Uganda politics

The NRM Secretary-General, Richard Todwong, in a message posted on the NRM party’s Twitter account, said that the mishaps in their administration over the years were not intentional. He, therefore, asks Ugandans to pardon areas in which they have not performed to their expectations. He added that they will do better next time. Todwong’s apology comes at a time the ...

Buyaga County West in Kagadi District MP, Hon Barnabas Tinkasimire, has said that Hon Persis Namuganza’s censure was long overdue. According to Tinkasimire, Namuganza should have been censured in the 10th Parliament but she just got lucky. He added that their role yesterday was not to defend Namuganza but to obey the Committee report. “What was done to Namuganza should ...

Parliament has today unanimously censured Hon Persis Namuganza, the State minister for Lands, Urban Development and Housing (Housing). This is apparently for misconduct, misbehavior and contempt of Parliament pursuant to Rule 224, 85 and paragraphs 2, 3 and 5 of the Code of conduct for MPs as stipulated in Appendix F of the Rules of Procedure of Parliament. This is ...

The former president of the Forum for Democratic Change, Col Dr. Kiiza Besigye, has predicted the death of the party he founded. Besigye while appearing in an interview with NBS TV said that the party is a strong one. However, if it doesn’t get the necessities required for it to survive, it will eventually die. The four-time presidential candidate also ...

The Microfinance minister, Hon. Haruna Kyeyune Kasolo, has advised the opposition political parties to go to Kyankwanzi and get up some leadership lessons. It should be noted that the NRM always links up in Kyankwanzi for several seminars. Therefore, Kyeyune Kasolo believes that the opposition would pick up some great lessons from there. He added that he’s glad about how ...