NRM party members of Parliament have mixed reaction whether the presidential term in office be extended to seven years. This as some MPs in the ruling party are supporting the President term in office to move from five years to seven years. Some MPs are arguing that five years are not enough for the president […]
10 years after the end of a civil war that lasted 12 years, tensions are rising again in the East African Republic of Burundi. This comes as a result of the Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza declaring, Saturday 25th, his candidancy in a third term bid for the presidential seat that is said to be at […]
The justice and constitutional affairs minister Kahinda Otafire says restoration of presidential term limits will not solve pertinent issues affecting Ugandans. Otafire’s remarks come at a time when a section of members of parliament and civil society organizations are pushing for the restoration of the presidential term limits. Otafire says Uganda has a number of […]
The debate for reinstatation of term limit has taken a center stage in Uganda including in the ruling National Resistance Movement circles. Yesterday I was invited to a public Dialogue on the diction of presidential term limits, organized by Uganda Governance Monitoring Platform (UGMP) in conjunction with other civil society organizations (CSO) like Citizens […]
In Senegal opposition won presidential elections. “Can opposition in Uganda do what the members of opposition in Senegal did?” The former spokesman of DP, Mwaka Lutukumoi whom we are told he is now a spy asks. Mwaka says that opposition parties need less bloodshed but total mobilization of grassroots voters amidst ‘bogus’ electoral Commission’ the […]