Tag Archives: Edgar Tushabe Muhairwe

By Edgar Tushabe Muhairwe Rallies reveal opposition leader’s plan for 2016 On July 24, Kizza Besigye, had a rally in Masaka town. Normally there is excitement when Besigye who is the de facto leader of the opposition to President Yoweri Museveni visits an area. He has drawn mammoth crowds, especially …

By Edgar Tushabe Muhairwe  Details about likely Besigye, Mbabazi, Museveni race in 2016 On November 12, 2013, a journalist from NTV asked the de facto leader of Uganda’s opposition, Kizza Besigye a direct question. “Are we going to see Dr. Kizza Besigye return as the flagbearer of FDC in the …

By Edgar Tushabe Muhairwe Party officials express concerns about police interference as race for presidential flag bearer heats up Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) party officials remained concerned even after police on July 13 cleared the party’s country-wide rallies for the primaries of the presidential flag bearer race that pits …

By Edgar Tushabe Muhairwe  Shock, surprise, anger and what his bid for presidency means There was excitement at the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) offices at Najjanankumbi on July 1. Supporters of Rtd. Col. Dr. Kizza Besigye were nominating him to compete for the FDC presidential ticket to vie in …

By Edgar Tushabe Muhairwe Col. Samson Mande who lives in exile fought the bush war with the President, Gen. (Retired) Yoweri Museveni, Maj.  Gen. (Retired) Mugisha Muntu, Col. (Retired) Kizza Besigye, and former Prime Minister Amama Mbabazi. He spoke to The Independent’s Edgar Tushabe Muhairwe about their politics. Is the …

By Edgar Tushabe Muhairwe What will President do next? What is not in dispute, however, is that President Museveni had summoned Mbabazi and former Vice President Gilbert Bukenya to a meeting scheduled for June 15 to explain why they were allying with the new formed The Democratic Alliance (TDA). The …

By Edgar Tushabe Muhairwe Surge of activists at FDC Delegates’ Conference worries moderates Opposition Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) party president, retired Maj. Gen. Mugisha Muntu, knows how to say the right things at the right time. This skill was on test on June 12 in Kampala when the FDC …

By Edgar Tushabe Muhairwe The FDC delegates’ conference is going on at the Lugogo main exhibition centre.  This special delegates sitting was called to choose new members of the National Executive Committee that will steer the party for the next five years including the voting of the party flag bearer …

By Edgar Tushabe Muhairwe Leaders tell youth that party needs both activism and party building What is the relationship between political party activism and party building? Should there be the perceived conflict between the two? Those were some of the questions tackled on March 25 during the Forum for Democratic …

By Edgar Tushabe Muhairwe When the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) launched its Policy Agenda on March 9at the Kampala Serena International Conference Centre, tongues started wagging at the brand the party had become. Many analysts said they admired the new “method of work” and predicted that it could be …