Division in the Uganda People’s Congress party is not about to end. The party which has ever been in power twice finds that some of its Members of Parliament are calling for the current party president Jimmy Akena to vacate the party offices. The UPC MPs are divided over their two rivals: the ousted UPC president Olara […]
Seven candidates nominated for Uganda People’s Congress (UPC) party presidency say that are not scared of the former party president’s son Jimmy Akena in this race. This follows the son of late Milton Obote forcing the party president Olara Otunu to ignore the party election guidelines and allow him, Jimmy Akena, to be nominated for […]
Things are not well in Uganda Peoples Congress (UPC), the party that ruled Uganda twice (1966-70 and 1980-5). Some of the leaders of the party, including MPs are bitter that the party bank account has over 500 million Uganda shillings lying idle but the party president, Olara Otunnu has never withdrawn it to fund party activities. […]
The Uganda People’s Congress (UPC) headed by Olara Otunnu has launched investigations into reports that one of its former bosses now an NRM defector Badru Wegulo stole some vital party’s properties. According to the UPC publicist Moses Nuwagaba, the party continues to receive information even from Wegulo himself indicating how the old man made away […]
The opposition side has written to the police boss Maj. Gen. Kare Kayihura showing their failure to comply to the demands police issued to those planning to host demonstrations in the country. In a letter written by the chairman, Free Uganda Now who also doubles as the president, UPC, Olara Otunu dated 2nd/June/2011 they say that they are not ready to […]
The Opposition coalition leaders have demanded the Inspector General of Police and the DPP to publish a full list of their people who are under detention and where they are detained from. Speaking at a joint opposition press conference at the UPC headquarters, the UPC Party President Dr Olara Otunnu says that they know some […]
The president of Uganda People’s COngress Olara Otunu has reacted to comments made by the church regretting his receiving of the Holy Communion in the Catholic Church. Kampala Arch-Bishop Cyprian Kiizito Lwanga is quoted in the media blaming the ushers for failing to advice Otunu not to take part in the Holy Communion during the […]
It came as a surprise on Thursday when it was revealed that Luzira prison authorities have relocated Democratic President General Norbert Mao to Nakasongola pirson. When Forum for Democratic Change president was remanded in funny circumstances as the Nabweru magistrate Justin Atukwasa claimed to be busy to hear his bail application, the opposition leader was […]
Uganda once gain witnessed walk to walk protests on Thursday for the fourth day as planned by the Activists for Change against high food and fuel prices. During the protests, Forum for Democratic Change President Dr. Kizza Besigye was arrested and remanded to Nakasongola prison, while Uganda People’s Congress President Olara Otunu managed to walk […]
President Yoweri Museveni has said that his national Resistance Movbement government is not worried about any possibility of being ousted by opposition protests. Museveni who was speaking to Ugandans in a live video broadcast at Bukedde TV in Kampala on Thursday evening said Ugandans should not “worry about Besigye and walk to work protests” saying […]