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  How People Power, JEEMA, FDC are uniting against Museveni THE INDEPENDENT | ISAAC KHISA | The steps President Yoweri Museveni and his government have taken to contain the coronavirus disease COVID-19 pandemic will make a big difference in the upcoming 2021 general elections. But to whose advantage? Watching these …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Former Forum for Democratic Change [FDC] president Dr Kizza Besigye has said President Museveni erred by stopping politicians and other well-wishers from donating relief items to those most affected by the COVID-19 lockdown. In a statement, Besigye, Museveni’s four-time challenger said, instead of banning …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) party has reiterated its proposal to create parliamentary seats for presidential candidates who garner 10 percent votes or more in the presidential elections. The party officials led by their president Patrick Oboi Amuriat on Wednesday appeared before the …

How Uganda’s opposition leader helps the incumbent keep winning elections THE LAST WORD | ANDREW M. MWENDA | Opposition leader and activist, Dr. Kizza Besigye, has been consistent in denouncing the electoral process in Uganda as a sham. In a recent interview with Daily Monitor, he said: “[Lt] Gen [Henry] …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The opposition Forum for Democratic Change-FDC wants government to explain the violence directed at opposition politicians if they are to sit and discuss under the Interparty Organization for Dialogue – IPOD. The FDC party spokesperson Ibrahim Ssemujju Nganda told journalists during the weekly press briefing …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Candidates vying for the newly introduced speaker’s seat at Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA have intensified campaigns as the election date draws closer. KCCA councilors go to the polls on March 5, 2020 to elect their pioneer speaker. Three councilors have expressed interest in the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Council of the Inter-party Organization for Dialogue- IPOD is set to meet this Friday to discuss activities to be conducted by IPOD under the leadership of Forum for Democratic Change-FDC party. The Council comprises of Secretaries from all member parties. The platform brings …

Kampala, Uganda  | THE INDEPENDENT | The Forum for Democratic Change-FDC party is considering conducting primaries for all councilors interested in the positions of Speaker and Deputy Speaker in Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA. The recently gazetted KCCA Amendment Act establishes positions of speaker and deputy speaker at City hall and …

They say government failure to account for past abuses not a good sign Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | The Ugandan government’s continued failure to account for past human rights abuses does not bode well for the 2021 general election, Human Rights Watch said in its recent global annual review …

Why Bobi Wine, Besigye, Muntu can’t unite Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Gen. Mugisha Muntu, the leader of Uganda’s newest political party; the Alliance for National Transformation (ANT) faces a crucial test this June when it holds its first Delegates Conference. Muntu’s position as leader is not under threat …