Uganda’s main opposition leader Kizza Besigye who rejected the just concluded presidential elections has been arrested and taken to unknown destination. Kizza Besigye alongside his supporters and journalists were due to match to the Electoral Commission today to pick his results declaration form. Besigye was bundled into a Police van and taken away. Kizza Besigye […]
Uganda’s disputed presidential elections have been won by incumbent President Yoweri Museveni. Eng Badru Kiggundu, the chairman of the Electoral Commission of Uganda, has declared the incumbent, President Yoweri Museveni, the winner of the 2016 general election with 5,617,503 (60.75%) of the total vote cast. Kizza Besigye of the FDC came in second with 3,270,290 […]
On Thursday, Uganda will head for the polls with seven candidates hoping to become the country’s next head of state. Ugandan election officials on Wednesday said they were expecting presidential and parliamentary polls to pass off peacefully. NRM candidate Yoweri Kaguta Museveni and his wife Janet during campaigns Opposition party Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) […]
By Frank Tumwebaze As a regular political commentator, I followed the highly publicised presidential debate with keen interest. I was invited to be part of the listening audience at Serena but couldn’t physically make it because of the campaign outreaches we are currently involved in out of the Capital city. I however watched the debate. […]
The NTV Uganda Live Presidential debate for 2016 presidential elections in Uganda hangs in balance after incumbent President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni and opposition main candidate Kizza Besigye of the Forum For Democratic Change (FDC) pulled out. NRM candidate Yoweri Kaguta Museveni will not be part of the debate NRM Presidential candidate Yoweri Museveni’s campaign spokesperson, […]
By Frank Tumwebaze FDC presidential flag-bearer Kizza Besigye has once again resurrected their (opposition) old but failed habit of attacking certain known NRM leaders when he campaigns in their backyards, with the hope of intimidating them so as to scale down their pro NRM activism. He attacked me when he recently campaigned in Kamwenge a […]
By Frank Tumwebaze The Minister in Charge of the Presidency and Kampala Capital City, Government of Uganda and Member of Parliament for Kibale County in Kamwenge District, Frank Tumwebaze has said Mbabazi and Besigye’s campaign promises are mere rhetoric. Below is his submission; As the campaign trail gains momentum, the question of the message that […]
The Minister for Presidency Frank Tumwebaze has said Besigye’s promise to pay teachers Shs 1m per month is unsustainable. Frank Tumwebaze said Besigye’s promise of Shs 1m per month teachers is untenable The minster posted on his wall as follows; Its good for Dr Besigye to pledge shs 1m per month for a primary teacher. […]
Former Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) boss Salim M Angoliga has hit at his former boss Kizza Besigye calling him selfish because of his personal interests. Addressing a Press Conference on Friday at Speke Hotel Kampala, Angoliga denounced Besigye and vowed to go independent in next year’s presidential elections. “He is Selfish and on a […]
