Every year on the 26th of January, the NRM government celebrates what is called liberation day. A successful movement led by what was the National Resistance Army and now National Resistance Movement party. It’s just a few days after presidential elections and emotions are high because of everything that went down during the election period. As we celebrate liberation day, ...
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Buganda Prime Minister, Peter Mayiga has dismissed all the tribal links to Kyagulanyi’s victory in Buganda. He said there are so many issues in Buganda that led to Kyagulanyi’s victory in the region. “I go to Buganda deep in the villages, the poverty is so much, young people are unemployed. There are programs but they are not benefiting them because ...
Read More »Bobi Wine House Arrest: Nigerian Lawyer Drags Ugandan Government To The UN
A human rights lawyer and activist from Nigerian, Femi Falana, has filed a complaint at the United Nations (UN) against the government of Uganda over the detention of Robert Kyagulanyi alias Bobi Wine. Bobi Wine was President Museveni’s closest challenger in the recent presidential elections. The government has however kept Bobi under house arrest since election day, Thursday, January 14. ...
Read More »Bobi Wine Says His Life Is In Danger Days after Elections
In the just concluded presidential elections in Uganda, Bobi Wine says his life is in danger. This follows Thursday’s election which saw Yoweri Museveni secure a sixth term in office. The popstar-turned-politician told the BBC that he rejected the results “with the contempt they deserve”. Bobi alleges that the election had multiple irregularities. His opponent Mr Museveni however called it ...
Read More »Thousands Flee Kampala City As The Country Goes into Polls Tomorrow
Thousands of Ugandans have and are still fleeing Kampala City for whatever reasons they have. What seems to be a major reason however is the fear of the unknown. With the deployment of thousands of soldiers and military vehicles allover the city, one can only get scared. Some however, are heading to their polling destinations which are outside Kampala to ...
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