By Haggai Matsiko FDC President, Mugisha Muntu spoke to The Independent’s Haggai Matsiko about his party’s road map. You launched a campaign for free and fair elections, previously, we have had these campaigns but they haven’t achieved what was intended, why do you think it is going to be different …
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By Peter Nyanzi FDC boss was sending a message about how he intends to approach 2016 elections During the ongoing Parliamentary recess, Budadiri West MP Nandala Mafabi, also the Leader of Opposition in Parliament (LOP), has been making controversial statements while addressing rallies in his constituency. At one of the …
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By Independent Team How NRM pumped money into Nandala Mafabi’s campaign When the first two candidates on the podium of the WBS TV auditorium for the FDC Presidential Elections Debate on Nov. 19 stood and shook hands, the smiles appeared genuine and the pleasantries uncontrived. Then ululations broke out at …
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By Eriasa Mukiibi Sserunjogi Rivalry could cost party in 2016 Col. Kizza Besigye’s home turf, the Kasangati Ssaza Grounds outside Kampala city, was on Aug. 23 the scene of excited ululations, political speeches, and feisty dancing to the kadodi, the imbalu circumcision dance from Mbale, eastern Uganda. The scene of …
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By Andrew M. Mwenda Mugisha Muntu’s challenge to Kizza Besigye for the presidential candidature of FDC reveals the major dilemma facing the opposition in Uganda. Besigye has twice demonstrated extraordinary courage by challenging President Yoweri Museveni. Yet the factors that made him galvanise Ugandans in support of his candidature also …
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By Mubatsi Asinja Habati In February 2009, Maj. Gen. Mugisha Muntu attempted to unseat the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) President Kizza Besigye during the party’s Delegates Conference at Namboole Stadium in Kampala. He failed. On Jan. 21 he launched his campaign to woo FDC members to vote him instead …
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By Odoobo C. Bichachi Power race heats up in FDC Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) secretary for mobilisation Maj. Gen. Mugisha Muntu is challenging Dr Kizza Besigye for the position of party president. Aswa MP Reagan Okumu is itching to take over from Ogenga Latigo as leader of the opposition …
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