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Mao appoints NRM’s Bernard Luyiga DP envoy in charge of universities

  In politics every person is important. Makerere University councilor Bernard Luyiga is now full of smiles after the president general of the Democratic Party (DP) Norbert Mao appointed his party’s special envoy in charge of universities. Luyiga formerly a member of DP made an alliance with NRM councilors at Kampala City Council in a […]

DP officials meet Musisi over Lukwago

  The Director of Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) ms Jenifer Musisi Semakula is a member of the ruling National Resistance Movement as well as a civil servant. As you may know the political hatred in Uganda amongst political parties is high, no one would expect that Ms Musisi would sit in a corner with […]

Museveni’s ministers attend DP meeting

  In what looks like a provocation, the planning committee of the Democratic Party has sent invitations to ministers in president Museveni’s government inviting them for a closed door meeting at City House. The City House building onLuwum   Streethouses the headquarters of the Democratic Party. The details on the invitation cards tell the ministers […]

Opposition parties send EALA candidates to parliament for vetting

  The leaders of opposition parties are through with the list of candidates they want to represent them in EALA. The Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) has chosen its iron lady Salaam Musumba, and former MP Augustine Ruzindana to be its candidate for EALA. The Uganda Peoples Congress has sent Cecilia Nyakait, Okello Okello and […]

Makerere University students’ cerebrations paralyze Kampala

  Scenes of jubilation and joy played out as hundreds of Makerere University students poured onto the Democratic Party headquarters to celebrate Democratic Party (DP) candidate Ivan Kata’s victory in the Guild Presidential elections. The students paralysed business and blocked business at city house as they descended from the university through william street. Kata won […]

‘MP Brenda Nabukenya pregnant’

  This is surely some good news for supporters of MP Brenda Nabukenya. The rumour we have got now is that she could be two months pregnant. Nabukenya won the recent Luweero district woman MP by election polls. Her close pals in DP rumored to us that she could be pregnant and the man responsible if it is […]

DP to petition European Union parliament over Tullow oil questionable deals with president Museveni

President Museveni might have used his powers to direct his minister for energy to sign an oil deal with Tullow Oil without the support of the people he rules, but the wrath of Ugandans keeps on growing every day. The members of the Democratic Party, the oldest opposition party in Uganda have vowed to petition […]

DP petitions parliament over election of East African Legislative Members

The Democratic Party has written to the members of Uganda parliament giving its position of the law relating to the elections of EALA members. Our news desk has brought you the petition in full and it goes as follows: Date: 20th February 2012 Hon .Members of the 9th Parliament Parliament of the Republic of Uganda […]

MPs Paul Mwiru of FDC and Brenda Nabukenya of DP receive ush212m from Uganda government

Jinja East MP Paul Mwiru (FDC) and Luweero district woman MP, Brenda Nabukenya (DP) are among the list of MPs in the Uganda 9th parliament who have received government money to facilitate them acquire brand new vehicles. A source in the accounts section of parliament told our news desk that Brenda, Mwiru and many other […]

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 […]