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 …
Read More »FDC’s lack of money troubles Muntu
By Edgar Tushabe Muhairwe Opposition party needs Shs1 billion for grassroots campaign Opposition Forum for Democratic Change President, Mugisha Muntu is traversing western Uganda in preparation for his party’s grassroots elections. But there appears to be a problem. No money. On Feb. 03, John Kikonyogo, the party’s spokesperson while addressing …
Read More »FDC pushes delegates’ conference to December
By Joan Akello Joyce Nabbosa Sebugwawo, national party chairperson Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) has today announced that its fifth National Delegates Conference will be held on December 6 at Namboole National Stadium. Initially the party’s management and National Executive Committee had scheduled this meeting for Nov. 21. While the …
Read More »What is FDCs problem?
By Angella Abushedde and Haggai Matsiko Members say Muntu’s 600-day reign has killed the party On Aug.7, General Mugisha Muntu made exactly one year, eight months and 15 days in office as the Party President for the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC). And, it appears, his strategy is finally becoming …
Read More »FDC Chairman Njuba dies aged 72
By Joan Akello Former opposition Forum for Democratic Change chairman, Sam Kalega Njuba, died Dec.13 of intestinal complications at Nsambya Hospital in Kampala. He was 72 years old. The lawyer, politician, and academic had been battling illness. Former FDC President, Dr Kizza Besigye said Uganda has lost a wonderful man …
Read More »Inside defections of FDC big wigs to NRM
Ruranga’s defection to NRM should not be looked at in isolation given this era of political opportunism It’s almost three weeks since former FDC strongman, Maj Rubaramira Ruranga returned to the NRM folds. Many commentators remarked spitefully to his defection. Some of the comments and media reaction even emasculated the …
Read More »Chaos in FDC
By Haggai Matsiko How the tussle between top party guns over Mafabi’s job is giving Muntu headache Gen. Mugisha Muntu, the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) President, faced a tough choice on Nandala Mafabi, his former opponent, a head of a top party governing body meeting on Oct.22. A move …
Read More »Musumba and 17 others released
By Julius Odeke The Vice president of the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) party Salaamu Musumba has been released from police cells where she had been remanded a few hours before the Butaleja by-elections. The FDC’s spokesman Wafula Oguttu also an MP for Bukhooli Central told The Independent that, “Musumba …
Read More »FDC’s Salaamu Musumba and other opposition arrested in Butaleja
By Julius Odeke Police on Sunday evening at around eight o’clock moved swiftly and arrested the Vice President for Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) Proscovia Salaamu Musumba on allegation that they were distributing basic commodities to voters. Musumba who was in the company of five other FDC district officials including …
Read More »Salaamu Musumba to appear before court on Tuesday
By Julius Odeke The Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) party has expressed their disappointment on how some of their party members were arrested on Sunday Feb. 10. The Chairman Electoral Commission for the FDC Dan Mugarurua told The Independent “Musumba is likely to be produced before court on Tuesday at …
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