Uganda politics

The Constitutional Court has this Thursday morning overturned the decision by parliament to remove Hon Francis Zaake, the Mityana Municipality MP from the Parliamentary Commission. The court in its judgment ruled that Zaake was illegally thrown out of the Commission (the top governing body of parliament) without a quorum. The judges also found House Speaker Anita Among to have had ...

Patrick Amuriat, the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) party president, has announced that Mr Jack Sabiiti will be the new party chairman. The party’s electoral commission nominated Sabiiti on September 21 to contest for this position. Sabiiti will now hold it for the next five years. Amuriat said the declaration came after Sabiiti being the sole nominee who stood unopposed ...

The confusion surrounding the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) has taken a new twist with the Katonga Road faction led by Interim party President Erias Lukwago blocking Patrick Amuriat’s Najjanankumbi group from accessing the party’s bank finances. Lukwago announced on Monday, September 25, 2023, that they (Katonga faction) have notified all banks to deny party president Patrick Amuriat and Secretary ...

The president of the Uganda Young Democrats, Ismael Kirya, has cautioned Security agencies against interfering in the political activities of political parties. He said this while addressing journalists at the party’s offices in Kampala. He further said that after the release of the road map for the 2026 polls by the electoral commission, political parties have to strategize and organize ...

In a recent development, Birigwa’s Extraordinary FDC Delegates Meeting made a significant decision by dismissing Amuriat and Nandala from their positions. This decision marks a notable shift in the leadership landscape. During the meeting with over 100 delegates who turned up in the wee hours of the night, Birigwa’s delegates convened to discuss and deliberate on matters pertaining to the ...