By Gerald Businge on January 7, 2016
National Resistance Movement, NRM, persons with disabilities, PWDs
Elections, Latest Uganda News, Laws, Uganda 2016 General Elections
The leaders of the national Persons With Disability league in Uganda are crying out to the NRM candidate Yoweri Kaguta Museveni for neglecting them and failing to fulfill his pledges promised to them despite the long term support and love from the league members towards NRM and the president himself. Addressing a news conference yesterday, the PWD league […]
By Isaac Senabulya on January 6, 2016
National IDs, Parliament, Voter’s register
Elections, Latest Uganda News, Laws, Uganda 2016 General Elections
Members of parliament have expressed anger over the none issuance of National Identification cards to some registered Ugandans which could cause them to miss out voting in the 2016 polls. This as members of parliament were demanding the progress report on the issuance of the National ID. The speaker of parliament Rebecca Kadaga said that there is […]
By Isaac Senabulya on January 6, 2016
elections, NRM
Elections, Latest Uganda News, Uganda 2016 General Elections
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni blames the NRM secretariate and government officials for failure to track and monitor closely government programmes. According to the president a lot has been done but some programmes have not benefited the intended persons citing some programmes which he promised some time but they have not been worked on. He says RDCs, […]
By Gerald Businge on January 6, 2016
Bujagali falls, campaigns, elections
Elections, Latest Uganda News, Uganda 2016 General Elections
Rukiga County Members of Parliament Jack Sabiti has warned president Yoweri Museveni against involving his name among the members of parliament who had blocked Bujagali dam construction in the 6th parliament. Recently, President Museveni, while on his campaign trail in Rukiga County, lashed out at Jack Sabiti saying he was among the opposition MPs that opposed […]
By Isaac Senabulya on January 6, 2016
elections, persons with disabilities, PWDs
Elections, Latest Uganda News, Uganda 2016 General Elections
The marginalized groups in the country mentioning women, girls, PWDs, elderly and the young are seriously called upon to pause very serious questions to all political candidates who come asking for votes if the issues affecting them are to be heard and addressed. With the country now in the political season and all candidates promising heaven […]
By Isaac Senabulya on January 6, 2016
Candidates, elections
Elections, Latest Uganda News, Uganda 2016 General Elections
The minister of state for Agriculture Vincent Bamulangaki Sempijja has demanded democratic party supporters to put task on their leaders to show them the memorandum of understanding with the presidential candidate John Patrick Amama Mbabazi . Sempijja says that DP must show the power-sharing agreement to their supporters with Mbabazi so as are not locked out […]
By Isaac Senabulya on January 6, 2016
elections, Electoral Commission
Elections, Latest Uganda News, Uganda 2016 General Elections
The electoral commission has again come out to explain itself on why it restricted candidates from holding campaigns or even touring public places like, hospitals, markets and schools. The commission’s secretary, Sam Rwakojo states that this has been done not to limit certain candidates and give way for others but this has been done to protect […]
By Isaac Senabulya on January 6, 2016
elections, Kabale
Elections, Latest Uganda News, Uganda 2016 General Elections
Economic monitoring minister Henry Banyenzaki has defended himself against the shame he received from a section of his voters in Rubanda west when they booed him on the podium while with the president in broad day light. In his defense, Banyenzaki said that while in Kabaale that those who booed him were drunkard hooligans paid […]
By Isaac Senabulya on January 4, 2016
Northern Uganda, NRM, President Museveni, Votes
Elections, Latest Uganda News, Uganda 2016 General Elections
Some of the Members of Parliament have expressed mixed reactions on reports that President Museveni will win with 80% in Northern Uganda in forthcoming presidential elections. The woman MP for Kaberamaido district Florence Ibi says the president promising hoes and sanitary pads for the women in Northern Uganda is a shame after 30 Years in government. She […]
By Solomon Akugizibwe on December 30, 2015
Dr. Kizza Besigye, FDC, Federal Democratic Republic, Poloitics
Elections, General, Opinions, Uganda 2016 General Elections
I have been voting for Dr. Kiizza Besigye ever since 2001 when he started contesting for the Uganda Presidential Elections. I never liked him because he is was a Medical Doctor, Westerner like me or because he was a high ranking military official at the rank of a Colonel. My reason for liking him is very simple, “he […]