Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Former Forum for Democratic for Change-FDC party president Dr. Kiiza Besigye was been arrested and transferred to Naggalama police station. Police arrested Besigye on Tuesday while he was addressing a rally at Nakivubo lane, Kampala city. Patrick Onyango, the Kampala Metropolitan Police Spokesperson said that Dr. …
Read More »FDC fronts Moses Attan as sole candidate for Soroti East by-election
Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Moses Attan Okia, the ejected Soroti East Member of parliament has bounced back unopposed as the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) party candidate ahead of the by-elections. The Soroti FDC registrar, Juma Opolot declared Attan the sole FDC candidate on Tuesday. This came a day …
Read More »High Court reviews Besigye’s bail from UGX30M to UGX3M
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Justice Michael Elubu has revised the Shillings 30million cash bail fees slapped against the former Forum for Democratic Change-FDC party president, Dr. Kizza Besigye. He delivered the verdict on Monday following an application by Besigye challenging the Shillings 30million bail slapped on him by Buganda …
Read More »KCCA Deputy Lord Mayor, MP Adeke further remanded
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala Deputy Lord Mayor Doreen Nyanjura and the Soroti District Woman Member of Parliament Anna Adeke, have been further remanded to Luzira prison for staging an unlawful assembly and inciting violence. The others are Suzan Nanyonjo, Mariam Kizito, Among Alice, and Margaret Madanda Wokuri, all Forum …
Read More »Col. Besigye’s protests
BESIGYE PROTESTS: Will they ever achieve change? Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | Rtd Col. Dr. Kizza Besigye knows when and where to strike. With prices of most consumer goods rising rapidly and hitting the urban poor hardest, and the government appearing to have no convincing explanations or solutions, …
Read More »FDC fronts new candidate for Omoro county by-election
Omoro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Forum For Democratic Change-FDC party has fronted a new candidate for the Omoro County Parliamentary by-election, just a day after the first one went missing. Justine Odong Obiya, the FDC chairperson in Omoro district was unveiled today afternoon to replace Dick Denis Owani who was …
Read More »FDC’s Owani fails to turn up for Omoro MP nomination
Amoro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Dick Denis Owani, the flag bearer for the Forum for Democratic Change-FDC Party in Omoro District has failed to turn up for his nomination in Omoro Town Council. This comes amidst reports of his abduction along Bobi-Aboke road in Adyeda village in Bobi Sub-county, …
Read More »Police investigates kidnap of FDC candidate for Omoro by-election
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Aswa River Region Police are investigating the alleged abduction of Dick Denis Owani, the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) party candidate in the Omoro County Parliamentary by-election. Owani reportedly went missing on Wednesday evening after unknown men abducted him along Bobi-Aboke road in Adyeda …
Read More »FDC endorses flag bearer for Omoro county by-election
Omoro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Dick Denis Owani is the Forum for Democratic Change-FDC party candidate for the Omoro county parliamentary by-election. The party leaders say Owani was endorsed following a consensus reached between him and another aspirant Terrence Odonga, on Sunday in Omoro town council. The Chua West Member …
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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