Lukwago ready for by-elections
Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago has announced that he is ready to go back to the public and ask for their mandate again, should the councillors recommend his dismissal.
View ArticleFDC: Elders’ report ‘vague’
Should FDC President Maj Gen Mugisha Muntu opt to resign before 2017 when his term is due to end, the party will not hold elections to complete his term.
View ArticleWho is next after Ruranga defects to NRM?
Anxious times as NRM camp claims that Ruranga is coming along with other FDC big wigs When Maj. (rtd) Rubaramira Ruranga, the former head of the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) Electoral Commission,...
View ArticleKibanzanga released, in fundraising drive
In what some have interpreted as an early election campaign for 2016, former Busongora South MP Christopher Kibanzanga has started a drive to raise money to pay his political rival, the LC 5 Chairman...
View ArticleOpposition accuses EC of favouring NRM in Bukanga
The forthcoming parliamentary by-election in Bukanga county in Isingiro district has placed the Electoral Commission (EC) into sharp focus, following accusations it is following the whims of the ruling...
View ArticleLawyers’ meeting ends in chaos over Lukwago
Details of Tuesday’s special meeting by Uganda Law Society paint a picture of chaos as legal minds gathered to discuss the impending election of a representative to Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA).
View ArticleWhy Lukwago will not go easily
As a group of KCCA councillors prepare to wield the axe on Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago, it has emerged that the process leading to his eventual exit could be long and protracted.
View ArticleEC holds KCCA polls
The Electoral Commission (EC) today concluded elections for the four councillors set to join the Kampala Capital City Authority.
View ArticleLegal clouds as KCCA councilors are sworn in
Two days after their election, the four councillors representing professional bodies were yesterday sworn in by Kampala Capital City Authority Executive Director Jennifer Musisi.
View ArticleLukwago war
Impasse as Judiciary, Museveni tangle over Kampala City Lord Mayor “Effectively, he is still the Lord Mayor but I doubt that he will be able to succeed in forcing himself on the Council.”...
View ArticleNRM, FDC fight for Rukungiri
Since December 1, the NRM and FDC have fought for the soul of Rukungiri – and in the run-up to the 2016 elections, the fight is only getting hotter, as evidenced by last week’s events.
View ArticleSejusa spot on – Besigye
Col Dr Kizza Besigye today supported Gen David Sejusa’s weekend claim that NRM stole the 2006 presidential election, but added that the exiled general left out key details.
View ArticleSejusa spot on – Besigye
Col Dr Kizza Besigye today supported Gen David Sejusa’s weekend claim that NRM stole the 2006 presidential election, but added that the exiled general left out key details.
View ArticleSejusa spot on – Besigye
Col Dr Kizza Besigye today supported Gen David Sejusa’s weekend claim that NRM stole the 2006 presidential election, but added that the exiled general left out key details.
View ArticleJournalists steal election items, dispersed by police
Elections to choose a new executive committee for Uganda Journalists Association (UJA) flopped today after members complained about a bloated voters’ register and stolen electoral materials.
View ArticleDR Congo security forces repel attacks
Kill at least 70 armed youths believed to be loyal to a pastor who challenged President Joseph Kabila in elections Congolese security forces repelled a wave of coordinated attacks in the capital...
View ArticleThe Monsanto Menace
Belligerent strongman seeks control of America’s food supply When you’re good at something, you want to leverage that. Monsanto’s specialty is killing stuff. In the early years, the St. Louis biotech...
View ArticleBesigye: Opposition can’t win elections
Whether united or not, you cannot dislodge Museveni through an election he organises, supervises and controls.
View ArticleBesigye: Opposition can’t win elections
Whether united or not, you cannot dislodge Museveni through an election he organises, supervises and controls.
View ArticleIs Black Monday becoming political?
One year after its birth, the Black Monday movement, a civil society-led campaign against corruption, is showing signs of morphing into a political movement ahead of the 2016 elections.
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