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President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni pens article about the elections

The NRM has always been a revolutionary organization, aiming at four principles: patriotism (non-sectarianism and no gender chauvinism), Pan-Africanism, social-economic transformation and democracy. We started by conducting, successfully, two wars of resistance (1971-79 and 1981-86). We won those wars because we had a correct ideology, strategy and a just cause. Since 1986 we have successfully […]

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Yoweri Museveni declared winner of presidential elections as Besigye rejects results

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 […]

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Ugandans head to polls this Thursday

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) […]

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Was the Presidential debate about Form or Substance?

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. […]

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Presidential debate hangs in balance as Museveni, Besigye pull out

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, […]

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NRM Primaries – Dishonesty and Inadequate Capacity – Cause Temporary Challenges by Party Officials and Candidates

By Yoweri Kaguta Museveni President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni who is also the NRM Presidential flag bearer has penned a piece on the NRM Primaries. Here is the piece for your own information; As I wrote in the other day’s paper, the careerist attitudes that have flooded into the Party, caused problems for leaders (mainly financial) […]