Tag Archives: FDC

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) National Chairperson, Wasswa Birigwa has said the party is considering boycotting next week’s Inter party Organisation for Dialogue (IPOD) summit. He argued that IPOD summit is “not serious” and “premature.” The IPOD will be the first ever summit of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) will unveil a committee of elders who will help in resolving disputes and advise the party . Wasswa Bigirwa, the party national chairman, says the committee of elders will be unveiled on Thursday when the FDC National Council …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Supporters of The New Formation in Rwenzori region have advised, General Mugisha Muntu to take to take the campaign of building his party structures outside Kampala. This came up during a meeting between Muntu and his supporters at Whispering Gardens in Fort Portal this morning. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 10,000 people have expressed interest to join, the New Formation of Mugisha Muntu, the former Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) party President. Alice Alaso, the former Serere District Woman MP, says that popularizing the new formation is on-going before it is finally launched …

Rukungiri, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Live bullets and teargas rocked Rukungiri Municipality on Monday as anti-riot police clashed with Forum for Democratic Change-FDC party supporters. It all started when police blocked the FDC supporters from accessing Rukungiri Municipal stadium for thanks giving prayers and commemoration of the late Edison …

THIS WEEK: 60 FDC leaders quit FDC for Muntu’s group Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) is dealing with another defection after 60 district leaders announced they had quit the party to join Mugisha Muntu’s New Formation at an event held in Mbarara. The leaders led …

Just how far can the former FDC leader go with his ‘New Formation’? Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | “They have gone finally!” Brian Atuheire Batenda, a member of the defiance team posted on Facebook immediately a statement came out on Sept. 25 announcing the exit of Maj. Gen. Mugisha Muntu, …

The mistakes of FDC, NRM Kampala, Uganda | FLAVIA NASSAKA | Arua Municipality MP Kasiano Wadri appeared assured of victory from the start. “I have already won this election,” he told The Independent a week into the official threeweeks of campaigning, “I will just need to do a little panel beating …

New Leader of Opposition in parliament looks to biblical David for inspiration as daunting task dawns on her Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | Betty Aol Ocan, the new Leader of Opposition in Uganda’s 10th Parliament says her Christian values of honesty, truthfulness, hard work and loyalty will help rally her …

Supporters say he kept FDC together, now they want him to exit and lead a new political organ. Will he? Kampala, Uganda | AGATHER ATUHAIRE | Supporters of opposition Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) party stalwart, Mugisha Muntu, recently held their last lap of consultations in Busoga region and finalised with …