Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Deputy Attorney General Mwesigwa Rukutana has hailed Gen Gregory Mugisha Muntu, the Alliance for National Transformation (ANT) leader for being the most principled politician in Uganda today. Rukutana says General Muntu is not a double standard politician who speaks the truth as it …
Read More »Museveni’s electoral reforms
Why opposition shouldn’t expect President to drop winning strategy Kampala, Uganda | AGATHER ATUHAIRE | Since Attorney General William Byaruhanga tabled before parliament the government proposed electoral reforms on July 26, attention has been on how opposition parties will react to them. Presentation of the proposed reforms is, on paper, a …
Read More »Dissatisfied party members free to quit-Ssemujju Nganda
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) has said dissatisfied party members are free to quit the party if they are not satisfied with the direction the party is taking. The Opposition Chief Whip and Party Spokesperson of FDC Ibrahim Ssemujju Nganda was responding to …
Read More »What next after Muntu launches The Alliance amid fanfare?
Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | The Alliance for National Transformation (ANT) aka The Alliance was launched on May 22 at the Kampala Serena Hotel in a colourful ceremony that had children singing poems about the potential for Uganda, performance from an instrumentalist and a moving speech by Upendo …
Read More »Tanzanian MP tips Ugandan political party’s on building firm structures
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandan political parties have been advised to build stronger party structures nationwide if they are to attain political victory. The advice was given by Upendo Furaha Peneza, the chairperson of the Tanzania Youth Parliamentary Forum at the official launch of the Alliance for National Transformation, an …
Read More »Muntu unveils alliance for National Transformation Leadership
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The interim leadership of the newly formed Alliance for National Transformation (ANT) political party has been unveiled. The team led by the former president of the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC), party Major General Gregory Mugisha Muntu was unveiled during the official launch of the …
Read More »It’s too early to judge us says Muntu
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Newly-formed Alliance for National Transformation (ANT) party says it is resolved to build a formidable force in the country’s political landscape. Alliance for National Transformation leader, Major General Mugisha Muntu says it is too early for Ugandans to judge him and his colleagues based on …
Read More »NRM chairperson impeached for hosting Gen. Muntu
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Yazid Muwaya, the Ibulanku sub county NRM Chairperson in Bugweri district is in trouble for hosting General. Mugisha Muntu. The NRM Party Village and Parish Chairpersons impeached Muwaya this morning accusing him of hosting Gen. Muntu during the introduction ceremony of his daughter on …
Read More »Muntu’s next move
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 …
Read More »MUNTU: No need to rush any decision
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Maj.Gen Mugisha Muntu will continue serving Forum For Democratic Change (FDC) after he hands over to the new president Eng. Patrick Amuriat on Friday. “In whatever I do I will look at how FDC can be improved,” he said at a press conference at Hotel Africana on …
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