Tag Archives: Kizza Besigye

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 …

Kasese, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | “An earthworm eats itself, and in Kasese, NRM eats itself,” says Gadi Mbahayi, the former Kasese District Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) Registrar. He is also the immediate former Prime Minister of Obusinga Bwa Rwenzururu, which has been viewed as vital in swaying voters towards …

Mbale, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | The Forum for Democratic Change presidential candidate, Patrick Oboi Amuriat, says he will not hesitate to invoke the plan “B” by his predecessor, Dr. Kizza Besigye” should his vote be tampered with.  The four-time presidential candidate has repeatedly vowed to use plan B to oust …

Gulu, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  One of the founding members of Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) party has confessed that they have disappointed Ugandans who anticipated democratic change of regime after formation of the opposition political party. Regan Okumu, who is also the Aswa County Member of Parliament in Gulu …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Constitutional Court Justices have reinstated a petition in which Dr Kizza Besigye wanted a charge of preventive arrest repealed from the Police Act. The five-member panel of Justices led by Fredrick Egonda-Ntende on Thursday reinstated the nine-year-old petition which they had dismissed two weeks …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | The former president of the Forum for Democratic Change-FDC party Col. Dr Kizza Besigye has rallied the youth in Fort Portal to join Plan B- his other strategy to oust the ruling National Resistance Movement-NRM  party following many unsuccessful attempts to oust the regime through …