The death of Uganda’s first Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for East African Affairs, Eriya Kategaya, 70, has split Ugandans, especially members of the ruling party, the National Resistance Movement (NRM). Kategaya died last Sunday in Nairobi based hospital. But some members of the ruling party, some opposition politicians and members of the general […]
The rumour reaching our gossip desk from the head offices of the Democratic Party in Kampala has it that most of the party members are no longer in good books with the woman MP for Luweero district, Brenda Nabukenya. Informers intimate that MP Nabukenya when she won the parliamentary post hooked new friends and forgot […]
The losers in Monday’s woman MP by elections in Butaleja are planning to sue the electoral commission and the government over vote rigging in favour of the National Resistance Movement candidate Florence Andiru Nebanda. The race attracted five candidates. Others were Sarah Annet Logose (independent), Betty Hamba (Independent), Perusi Munabi (independence) and Forum for […]
The Democratic Party president general, Norbert Mao has said that for the last 27 years president Museveni has been trying to sell to him a ‘commodity’ labeled ‘the National Resistance Movement (NRM)’ saying that the product is good for all Ugandans to ‘buy’. “On radio and TV talk shows, in phone calls, emails, […]
NRM rebels MPs have threatened to sue the NRM party it goes on to summon them to the disciplinary committee. MPs Barnabas Tinkasimire and Wilfred Niwagaba say that they have not committed any offense and have only criticized the party to put across what their voters want. Niwagaba says that he has already received a […]
The Ruling party NRM has asked the new elected president of FDC Mugisha Muntu to practice civilized Politics and avoid confrontations. NRM Spokesperson Ofwono Opondo in an interview with Journalists at Parliament said Muntu faces a big challenge of building the grass root structures for FDC that will merge the massiveness of NRM. Opondo said […]
There is growing concern that as Uganda plans for its 50th independence celebrations, clashes between the ruling NRM and opposition activists are on the increase. According to a group of NRM MPs calling themselves patriots/nationalists led by Kaberamaido MP Kenneth Omona, the NRM is mobilizing people to counter the opposition rioters during independence who want […]
The ruling National Resistance Movement caucus has endorsed Ngora district MP Jacqueline Amongin to replace Sarah Kataike in the pan-African Parliament. Amongin won the slot after a stiff contest with four other members including Anifa Kawooya (Sembabule), Helen Asamo (PWDS Eastern), Abraham Lokii (Jie) and Elizabeth Karungi (Kanungu). NRM electoral commission chairperson Dr. Elijah Mushemeza […]
The government has been blamed for making preparations to commemorate Uganda Golden Jubilee celebrations partisan. Kawempe North MP Latiff Ssebagala says whereas marking the 50 years of Uganda’s Independence is a national issue reflecting the entire country’s past, the arrangement and activities for the National celebrations are being dominated by the NRM ruling party. Ssebagala […]
When NRM flopped in myriads of parliamentary by elections across the country apart from Usuk in Katakwi district; many Ugandans and political analysts were left wondering! What ‘political disease’ is eating up NRM and why? The biggest answer is about NRM’s choice of candidates! The biggest other factor has been service delivery! When all these […]