Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police deployed heavily in Kaliro district on Thursday to block a scheduled consultative meeting by the Forum for Democratic Change-FDC party at Nawampiti landing site. Police used tear gas and live bullets to disperse the FDC supporters who had declined to vacate the landing …
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Kawempe South MP Munyagwa Mubarak Sserunga is the new Chairperson of Committee on State Authorities and Statutory Enterprises (COSASE). He spoke to The Independent’s Agnes E. Nantaba. What is your comment on your appointment as COSASE chairperson? I am forever grateful to Forum for Democratic Party (FDC) for giving me …
Read More »FDC asks Bobi wine to isolate “People power activists” attacking Besigye
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Forum for Democratic Change-FDC party has asked the Kyadondo East legislator, Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine to isolate youth who have started attacking Dr. Kizza Besigye and other party leaders in the name of people power. Addressing journalists at the FDC headquarters on Monday, the …
Read More »FDC condemns Kyaligonza, Rukutana’s impunity
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) has condemned the level of impunity showcased by Uganda’s Ambassador to Burundi Maj. Gen. Matayo Kyaligonza and Deputy Attorney General Mwesigwa Rukutana in two different actions over the last week. Maj Gen Kyaligonza, also the ruling National Resistance Movement …
Read More »Rules committee endorses election of parliamentary commissioners
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Rules, Privileges and Discipline committee of Parliament has backed a proposal for the election of backbench members of the parliamentary commission. The Commission, established by the Administration of Parliament Act, is the topmost administrative body in the Legislature. Chaired by the Speaker, it …
Read More »FDC dismisses criticism of People’s government
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) has said people should stop criticizing Dr. Kizza Besigye over the newly formed People’s Government. The People’s Government and assembly were unveiled last week with Besigye as the President and Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago as the deputy …
Read More »FDC dismisses DP’s one candidate strategy
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) party has dismissed, as wishful thinking, a one-to-one strategy broached by Democratic Party (DP) ahead of the 2021 presidential elections. The strategy that would see all opposition parties’ field a single candidate against National Resistance Movement (NRM) …
Read More »FDC is under attack – party president
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) president Patrick Oboi Amuriat has said the party is under attack from social media detractors and negative pushes from the leadership of parliament. Amuriat said that the negativity targeted mainly on the opposition leadership in parliament is aimed at …
Read More »Rebel ghosts haunt DP’s Norbert Mao
His 2021 plan now involves dealing with Mabikke, Bwanika return Kampala, Uganda | FLAVIA NASSAKA |Michael Mabikke is a distinctive figure in the Democratic Party (DP). Chatty and squat and plumb with mid-age, he recently returned to his “mother party”, DP, after a long sojourn. And that, a DP insider …
Read More »Opposition rejects administration of parliament amendment bill
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Opposition political parties have rejected the Administration of Parliament Amendment Bill 2018. The objective of the Bill is to amend the Administration of Parliament Act to allow for the election of Leader of Opposition following the nomination of at least three contenders by the …
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