Democracy Activist, Robert Kigongo, has said Democratic institutions in Uganda are undermined. He says even institutions like Electoral Commission can longer perform their duties. “Undermining democratic institutions is one of the challenges we have in Uganda. This includes the EC which can no longer perform its duties. Elections are militarised here but we were in Kenya, did you see the ...
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Godber Tumushabe, a policy analyst, has said just because Uganda has voting going on every after five years, doesn’t mean we are actually having an election. He says it’s more of a ritual and it can’t take the country anywhere. “The mere fact that every after five years, you conduct a ritual doesn’t make it an election. You have people ...
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Persis Namuganza, the Minister Of State For Lands, has said MPs should produce evidence that shows she disrespected the legislators. The Minister is being investigated for allegedly questioning the integrity of the House over the Nakawa-Naguru land give-away when she appeared before an Adhoc committee investigating the saga early this year. Yesterday, Namuganza appeared before the disciplinary committee but she ...
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The People’s Front for Transition (PFT) leader, Dr Kizza Besigye, has said he has hope for a day when Uganda will have a peaceful power transfer. However he revealed that despite his hope, he is sure it will not happen under President Museveni’s rule. His remarks follow recent events in Kenya that facilitated a peaceful transition of power from Uhuru ...
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Credible reports and intelligence officers of the speaker, Anita Among, have revealed that her junior, Thomas Tayebwa, had a direct role in the escape of her ADC ASP Aggrey Aruho. Aruho left the country for the US after affiliating himself to an entourage led by the Deputy Speaker who had departed for September 2-5 34th UNAA convention. Among’s intelligence backed ...
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