Uganda politics

City Lawyer, Benjamin Katana, has said if Uganda wants to thrive in democracy, there should be a separation of power among the three arms of the government. He said this comparing Uganda to Kenya after what most people called successful elections in the country. Apparently, in Uganda, these arms are not as independent as they ought to be. “For us ...

The National Unity Platform leader Hon Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu aka Bobi Wine has aroused controversy after declaring the kingdom of Buganda as a nation. Uganda has different ethnicities which are over 50. And with such, topics to do with these ethnicities are always bound to raise sentiments amongst people. With some people still harboring parochial beliefs, tensions always heat up ...

Jinja City Division West MP, Timothy Batuwa, has put the rising hate speech among Ugandans on government overstaying in power. He says people are simply tired of being under the same government for so long. “I believe that the hate speech is arising out of the fact that the people in power have overstayed, not sectarianism. The public is reacting ...

Leader of the People’s Front For Transition, Dr. Kizza Besigye, has said for opposition to unite, it has to be more than elections. Unfortunately, the opposition always waits for election period before they come together. According to Besigye though, opposition has failed to realize that elections will never change anything in this country. He says he was a victim of ...

The National Unity Platform leader Hon Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu aka Bobi Wine has come to blast the ruling regime for openly practicing tribalism in Uganda. This is done at an institutional and public level. Bobi Wine further blasted the government for witch-hunting those who speak against it instead of apprehending those that promote it. “They practice TRIBALISM publicly and institutionally, ...