Uganda politics

The Member of Parliament for Kampala City, Hon Muhammad Nsereko, has labeled the Education system in the country half-baked. He says this will keep people in poverty and not emancipate them. He bases his argument on the recent increment of salaries for Science teachers. This prompted a strike from the Arts teachers that almost lasted a month. Further, other groups ...

The Deputy spokesperson of the National Unity Platform, Alex Waiswa Mufumbiro, has come out to claim that minus NUP’s presence in the East African Legislative Assembly, there is hardly any representation for Uganda. He made the comments while appearing on the NBS Barometer show. It should be noted that parties are now in the initial stages of the EALA vetting ...

The National Unity Platform (NUP) President, Hon Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu aka Bobi Wine has prophecied the downfall of President Museveni. According to Bobi Wine, it’s just a matter of time before ‘people power’ overwhelms Museveni just like the Sri Lankan president. Bobi Wine said that the President of Sri Lanka, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, didn’t anticipate any of the incidents that happened ...

NUP Spokesperson, Joel Ssenyonyi, has said they have now changed tactics to front unity above anything as a force for change. Joel says NUP was not at all short of candidates to parade for Soroti but they saw it right to stand with their FDC counterpart. In any case, Ssenyonyi says he is sure of their victory unless otherwise. “We ...

The LCV chairperson of Kayunga district, Muwonge Andrew, has mocked the opposition, saying they will never win another by-election in Uganda. According to him, the NRM went back to the drawing board and organized things. “The opposition can never win any other by-election in Uganda. NRM went back to the drawing board, and it is more organized,” said Muwonge on ...