Uganda politics

Robert Kyagulanyi alias Bobi Wine, Principal of NUP has said the government is just trying to make people hate elections. Bobi Wine said this in light of what happened in Soroti on Thursday. According to him, the whole election process was saddening. “What happened in the Soroti East by-election is saddening given what Museveni’s government did. This was the case ...

Kasambya County member of Parliament, Hon. David Kabanda, has revealed that President Museveni turned down a shock suggestion by Vice President H.E Jessica Alupo. According to Kabanda, while in Ntungamo at one of Museveni’s numerous homes last month, Alupo suggested that the NRM shouldn’t front a candidate in the Soroti East By-election. This was to be in favor of FDC’s ...

There was drama last night on NBS TV’s Frontline program as a scuffle ensued between the NRM spokesperson Ofwono Opondo and the Kampala lord mayor Erias Lukwago. All this started after Lukwago pointed out the illegalities portrayed in the Soroti East By-election. This had massive allegations of ballot stuffing, high level of militarism and voter bribery. NRM’s Herbert Ariko ended ...

Dr. Kizza Besigye has said rules, framework among others can no longer be used to change this regime. According to him, another kind of approach needs to be used and that is what he has been communicating since 2011. “The first thing we must agree on is the strategy for change. Can we change the regime using its rules, framework, ...

Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago has said whatever happened in Soroti was thuggery and not an election. He said this after the Electoral Commission announced NRM’s Ariko as leader. “Thuggery has happened today. There was no election today. The whole of Soroti was turned into a battlefield. It’s been horror, nothing else but horror, and it’s regrettable.” Lukwago says he expected ...