Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Opposition political parties rejected proposals in the Administration of Parliament (Amendment) Bill, 2024 that was moved by Mityana South County Member of Parliament, Richard Lumu Kizito. The bill seeks to among others, provide for the election of the Leader of the Opposition (LoP) and other …
Read More »2026 Elections: ANT to start countrywide mobilization
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Alliance for National Transformation- ANT has announced a nationwide mobilization to create awareness of the party and mobilize support ahead of the 2026 General elections. Speaking to journalists at the party Headquarters in Bukoto, Alice Alaso, the party’s National Coordinator said that the tours will start …
Read More »ANT calls for audit of parliament expenditure
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Alliance for National Transformation- ATN has called for a comprehensive and value-for-money audit of the expenditure of Parliament. Members led by the spokesperson of the party Gerald Karuhanga and former Leader of Opposition Winnie Kiiza were on Wednesday addressing a press conference at the …
Read More »United Forces of Change set up protests over poor roads
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The United Forces of Change will on Thursday protest against the poor state of roads in the city. This they say is part of the series of activities they have launched to display the discontent in the country. This was revealed on Tuesday during a …
Read More »We shall not give up participating in elections: Muntu
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | General Mugisha Muntu, the Alliance for National Transformation-ANT party president has said that his party is committed to continuing participating in elective politics. Muntu was addressing the media on Thursday at the party’s new headquarters in Bukoto following last week’s Serere County by-election where their candidate …
Read More »Serere by-election: Kyagulanyi campaigns for ANT candidate Alaso
Serere, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Hundreds of voters in Serere walked kilometers on Monday to join the National Unity Platform-NUP party president, Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu as he campaigned for Alice Alaso, the Alliance for National Transformation-ANT candidate in Serere county. Kyagulanyi arrived in Serere town on Monday evening for the last …
Read More »NUP backs ANT’s Alice Alaso in Serere by-election
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Unity Platform-NUP will back the Alliance for National Transformation-ANT candidate, Alice Alaso in the Serere County Parliamentary by-election. Speaking at a media briefing on Tuesday, the NUP Spokesperson Joel Ssenyonyi said that while two party members, Jerry Okello, and Joel Obore, expressed interest …
Read More »ANT nominates Alaso as flag bearer for Serere by-election
Serere, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The opposition Alliance for National Transformation-ANT has officially handed seasoned politician Alice Alaso its party flag ahead of the Serere county parliamentary by-elections. She recieved the ANT flag from its national coordinator and former leader of opposition in parliament, Winnie Kiiza at a press briefing …
Read More »Mugisha Muntu calls for peaceful election in Omoro county
Omoro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Alliance for National Transformation (ANT) party president, Rtd. Gen. Mugisha Muntu has called for a peaceful by-election in Omoro County. Elections for the Omoro County Member of Parliament are scheduled for May 26th, 2022. Six candidates are vying for the position. They include; Andrew …
Read More »Uganda’s opposition can only be stronger together
An open letter to Uganda’s opposition leaders OPINION | BRIAN GEORGE AMPAIRE | For many years now, I have questioned my role as an opposition politician in this my beloved country, Uganda. I have soldiered on hoping that at one point in time we will collectively find a way …
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