Members say leader of oldest party in country must either quit or wind it up The leadership of President Norbert Mao of the Democratic Party is increasingly coming under major scrutiny. Mao is being accused of weakening Uganda’s oldest party with some critics saying he has ‘sold’ the party to …
Read More »TANGA ODOI: FDC will lose out in EALA race
National Resistance Movement (NRM) party officials have indicated that the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) could lose out in the race to fill Uganda’s nine places in the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA). Appearing on the NBS TV political show Frontline on Thursday night, the NRM Electoral Commission chairman Dr. …
Read More »VIDEO: Will DP survive the latest storm?
VIDEO: The Democratic Party, Uganda’s oldest active political grouping faces a tough time, the latest storm coming days after its national chairperson Mohammad Beswale Kezaala was appointed a deputy ambassador. The appointment raised eyebrows and talk at various levels. Before the dust settled, Kezaala announced that he had resigned from DP …
Read More »VIDEO: DP’s Kezaala resigns for Ambassadorial job
VIDEO: Muhammad Baswale Kezaala has resigned as chairman for Democratic Party. President Yoweri Museveni last week appointed Kezaala as a deputy ambassador. Also appointed is the Busoga king, The Kyabazinga. Share on:
Read More »Parliament amends rules to allow special groups at EALA
Speaker of parliament Rebecca Kadaga on Jan.19 asked members to vote on whether special interest groups should be represented at the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) after a heated debate left the house divided. Those in favor of the amendment won replacing Rule 13 of the Rules of Procedure said …
Read More »DP divided over Secretary General, EALA representative
There’s a new controversy at the headquarters of Uganda’s oldest Democratic Party (DP) following an announcement by Party President Norbert Mao that Deputy Secretary General Gerald Siranda will be replacing Secretary General Mathias Nsubuga who passed on in December for a period of a year when fresh elections will be …
Read More »Mao calls for protection of lawyers in Mumbere case
Democratic Party (DP) President Nobert Mao has called for the protection of lawyers in the ongoing murder case against the Rwenzururu King Charles Wesley Mumbere and the victims of the recent clashes in Kasese. Mao made the call after one of the lawyers in the case Samuel Muyizzi, who is …
Read More »DP demands postponement of village council elections
The opposition Democratic Party has demanded an extension to the start village council elections to allow fresh registration of voters. The Democratic Party officials led by acting Secretary General Gerald Siranda vice chairman in charge of Buganda Betty Nambooze sated the position on Friday while appearing before Parliament’s Public service and local …
Read More »VIDEO: Siranda named acting DP Secretary General
VIDEO: The Democratic Party has named Gerald Siranda as the acting Secretary General, a position held by Mathias Nsubuga who passed on earlier this month. Siranda will act in the position for one year – the same time the country’s oldest surviving party will be mourning the fallen Nsubuga. …
Read More »Top DP leader Mathias Nsubuga is dead
The Democratic Party’s Secretary General Mathias Nsubuga Birekeraawo died Sunday evening, after a reported stroke. DP President Norbert Mao confirmed the death of the veteran Ugandan politician. ” With deep sorrow I announce the death of Hon. Mathias Nsubuga, Secretary General of the Democratic Party. We have lost a most clean …
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