THIS WEEK: Popular DP supporter Mboowa charged over Facebook posts Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A Democratic Party (DP) supporter who became popular in September during the launch of the ‘K’ogikwatako’ campaign against removal of presidential age limits – Moses Mboowa becomes the second person to be charged recently after …
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How foreign interests have captured Uganda’s politics thereby turning our people from citizens to clients THE LAST WORD | Andrew M. Mwenda | Police recently raided the offices of some Non-government Organisations (NGOs) including Action Aid Uganda and Great Lakes Institute for Strategic Studies (GLISS) and froze their accounts. The government …
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Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | The president of Democratic Party Norbert Mao has said that he will write to the Government Chief Whip to allow him address the NRM Parliamentary caucus. Mao who addressed a press conference at the party head quarters noted that he is responding to the whip …
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THE FULL STORY: Chaos reigns in and out of Uganda Parliament as expected debate on motion on age limit removal is deferred Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | The much anticipated motion for MP Raphael Magyezi seeking leave of parliament to introduce a Private Member’s Bill to amend the constitution …
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Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | Two Democratic Party (DP) political activists have been granted bail by Buganda Road Court after spending a night in Luzira Prison on charges of holding an unlawful assembly. Hakeem Kiiza and Moses Mboowa aka Chief Mboowa were arrested in Kampala on Thursday for staging …
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Kampala, Uganda | AFP | Police in Uganda announced the arrests of opposition activists this week amid speculation that longtime President Yoweri Museveni is planning to change the constitution so he can stand for re-election. No official move has been made to lift the bar on Museveni running due to …
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Ssebaana Kizito: Born at right time, dead at wrong time Kampala, Uganda | ANDREW S. KAGGWA | THE political will he left for the country may have been contained in one of the last interviews he gave to a local TV station a few weeks before his death. “Leaders should …
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Bobi Wine’s win; whose victory is it? Kampala, Uganda | AGATHER ATUHAIRE | The man standing on top the cream SUV, surrounded by a shouting crowd of excited supporters was wearing a sky-blue slim-cut suit of the type that was trending until recently. He matched it with a slim- tie …
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VIDEO: Ssebana Kizito buried amidst political drama and chaos Uganda | NTV UGANDA| Chaos broke out at the burial of former Democratic Party President Ssebaana Kizito as supporters of the current DP leader Norbert Mao tussled it out with supporters of Kampala Lord Mayor, Erias Lukwago. The burial also turned into a political …
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Kampala, Uganda| GODFREY SSALI | Uganda’s Parliament on Thursday unanimously passed a motion moved by Prime Minister Dr.Ruhakana Rugunda to pay tribute to the former Kampala Mayor and former opposition Democratic Party president John Ssebana Kizito. The deputy Speaker Jacob Oulanyah put the tribute motion to the floor that was unanimously …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price