Tag Archives: Besigye

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A Police officer, Gilbert Arinaitwe Bwana, that pepper sprayed Dr Kizza Besigye after smashing the window of his car with a pistol twelve years ago, has been remanded to Luzira prison. Arinaitwe Bwana, who in 2015 was also in court over family violence, is …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Former Kagoma Member of Parliament, Dr. Frank Nabwiso has appealed to Dr. Besigye, to desist from actions that will destroy the party he worked so hard to build. Dr. Besigye has been in the limelight accusing the Party’s Secretary General, Nandala Mafabi, and the current FDC …

FDC Elder’s Committee Report not worth the Paper it’s Written On – Besigye Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & URN  | Dr Kiiza Besigye, one of the founding fathers of the opposition Forum for Democratic Change-FDC, was close to tears Monday as he explained the sacrifice the party members have gone …

Why our country needs creative politicians who can sequence ultimate goals and penultimate aims THE LAST WORD | Andrew M. Mwenda | The opposition in Uganda claim to have a broad strategic objective: to end dictatorship, incompetence, corruption, human rights abuses and build political institutions and implement public policies that can create a …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Buganda Road Magistrates Court has issued a warrant of arrest against Dr. Kiiza Besigye and Rubaga North former Parliamentary Candidate Samuel Lubega Mukaaku. This is after they failed to show up in court for the second time to face trial on charges of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Asuman Basalirwa, the President of the Justice Forum-Jeema political party and Member of Parliament for Bugiri Municipality has offered to mediate a conflict between Forum for Democratic Change-FDC senior leaders. A conflict in the FDC spiralled into public view last week after a section …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Four-time former presidential candidate Dr. Kizza Besigye has called for the stay of internal elections in the opposition Forum for Democratic Change-FDC party. Speaking to the press at his Katonga Road-based office on Wednesday, Besigye said if the party doesn’t first sort out its …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In the midst of growing infighting and tension within the Forum for Democratic Change party-FDC, the Party President Patrick Amuriat Oboi has revealed that he will not disclose their source of funding to the general public. FDC, one of the leading opposing political parties, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & URN | Former leader of FDC Dr Kizza Besigye has said his party is a victim of ‘state capture’ and must change strategy or they will end up as partners of the ruling NRM. “The broad problem is State capture and the inability of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & URN | In yet another sign of the growing split in the Forum for Democratic Change Party (FDC), two different press conferences are set for 11am today to address accusatons raised by party spokesperson and Kira Municipality Member of Parliament Ibrahim Semujju Nganda. The …