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Uganda opposition Parties split over East African MP posts

Opposition parties have split over an outstanding opportunity to be represented in the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA). The etymology of this vacancy is as a result of the Democratic Party’s victory at the East African Court of Justice after a case was filed in Arusha to the effect that different political shades of opinion […]

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, […]

Police re-arrests FDC iron lady Ingrid Turinawe

The head of the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) Women League, Ingrid Turinawe has been rearrested and detained at Kasangati police station. Ingrid Turinawe was arrested near her home on Gayaza road on suspicion that she was preparing to prelaunch ‘walk to work’ protests. The police officers who arrested her were commandeered by Sam Omara, the […]

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) […]

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 […]

Uganda parties front candidates for East African Parliament

The list of candidates vying for the 9 Uganda slots in the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) which most parties have been keeping as a top secret has been revealed now. The Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) has three candidates in the race: Salaam Musumba, former MP for Busongora South, Christopher Kibazanga and former Lead […]

Forum for Democratic Change’s (FDC) Sheikh Ibrahim Kasozi finally introduces Jamila

Guys in opposition politics, it is now official, Ms Naluyange Jamila of DP belongs to Sheikh Ibrahim Kasozi of FDC. The arguably FDC’s richest youth has been in love with Naluyange (LC3 councilor at Lubaga division) on credit for a long time and the two opposition politicians even have two kids together. And in a […]

Col. Kiiza Besigye, the president of Forum for Democratic Change says Uganda may have regime change in 2012

    The outgoing president of Forum for Democratic Change (FDC), Col. Kiiza Besigye has said that Uganda may have a regime change in 2012. Addressing members of FDC in Kampala at City House building in Kampala Central division, Besigye encouraged all his supporters no matter of their cultural, religion, economic or education background to […]

Cameras spying on Col. Kiiza Besigye’s home

  Security agencies in Kampala are reportedly spying on Col. Kiiza Besigye’s home in Kasangati, in Kampala, headquarters of Forum for Democratic Change (FDC), and Besigye’s up country home in Rukungiri. Besigye is the president general of FDC and he has contested for president thrice and lost the polls. A source in security tells us […]