Uganda politics

Dr. Kiiza Besigye has said no one invited him to the political arena. He says he invited himself to a great risk and sacrifice and so he is here to fight for his freedom. “Besigye coming to the political arena was not on the invitation of anyone. I invited myself at great risk and sacrifice. I have tried to the ...

Former four time presidential candidate Dr Kiiza Besigye has come out to claim that President Museveni swallowed his pride and gave in to the demands of the Rwandan president Paul Kagame. He made his statements in regards to the reopening of the Rwandan border. Apparently, for the past three years, Rwanda closed the Uganda-Rwanda border at Katuna and has only ...

DP president Nobert Mao has come out to summarize the 36 years of NRM in power saying that the government has done something by doing nothing. While appearing on NBS TV’s Frontline, Mao said that it takes nothing away to emphasize the party’s achievements. However, it also takes nothing away by Ugandans emphasizing their expectations. He proceeded to say that ...

For a while now, reports that Odrek Rwabwogo showed interest in Uganda’s Presidency have been moving around. Other reports said the president’s son-in-law and the first son Lt Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba were at loggerheads. In September 2021, photos of youth donning ‘Rwabwogo Presidential Project’ and T-shirts made rounds on social media. They brought out an impression that the senior presidential ...

The Leader of Opposition in Parliament, Hon Mathias Mpuuga has come out to hit back at government-owned newspaper New Vision. This was after the newspaper published an article with the headline “NUP TOP  BOSSES IN BITTER SPLIT.” This article further said that the party leader’s (Bobi Wine) loyalists were accusing Mpuuga of betrayal. The Mukungwe-Nyendo MP wasn’t pleased with this ...