Kizza Besigye

Opposition MPs form new alliance

Opposition MPs irrespective of their political briefs have formed an alliance in which they will sign memorandum of understanding promising to be working together. The MPs on DP, FDC, UPC, Justice Forum and the Conservative Party working under their umbrella association of opposition MPs have convened in Jinja today to reflect on their performance over […]

Kampala Woman MP Nabillah Sempala improves

Kampala woman Member of Parliament Nabila Nagayi Ssempala is improving following last Friday evening’s road accident involving her car and a police patrol van. The Doctors at International Hospital Kampala (IHK) have scanned her to establish the actual root of the pain she has been complaining since Friday. The MP’s car rammed into a police […]

Journalists protest failure by Uganda Human Rights Commission to hear their case

Hearing of case lodged with Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC)  Court four years ago by journalists has failed to take off under unclear circumstances. A case in which journalists protested brutal attacks by police and other security  agencies had been fixed for hearing on  December 9th 2011 at 9 00am local time at the Commission premises on Buganda […]

Donors meet Kizza Besigye over walk to work protests

It has emerged that representatives of donors in Uganda secretly visited the FDC leader, Col. Kiiza Besigye on Monday night at his home in Kasangati. The donors according to sources in FDC wanted to discuss with Besigye the effects of walk to work protests on the economy, government and the country in general. The representatives of donors […]

FDC youth complain Kizza Besigye uses them to earn money

All things are not well in Uganda’s main opposition party (FDC) as the party’s youth have started complaining that Col. Kiiza Besigye is using them to enrich himself. We have been informed that the youth complain that Besigye reportedly moblizes them to stage demonstrations such as the walk to work and the police tear gases them. […]

FDC to drag government and Mehta to court over Besigye mistreatment

Ultimate Media The Forum for Democratic Change party has threatened to drag the government to the courts of law for allegedly putting its leader, Dr. Kiiza Besigye under security surveillance. While talking to the media at the FDC headquarters in Najjanankumbi, Kampala today, the party spokesperson, Wafula Ogutu said that they have observed that the […]

Besigye commends magistrate Watyekere over walk to work case rulling

The Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) President, Col. Dr. Kiiza Besigye has commended the Kasangati Grade One Magistrate, George Watyekere for acquitting him of the walk to work charges. Besigye was arrested in April 2011 while walking to office and charged with rioting after proclamation, incitement to violence, and disobeying lawful orders of a traffic […]

FDC Spokesperson Wafula Ogutu says Besigye will not be president again

The shadow minister for Information and official spokesperson for the party Wafula Oguttu has come out clear on the speculation that they will amend the party constitution to accommodate Besigye running for another term.   Talking to the press today at Parliament, Oguttu says the party constitution only bars one from running for the same […]

Kizza Besigye case postponed again as state fails to produce witnesses

Hearing of a case against the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) president, Kizza Besigye, today failed to take off after prosecution failed to produce witnesses. Besigye is facing charges of failing to obey lawful orders by Police officers in uniform during the walk-to-work demonstrations barely two months ago. He has appeared before the Kasangati grade […]