Uganda politics

President kaguta Museveni has advised the people of Bugisu Sub-Region in Eastern Uganda to stop cultivating on mountainous and swampy areas, adding that if this practice does not stop, it will contribute the more to environmental damage such as pro-longed drought in the area. Check also: Don’t Send Ugandan’s To Exile- Makerere Don Advises Museveni “Nobody should cultivate on mountain cliffs ...

THE BRAWL that convulsed the parliament of  Uganda on September 27th was widely considered the worst parliamentary scrap in the country’s history. Check also: Bobi Wine Doesn’t Qualify To Be In Parliament-Kato Lubwama Lawmakers threw punches, hurled chairs and brandished microphone stands as weapons. The images were replayed around the world, including on “The Daily Show”, an American comedy programme. “We can go ...

Arua Municipality Member of Parliament Ibrahim Abiriga has waved off the pleas from a section of people asking him to apologise. Check also: MP Abiriga Summoned To Court For Urinating In Public Place The legislator was summoned to City Hall court on September 6 for allegedly urinating near the gate of ministry of finance, hence becoming a public nuisance. Abiriga while ...

Forum for Democratic Change [FDC] mobilisation secretary Ingrid Turinawe has been arrested in Kasangati township in Wakiso district. Check also: Ugandans Walk To Work Don’t Be Cowards-Besigye Ingrid was cornered by police and grabbed for reportedly distributing red ribbons to supporters to engage in the “red ribbon campaign” Tuesday. At the close of last month, Ingrid was arrested twice and rushed ...

Former presidential candidate, Dr Kizza Besigye, has asked Ugandans not to be cowards and embark on a countrywide boycott of private vehicles by either taking buses, boda bodas or taxis or walk on foot to their work places. Check also: Explosives Thrown At The Residences Of Bobi wine And MP Ssewanyana Besigye was speaking from his home in Kasangati on “Red ...