inKampalatoday nullified the election victory of Faisal Kikulukunyu over voter bribery. Justice Kibuuka Musoke ruled that the court received sufficient evidence to prove that Kikulukunyu bribed voters by […]