Rtd Gen. Mugisha Muntu

Rtd Gen. Mugisha Muntu lost to Amuriat as president of The Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) on Friday evening during the 7th National Delegates Conference at Mandela National Stadium, Namboole.

The incumbent, Muntu was facing off with Patrick Amuriat Oboi (former Kumi CountyMember of Parliament), Malcom Dan Matsiko (former FDC youth leader and mobiliser) and Moses Byamugisha

The party top leadership has been divided between the top two candidates, with the former party presidential candidate Dr Kizza Besigye, party secretary general Nandala Mafabi and Joyce Ssebugwawo supporting Amuriat while others such as Ssemujju, Amanya Mushega, Alaso, Maj. John Kazoora and Wandera Ogalo back Muntu.

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Jimmy Akena

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 the party president race a few days after the nomination exercise closed.

Addressing a news conference at parliament a group of seven UPC nominated candidates led by the Member of Parliament for Moroto County, Benson Obua Ogwal said that they are ready to take on Jimmy Akena and are confident one of them will defeat him. The group said that it was passable for Otunu to violate the party election guidelines to enable Jimmy Akena to contest because it will help the party members unify.

However, the UPC national chairman Edward Kakonge said that Jimmy Akena is not fit to be the party president because he is moving in the shadow of his late father instead of having his own identity.

UPC was once headed by Akena’s father Dr. Milton Obote and his mother Miria Kalule Obote; both stood for Ugandan presidency. Nominated candidates for UPC top post include Benson Obua Ogwal, Sam Wandeka, Joseph Bossa, Julius Ochan, David Pulkal, Edward Kakonge, Dan Okello and Jimmy Akena.

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The Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) Vice Chairman for Buganda region, Joyce Sebugwawo has announced that their party needs a military man to be the one to replace Col. Kiiza Besigye as party president. There are three candidates in FDC race to replace Besigye, they are Maj. Gen. Mugisha Muntu, Budadiri west MP Nandala Mafabi and Tororo Municipality MP Geoffrey Ekanya.

Sebugwawo says that Besigye has been a military man and the party needs a person to replace him to be a military man. Ms Sebugwawo, addressing the FDC delegates from Buganda on Thursday, said Maj. General Muntu is the best person to replace Besigye because he is a military man.

She says that Muntu has all the skills to mobilize both the army and civilians. Sebugwawo says that president Museveni is also scared by a military party president.

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It seems opening law firms works to many politicians. The latest news reports from the office of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) indicates that their party president who is also former MP for Makindye East, Hon. Michael Mabikke has opened his own law firm in Kampala.

We have been told that Michael Mabikke’s law firm has been named KAM and company Advocates located on the 1^st floor of Kisozi complex in Nakasero, Kampala Central Division.

The building houses many other firms including Bitangaro and Company Advocates and Mukiibi and Company Advocates. Mabikke’s first degree was in Social Science but when he joined the 7^th and 8^th Parliament he successfully studied law.

So whoever knows Michael Mabikke the social scientist don’t raise eyebrows when you read about council Mabikke. He is the one you know about!

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Peoples’ money in Uganda is spent extravagantly. We have been told that the swearing in ceremony of the new Makerere University Guild President, Ivan Kata has cost the university 200 millions. The money has been used to buy eats, buffets, sodas and beers just to please the students.

The swearing in ceremony took place at Makerere University’s main hall on Friday and the guest of honour has been Democratic Party President Norbert Mao.

Ivan Kata is a member of the Democratic Party. But the NRM members and leadership in Makerere have condemned the university’s decision to use 200 millions in organising a students party when some halls of residence are leaking, students eat poorly and some corners of the university have no security lights. The critics say that the university would have used only 20 million shillings in organising the party.

Kata thanked the students’ leadership for intrusting him with the mandate to lead the ivory tower (Makerere University). He promised to cough fire when president Museveni’s government or the ministry of education and or Makerere University passes anti students policies.

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The meeting we are told took place in Kasangati in the home of Col. Kiiza Besigye of FDC. In attendance was UPC President, Dr. Olara Otunnu, Social Democratic Party president Michael Mabikke, DP representatives and Col. Besigye himself was present.

The donors asked Besigye and other opposition leaders who were in the meeting why they don’t unit to form a one party opposition force to oust president Museveni. Otunnu, and the DP officials deliberated on the issue.

In the meeting, DP, UPC and SDP declined to form a joint opposition party. But they agreed to work together in the struggle to oust Museveni. From the meeting, Besigye and group went to Namasuba Kalina zone for a joint rally.

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Besigye’s camp in FDC reportedly started witch-hunting Okumu and group in February last year after the general elections.  The problem of FDC rebel MPs started when they asked Besigye to quit politics after he lost the presidential bid thrice.

Okumu and group reportedly told Besigye to step down and get replaced by a person who doesn’t come from western Uganda where Besigye and Museveni hails from. In what looks like a punishment, Okumu was dropped as chairperson of the committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises. He was also dropped from the shadow cabinet.

Ekanya was also dropped from the post of chairperson of the Local Government Accounts Committee, a post he held in the 8th Parliament. Nabillah too is witch-hunted because she supported Okumu’s proposal to have Besigye out. In retaliation the FDC rebel MPs have also vowed not to support party activities.

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The message that Uganda People’s Congress (UPC) party president Dr. Olara Otunnu had packaged well yesterday that he has two daughters has been rubbished by his own party members. One of the UPC officials, David Pulkol says that he knows Otunnu well; the man does not have daughters/ a family.

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Some of the officials on Otunnu’s cabinet who have reportedly deserted the UPC secretariat include Maj. Kisembo from Bunyoro, Cyprian Bamwoze Deputy Secretary General of UPC, Emmanuel Ofumbi, Rebecca Eryemu, and Lawyer Peter Walubiri among others.

The members of Otunnu’s cabinet are also angry that recently Otunnu reportedly saw them coming and locked himself inside his office perhaps because he did not want to talk to them. A source in UPC told us that the members of UPC on seeing this they felt disrespected and they nearly kicked his door.

On the same day, they called Otunnu to meet them in the board room such that they iron out their differences and Otunnu reportedly declined to do so. The party members have also reportedly written a letter to the financial controller of Milton Obote Foundation, CD Mindra requesting him to stop paying Otunnu’s monthly house rent of 1.8 million shillings until their party president reconciles with them. If Mindra honours the request of Otunnu’s cabinet, it will mean that the former UN diplomat will now be homeless because we also hear that Otunnu was recently chassed from the boy’s quarter of one of the UPC members, David Opul over late payment of rent. Opul is a son to late Oyite Ojok.

By Walakira Nyanzi

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The legal advisor of DP Mukasa Mbidde says that the party members suspect that the thugs’ interest was not in stealing the computers but in the information that was stored in the computers. Police investigations into the matter have started and the party suspects that the suspects will be arrested.

One of the computers stolen belonged to the party president, Norbert Mao. Mbidde says that the good information is that the party has a backup of the information that was stolen.

 He says that the stolen information will not cause great impact on the daily management of DP affairs because whatever was stolen is in the party backup system.

Asked whether the party doesn’t have security at the headquarters, Mbidde said the guard could have been asleep or part of the deal. The police have already interrogated the guard, Issa Muwonge and the party has suspended him indefinitely.

By Walakira Nyanzi 

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