The Democratic Party (DP) is watching Gen. David Sejusa, popularly Gen. David Tinyefuza very carefully. Why? Norbert Mao, who is the DP President General, says that General Tinyenfuza has in the past hoodwinked Ugandans by claiming that he had switched political sides (he had crossed from Uganda’s ruling political party, the National Resistance […]
Norbert Mao gathered with Uganda Young Democrats (UYD) yesterday at MasakaTaxiPark to denounce what he termed as the ‘brutal acts of Uganda’s security agencies. Mao says that his party has surveillance videos showing some members of the security intelligence networks throwing punches at DP and FDC activists in different parts of the country on […]
Opposition Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) has tongue lashed government over mistreatment of its party members. The leader of opposition in parliament, Nandala Mafabi, who also doubles as MP for Budadiri west (FDC), in his speech on Monday at a joint opposition rally in Budadiri said many Ugandans have lost hope in NRM government […]
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 […]
Uganda marked 50 years of independence in a colorful ceremony that attracted hundreds of dignitaries and heads of state from around the world. The vice president Edward Kiwanuka Sekandi has expressed disappointment at the failure by major opposition political parties to attend the golden Jubilee independence celebrations. Despite having several local and international dignitaries in […]
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 […]
Police have today arrested several opposition leaders who attempted to launch another phase of their civil defiance campaign. Those arrested include FDC’s Kiiza Besigye, City lord mayor Elias Lukwago and his deputy as well as the 4GC coordinator Mathias Mpuuga. The members of the opposition under the For God and My Country pressure group had […]
Some Members of Parliament have condemned the brutal manner in which opposition leader Col. Warren Kizza Besigye was arrested this morning. This follows the brutal arrest of Forum for Democratic Change leader, Dr Kizza Besigye this morning amidst chaos at Kisekka Market, in Kampala. Besigye had gone there as part of the renewed “For God […]
New MPs were sworn in on Thursday. They were Usuk county MP (Katakwi District), Hon. Proscovia Alengot Oromait. She is the first youngest MP in Africa. Alengot was sworn in as new MP for Usuk County by Uganda Parliament Speaker Hon. Rebecca Kadaga but she amused parliament when she first flashed the NRM thumb sign […]
Suspected NRM goons armed with sticks, stones and pistols on Wednesday morning overrun all the 12 polling stations in Ongongoja Sub county in Usuk County in Katakwi District, and chased away all agents of opposition candidates and hijacked the voting process. Therefore the voting in Usuk County turned chaotic bringing the parliamentary by election […]