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Besigye woos Nathan Igime Nabeta into FDC

The opposition leader in Uganda, Col. Kiiza Besigye has asked the National Resistance Movement loser in last week’s parliamentary by elections in Jinja East, Nathan Igime Nabeta to join Forum for Democratic Change. Besigye in a letter he has written to Mwiru today alleges that NRM, the party Nabeta subscribes to has lost public trusts […]

Uganda’s opposition leader Col. Kiiza Besigye says he doesn’t read Red Pepper

We think that it is better for politicians to read all newspapers within and outside the country in order to get peoples views, challenges and aspirations.  But this is not the case with the FDC President, Col. Kiiza Besigye. He has told the members of FDC inKampalathat for him he doesn’t read the Daily Red […]

Army vows to arrest opposition leader Dr. Kizza Besigye

The UPDF have vowed to arrest Uganda ’s opposition strongman, Col. Kiiza Besigye if he dare declare a rebellion on the government of Uganda . This follows intelligence reports that the FDC leader is plotting to declare an armed rebellion on the Kampala government. Besigye who was the first runner up during the February presidential […]

Police arrests Besigye, MP Mathias Mpuuga, Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago and Kampala woman MP Nabilah Sempala

The police inKampalahave arrestedUganda’s opposition leader, Col. Kiiza Besigye , Masaka Central MP, Mathias Mpuuga, Kampala Lord Mayor, Erias Lukwago, and the woman MP forKampaladistrict, Nabilah Sempala.  The police accused Besigye, Nabilah, Mpuuga and Lukwago of re-launching ‘walk to work’ protests. The spokesman of the police, Asuman Mugyenyi says that these politicians were arrested because […]

Stecia Mayanja to launch Equalizer album

Bukedde TV journalist, Stecia Mayanja is preparing her ‘Equalizer album launch’ on January 20th this year in Kasangati, near the home ofUganda’s opposition leader, Col. Kiiza Besigye.  Featuring at the show are Eagles Production, Afrigo Band, Bobi Wine, Jose Chameleon,LeoneIslandand Firebase crew of Ghetto president, Bobi Wine.  Stecia Mayanja has told journalists that the people […]

FDC to sell party members interested in running for president

A source in FDC told our informers yesterday that the main opposition party in Uganda wants to start selling all its members interested in running for president to the public. Although the next presidential elections will take place in 2016, FDC says it wants to begin the process so early such that by the time […]

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 […]