Tag Archives: Kizza Besigye

Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | Former Forum for Democratic Change Party President Rtd Col Dr Kizza Besigye says he hasn’t retired from the struggle for the liberation of Uganda from the 35-year-old rule of President Museveni. Dr Besigye was the chief guest during thanksgiving prayers organised by Denis Onekalit Amere, …

Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police this Saturday afternoon fired teargas as they attempted to disrupt a procession by Forum for Democratic Change party supporters in Kitgum municipality. Less than a hundred locals joined a procession to welcome FDC party president Patrick Amuriat Oboi and former FDC party presidential …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The Forum for Democratic Change-FDC presidential candidate, Patrick Oboi Amuriat will be a force to reckon with in the Teso sub-region in this week’s presidential elections as a son of the soil. That is if Amuriat manages to win all the voters who embraced …

Gulu, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | As the 2021 general elections draw close the campaigners of the National Resistance Movement-NRM, presidential candidate, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni must be strategizing to overcome his perennial defeat in Gulu district. Museveni has never won any election in Gulu district since 1996.   In 1996, Paul Kawanga …

  Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | George Kule was startled when a bunch of strange—journalists—arrived at his home around midday sometime early November asking why people in his village never voted the National Resistance Movement-NRM presidential candidate, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni in 2016 presidential election.   Kule is the LCI chairman of …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | The United States (US) Mission has criticized the arrest of Human Rights Lawyer, Nicholas Opiyo and tasked the government to ensure his safety. Opio was picked was picked up by plain clothed security operative from a restaurant in Kamwokya on Tuesday where he was having …

Bwerenga, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Half of the votes cast at Bwerenga (N-Z) Radio polling station in Kisubi Parish, Busiro South County in Wakiso District in the 2016 presidential elections were invalid.  According to the EC register, there were 734 registered voters at Bwerenga (N-Z) Radio polling station.  In the …

Bundibugyo, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  President Museveni was warned his former army comrades now in the presidential race not to risk and try to destabilize the county because they would regret their actions. The two, Alliance for National Transformation (ANT) presidential flag bearer Gen. Gregory Mugisha Muntu and independent Lt …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Lawyers representing Presidential Candidate Robert Kyagulanyi have asked the Constitutional Court to dismiss a petition challenging the activities of People Power pressure group because it is overtaken by events. The lawyers led by Anthony Wameli made the plea after the conferencing of the case in …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Retired Chief Justice Benjamin Odoki has shared his agony of handling two presidential election petitions and the key issues that should be taken into account should such petitions come up in the future. He shared his experience at a four day’s symposium in Kampala with …