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Who is Mukasa Denis Fred Mbidde?

  Mukasa Fred Denis Mbidde is the only former Makerere University Guild President still subscribing to the Democratic Party (DP). DP has had many guild presidents for example Suzan Abo and Robert Okware but they have all defected toUganda’s ruling party, the National Resistance Movement.  Mbidde says that he was the second leader of Uganda […]

Kidandala accepts to work with NRM

  Although he is the deputy organising secretary of the Democratic Party, Sulaiman Kidandala has accepted to work with NRM councilors who are the majority in KCCA. Out of the 32 district councilors in KCCA, 8 are on Democratic Party ticket, two are on FDC ticket, two on independent and the rest are NRM. Kidandala […]

Government directed us to approve Kayihura as inspector general of governance, says MPs

 Members of Parliament on NRM ticket say they were under instructions to approve Lt. Gen. Kale Kayihura as the inspector General of Police.  President Museveni renewed Kayihura’s contract of the Inspector General of Police in November last year week and Kayihura’s name was sent to parliament for vetting.  We have been told that the members […]

Luzira inmates loved me so much, says FDC’s Ingrid

  FDC woman leader, Ingrid Turinawe was promoted to head other female inmates at Luzira prison staying in ward 8 women section.  Ingrid who is out of prison on bail says that the inmates at Luzira prison loved her so much. She says that she looked so happy and said she was not terrified to […]

Police again searches Turinawe’s house

We have been told that the police have again searched Ingrid Turinawe’s house despite the fact that she was recently remanded to Luzira prison over treason charges and she is now out on bail.  Turinawe is the head of the Forum for Democratic Change’s (FDC) Women’s League. Ingrid was arrested on Monday in connection with […]

Members of Uganda Media council replaced

Members of Uganda Media Council have been reshuffled and replaced with new ones according to sources in the ministry of Information and National guidance. The information minister, Karooro Okrut inaugurated the new media council on Tuesday this week inKampala.   The new members on the Media Council are Dr. Gorreti Nassanga (chairperson) and Dr. Amooti […]

Paul Wabwire replaces former Clerk to Parliament Aeneas Tandekwire

Former Clerk to parliament Aeneas Tandekwire has been replaced by the parliamentary deputy clerk in charge of administration and services Mr. Chris Kijja and his second deputy Paul Wabwire. The two will run the parliamentary affairs in an acting capacity as the house awaits the official appointment of a substantive clerk to parliament by president […]

Kayihura explains why police blocked most of the demonstrations last year

The inspector General of Police Maj. Gen. Kale Kayihura has explained to our informers why the police throughout last year blocked most of the demonstrations that were organised by opposition politicians and parties.    Kayihura says that the organisers of the demonstrations for example walk to work campaigns (A4C) in the first case did not […]

Makerere University students to sue prof. Baryamureba

The students of MakerereUniversity have demanded the Vice Chancellor of  Makerere University, prof. Venancious Baryamureba and his deputies to vacate their respective offices alleging that they are acting illegally. The public standing orders provides that a public officer will act in an acting capacity for only six months of which the Vice chancelor and his […]

MakerereUniversitystudents want prof. Kagonyera replaced because his contract expired

On 23rd October prof. Mondo Kagonyera’s four years term as Makerere University Chancellor came to an end. This implies that by now the university council should have a substantive list of candidates to be submitted to the president ofUganda for approval of a suitable chancellor forMakerereUniversity. But till now the search committee ofMakerereUniversityhas not yet […]