Uganda politics

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 ...

The former Leader of Opposition Hon Mathias Mpuuga has dispelled rumors of being sanctioned by the US. Tabloids ran stories yesterday stating that Mpuuga’s Visa had been revoked by the US. This came a few days after NUP leader, Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu’s visit to North America. Furthermore, it was stated that it was Kyagulanyi’s efforts that Mpuuga got this ‘punishment’. ...