Uganda politics

NRM’s Derrick Orone is now officially unopposed after the only remaining opponent stepped down. Issa Taligola, who was independent after losing in the NRM primaries stepped down in front of President Museveni. This was also before the crowd that had gathered at Kaukura Primary School playground in Gogonyo County. “In the interest of the party and in respect of your ...

Nobert Mao, the new minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs, has made some comments about the President leaving power. He said president Museveni leaving power peacefully is a larger plan to leave a stable, peaceful and prosperous nation. He said this in a meeting with civil society organizations at his office. The organizations said they face constant harassment from state ...

The Vice President, Hon. Jessica Alupo, has told Gogonyo county that the right candidate to support is Derrick Orone of NRM. She said this while campaigning for him for the by-elections yesterday. Alupo says all the plans government has for this area will best be achieved if the NRM candidate is put in power. “The government is committed to implementing ...

The Aruu South County MP, Hon. Christopher Komakech, has come out to hail his boss President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni by branding him a smart man. According to Komakech, Museveni’s prophecy of having no Opposition by 2026 is slowly coming to fruition. He said that an example is what’s happening in DP which also happened to UPC. Christopher Komakech also lambasted ...

Opposition party FDC top member, Salaamu Musumba, has revealed that a democratic transition is something unattainable in Uganda. While appearing on the NBS Frontline program, Musumba said that the country has a transition curse. Uganda has failed to totally transit peacefully. However, as FDC, they came to a resolution that this peaceful transition will never be achieved. Furthermore, Musumba said ...