Uganda politics

Former MUBS guild president Lenia Kevin Charity has switched from the National Unity Platform (NUP) to the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM). This followed two of her posters making rounds on social media. One showed her running for the 2023-24 MUBS guild presidency under the NUP. She came in a close second behind the eventual winner, Christopher Wasswa. The other ...

The Katikkiro of Buganda, Charles Peter Mayiga, is championing a constitutional change to automatically designate the presidential runner-up as the Leader of the Opposition (LOP) in Parliament. This move aims to ensure that the voices of individuals who did not support the winning candidate are adequately represented. Mayiga’s proposal stems from his past interactions, notably during the 2013 Ettoffaali fundraising ...

The leader of the National Unity Platform (NUP) Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu alias Bobi Wine has rallied his supporters to be on the lookout. This is especially for politicians who are in the Opposition but all they care about is securing their positions. The former Kyadondo East MP said that just as he stated in 2018, there are some opportunistic politicians, ...

The lord mayor of Kampala Erias Lukwago has revealed what will be done once the dissolution of the FDC party is completed. It should be noted that the Katonga faction consists primarily of Dr. Col. Kiiza Besigye, Erias Lukwago and Amb. Wasswa Birigwa. This team has been locked in a battle with the Najjanankumbi faction led by Amuriat and Mafabi. ...

Political analysts have cast doubts on the feasibility of the Katonga-based FDC faction’s recent endeavor to establish a new political party. Emmanuel Dombo, Director of Communications for the National Resistance Movement (NRM), voiced skepticism regarding the faction’s past failures in sustaining political entities. Political scholar Yusuf Sserunkuma highlighted the declining public trust in traditional political parties in Uganda, emphasizing the ...