Uganda politics

Celebrated journalist, Andrew Mwenda, has commended the Kenyan election and according to him it’s way different from Uganda’s type of elections. According to him, opposition in Uganda is not yet at that stage of maturity where after an election, life can still move on. However, he says Ugandans should stop patronizing the election process of other countries because in Kenya ...

Hon. Richard Ssebamala, MP Bukoto Central, has said Democratic Party leadership is now in NRM. He said this because of the prevailing circumstances in DP. Ssebamala says regarding the cooperation agreement between NRM and DP, members were never in agreement with it but DP leadership went ahead to sign it. “The Democratic Party leadership is in NRM and the members ...

Hon. Muwanga Kivumbi has said Raila Odinga’s loss should be a lesson to many politicians. He says no one expected him to lose even after the support he had from the state. It was so clear from the very beginning that the current president and most of the state members were in support of Raila Odinga. It was almost obvious ...

Policy analyst, Godber Tumushabe, has said Uganda can never have a free and fair election as long as Museveni is still president. He said people should observe and watch how they are going to make electoral reforms as we approach 2026. Apparently, they passed the age limit bill as the country was approaching the 2021 elections. “As long as you ...

It’s no longer news that DP president Nobert Mao traded the Opposition for the ruling NRM government. This even saw him land one of the juiciest jobs in the country, Minister of Justice, a role that he’s already taken to accomplishing. However, most people up to now are still wondering what prompted Mao, a strong government critic to swap positions. ...