FDC

Besigye does not call people on MTN

FDC president, Col. Kiiza Besigye has amazed Ugandans when he told his pals in FDC that he does not call persons on MTN numbers. He says that if the call is a must he uses a call box to do so but never on his mobile phone.  Besigye has an airtel line. He barred what […]

Treason case against FDC leaders extended for three weeks

The treason case in which three leaders of the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) are accused of participating in the Walk to Work protests was today extended for three weeks to allow the Director of Public Prosecutions, Mr. Richard Buteera, examine their file. The leaders being talked about are FDC’women leader Ingrid Turinawe, FDC youth […]

Spies penetrate FDC, Besigye cries out

FDC National Executive Committee meeting gathered at the party villas in Kampala today to express themselves on a number of issues affecting the main opposition party in Uganda. Top on the agenda was the reports of state operatives that have penetrated into FDC and other opposition parties.  The FDC President Col. Kiiza Besigye has told […]

FDC Women’s League Leader Ingrid Turinawe released from prison

The Leader of the women league of the Forum for Democratic Chnage, Ingrid Turinawe has been released by court. This is after she was arrested and charged in court after her standoff with the police who blocked her accessing the city centre. Turinawe was stopped from attending a press conference by the Activists for Change, […]

Jinja Municipality MP by elections set for February 9

The voting day for the Jinja Municipality East parliamentary by elections will be held on February 9th this year according to the programme the electoral commission has issued. The nomination exercise is already over.  The seat went vacant after the High Court nullified the election victory of Nathan Igime Nabeta over voter bribery.  Over three […]

Intelligence reports split FDC

Reports of spies having penetrated into Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) have tornUganda’s main opposition party into several factions, Walakira Nyanzi reports.    The members of FDC are now divided into tribal factions with the northerners accusing the Baganda and Banyankole of being spies in FDC while the Baganda are accusing their counterparts from Rukingiri (Bakiga) […]

NWSC, UMEME disconnects FDC offices

It seems the ruling government is punishing FDC leaders for opposing it from left to right. After detaining the FDC president, Col. Kiiiza Besigye at his home in Kasangati, we have been told that the National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC) and UMEME have disconnected FDC offices in Najjanankumbi on Kampala Entebbe. A source on […]

Luzira inmates loved me so much, says FDC’s Ingrid

  FDC woman leader, Ingrid Turinawe was promoted to head other female inmates at Luzira prison staying in ward 8 women section.  Ingrid who is out of prison on bail says that the inmates at Luzira prison loved her so much. She says that she looked so happy and said she was not terrified to […]

Police again searches Turinawe’s house

We have been told that the police have again searched Ingrid Turinawe’s house despite the fact that she was recently remanded to Luzira prison over treason charges and she is now out on bail.  Turinawe is the head of the Forum for Democratic Change’s (FDC) Women’s League. Ingrid was arrested on Monday in connection with […]

Sudhiru Rupereria threatens to evict FDC over nonpayment of rent

Kampala city business mogul Sudhiru Rupereria has threatened to evict the Kampala district offices of Forum for Democratic Change over non payment of rent amounting to 15 million Uganda shillings. The Kampala FDC offices are located on City House building in Kampala. The managers of the building, ‘Crane management’ have already notified FDC about the […]