Opposition MPs condemned the arrest of the former Prime Minister John Patrick Amama Mbabazi and Dr. Kiiza Besigye. They denounced the actions of police as the NRM party MPs celebrated Mbabazi’s blocking from going to Mbale for a consultative meeting with his supporters. The shadow Minister for Internal Affairs Mohammed Muwanga Kivumbi told parliament that the actions of […]
Police have arrested two presidential hopefuls. Former prime minister Amama Mbabazi, who wants to challenge President Yoweri Museveni for the ruling party’s candidacy ahead of 2016 elections, was detained while he was on his way to meet supporters at Mbale. Andrew Felix Kawesi, Uganda Police operations commander, confirmed the arrest to journalists in Njeru. Kawesi […]
Bukedi sub-region NRM leaders have threatened to block presidential hopeful Amama Mbabazi’s tour of the region in his effort to carry out consultations to solicit support. Mbabazi has already issued a roadmap of his tour and that the Elgon sub-region will be his main focus for his tours across the country before going to Bukedi and […]
NRM youths have warned former Prime Minister Amama Mbabazi against what they called distorting information regarding the party’s achievements.The youths, led by their National Youth Coordinator Mukasa Sewava Joseph, claim that the former premier is wrong to accuse the president of having failed to work on education and health sectors. Addressing a press conference in […]
The National Resistance Movement, NRM yesterday embarked on a fresh process of registering its members after five years of demanding its register from the fired Prime Minister and former Secretary General NRM Amama Mbabazi but in vain. The party has also postponed its primaries. The primaries will now be held in September 2015 instead of […]
The Speaker of Uganda’s Parliament Rebecca Kadaga has delivered her much anticipated ruling on the MPs who were recently suspended by the rulling National Resistance Movement party over indiscipline. The MPs’ positions have been hanging in balance following fluid provisions of the constitution on whether an MP loses their seat if suspended by his or […]
The ruling national Resistance party executive has resolved to expel the so called rebel MPs from the NRM party over continued gross indiscipline. The Party’s Disciplinary Committee resolved to expel Rwemiyaga MP, Theodore Ssekikuubo, Kampala Central MP Mohammed Nsereko, Buyaga West MP Barnabas Tinkasimiire and Ndorwa East MP Wilfred Niwagaba. The four who being charged […]
A news editor at the government owned media house, The New Vision was yesterday grilled for over two hours reportedly by the Chief Executive Officer of the New Vision, Robert Kabushenga and given warning for choosing the wrong headline that annoyed the very man that helped him (Kabushenga) secure the top job at The […]
I (Nabillah Sempala) seat on the standing committee on Government Assurances (read, committee on commitments by Government ministers on the floor of the house). I deputise Hon. Odonga Otto, the Chairperson of the committee. The committee has had a task of compiling assurances and to date we have 2 publications, totaling to 507 Government assurances: […]
As the presidential succession battle rages on in the NRM with many people starting to pick interest to take the party’s top job after Museveni, the president has started marketing his blue eyed boy prime minister John Patrick Amama Mbabazi indirectly. This has been through indirect attacks to Amama Mbabazi by the president including […]