Kampala, Uganda | Julius Odeke| The former eighth Member of Parliament for Erute North in Lango Hon. John Odit is dead. The late Odit shall be highly remembered for his immense role in unearthing the dirt in NSSF that led to the resignation of Chandia Jamwa. He was one of the …
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Kampala, Uganda | Sarah Namulondo | The president of Uganda People’s Congress, Olara Otunnu, will lead the Commonwealth Observer Group on Nov 17, in monitoring both National and Local Government Elections. The elections which are the third to take place in Sierra Leone since its decade-long conflict ended have always been observed …
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By Eriasa Mukiibi Sserunjogi Presidents of the two parties may pay the ultimate price for the EALA fiasco The full extent of the damage exacted by the controversial election of Uganda representatives to the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) will take some time to unfold. But the elections reopened old …
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Ever since the publication of my article, ‘Otunnu must not lead UPC,’ (Daily Monitor), I have been the subject of attacks by Olara Otunnu supporters who view their candidate as a great intellectual. They have persistently challenged me to take on Otunnu at an intellectual level. I have also constantly …
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By Patrick Kagenda The Uganda People’s Congress last week welcomed the US congressional directive on Uganda`s 2011 election. In a statement the UPC said the Congressional directive to the American Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to closely monitor preparations for the 2011 elections in Uganda and to actively promote in …
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By Patrick Kagenda While the other political parties are calling for their delegates conferences to prepare for the 2011 elections, the Uganda People Congress (UPC) still has issues to settle before it calls for a delegates conference. The party has to first solve the High Court injunction slapped onto it …
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By The Independent Team ‘If Museveni reconstitutes the Protestant base through UPC,’ one analyst said, ‘he can easily become formidable again. He knows that the Catholics do not have a political party or a leader ‘” so they cannot be politically threatening. Sometime in October 1994, President Museveni held a …
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