The Activists for Change have vowed not to rescind in their walk to work campaign until the Government comes up with a solution for the cause. The A4C National Co-coordinator Mathias Mpuuga has hailed the campaign saying it has borne fruits including the International Recognition set for an agenda and the public have not been […]
Uneasy calm has returned to Masaka town after prolonged battles between protesters and the police in the central Uganda town. Three people including a 2 year old child have been reported dead in the Masaka walk to work protests on Thursday as Activists for Change organized protests went on for the fourth day. The police […]
Many people were today left wondering why Forum for Democratic Change President Kizza Besigye left his home in a vehicle and was arrested in Kalerwere where he started walking to work. A group of over 30 Residents of Kasangati along Gayaza road have visited and asked the opposition leader to take his walk to work […]
The leading opposition figure in Uganda Dr. Kizza Besigye of the Forum for Democratic Change has been sent to prison after he was presented in Nabweru Magistrate’s Court and charged with unlawful assembly. Besigye will spend Easter weekend in prison as he will appear in Court on April 27th when his bail application will be […]
The President of the Democratic Party Nobert Mao will spend the Easter holiday in jail after he was arrested today outside his home for planning to walk to his place of work in the city centre. Mao was charged before the KCC Magistrate’s court with two counts assaulting one Moses Birigwa and inciting violence. Grade […]
The President of Forum for Democratic Change, Dr. Kizza Besigye has been released after being charged in Kasangati Magistrate’s Court with inciting violence and engaging in a riot after proclamation (being presented in court over the same matter). Kasangati Magistrate Court’s principal grade one magistrate James Ereemye granted Besigye a 10 million non cash bail […]
The leaders of Uganda’s strongest opposition political parties have been arrested Monday morning for attempting to take part in walk to work protests organised by opposition leaning Action for Change. Forum for Democratic Change President, Dr. Kizza Besigye, Uganda people’s Congress President Olara Otunu and Democratic Party President Nobert Mao were on Monday morning arrested […]
It is emerging that the government of Uganda is putting internet service providers to block popular social network platforms to stop the opposition from using them to mobilise people for the ongoing walk to work protests. A letter is circulating confirming showing that the Uganda Communications Commission asked the internet service providers to block twitter […]
The opposition in Uganda has insisted on going ahead with the walk to work protests despite President Museveni’s warning that the government security organs will not allow any such protests. Anne Mugisha, one of the officials of the Activists for Change that are organizing the walk to work protests says they will into be intimidated […]
President Yoweri Museveni has laughed off opposition plans to hold more walk to work protests saying the government’s security organs had finalized plans to ensure no such protests take place. Addressing a news conference at his country home in Rwakitura about the recent walk to work protests (which he mostly referred to as riots), Museveni […]