The Afro barometer report released today shows that Ugandans have increasing support for multiparty politics coupled with increasing support for the sitting party, NRM, though most Ugandans are of the feeling that opposition political parties are not given enough space to operate by the NRM and the state. The Afro barometer findings indicate that seven out […]
Early this morning a litter of piglets was left at parliament. The piglets painted yellow red and blue were left in protest against the act by parliament, mainly the opposition, to dine with the NRM MPs and have the constitutional amendments passed which the jobless brotherhood say was betrayal to the citizens who had a strong input […]
Opposition MPs welcomed the Former Premier John Patrick Amama Mbabazi’s decision to stand as an independent presidential candidate for 2016 General elections. They said that Mbabazi’s quitting of NRM will give the opposition a platform to win. Speaking to reporters at Parliament, the Leader of Opposition Phillip Wafula Ogutu said any percentage taken from NRM during elections will […]
Opposition in parliament has attacked the NRM party youth members of parliament for promoting the issue of sole candidate for the president and forget demanding programmes addressing the problem of youth unemployment. The opposition Chief Whip Cecilia Ogwal Atim said that she is surprised that youth MPs keep quiet over unemployment which mostly affects youth and […]
Police have arrested two presidential hopefuls. Former prime minister Amama Mbabazi, who wants to challenge President Yoweri Museveni for the ruling party’s candidacy ahead of 2016 elections, was detained while he was on his way to meet supporters at Mbale. Andrew Felix Kawesi, Uganda Police operations commander, confirmed the arrest to journalists in Njeru. Kawesi […]
Parliament has passed the Anti-terrorism Amendment bill 2015 as the opposition split on the floor. The bill was approved as the opposition chief whip Cecilia Ogwal met with government to harmonize on some of the proposed sections leaving out the leader of opposition which caused the two conflicting on the floor of parliament. Opposition walked […]
The Minister for the Presidency and Kampala, Frank Tumwebaze, says that it will be difficult to return the Lord Mayor in office without the involvement of Councillors in the purported talks between the opposition and government. He made the remarks during the Parliament’s sitting today chaired by the deputy speaker Jacob Oulanyah. Minister Frank Tumwebaze’s assurance came […]
Some top leaders of Uganda Police and State House (government of Uganda) reportedly mobilize and give money to some groups of unemployed youths to attack and brutalize opposition Leaders and opposition political activists during public political sensitization rallies. The mayor of Kawempe division in Kampala, Hajji Mubarak Munyagwa says that they witnessed the police […]
Forum for Democratic Change’s (FDC) president, Maj Gen. Mugisha Muntu has asked the president general of the Democratic Party, Norbert Mao to work and cooperate with FDC if the opposition is to ever capture the political arena from the National Resistance Movement. Muntu, who today paid a courtesy call to Mao, encouraged him to […]
The candidates in the Butaleja women parliamentary by-elections have complained about the heavy deployment of police, Ugandan Peoples Defence Forces and military police in the district during Monday’s voting. Felistus Namwihiriri of Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) says that the police and other security agencies have beaten their supporters and arrested dozens of others. Addressing […]