By Odoobo C. Bichachi & P. Matsiko wa Mucoori Kololo meetings celebrate Otafiire ‘downfall’; 2016 is too far to wait In his autobiography, Sowing the Mustard Seed; the Struggle for Freedom and Democracy in Uganda, President Yoweri Museveni argued that in his search for power, former Ugandan President Milton Obote …
Read More »NRM vs UPC: Who beats the other in vote rigging?
P. Matsiko wa Mucoori & Ongwens Kisangala Look, we have been told a million times: President Milton Obote rigged the 1980 elections. True, it happened. There is credible information of various forms of election irregularities orchestrated by Obote’s Uganda Peoples Congress (UPC) in diverse places across the country. The rigging …
Read More »NRM at 23: From hope to despair
By Andrew M. Mwenda Next week, the National Resistance Movement (NRM) will celebrate 23 years in government. The NRM revolution was born in a moment of great hope. It is difficult for me to capture the emotional tone of that moment. But there was great hope in most of this …
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