Besigye

Smear campaigns mars FDC race to replace Besigye

Col. Kiiza Besigye has encouraged the people in a race to replace him as Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) president general to present ideas and avoid the business of smearing their opponents. Besigye today asked the supporters of opposition leader, Nathan Nandala Mafabi to work for the unity of the party than creating divisionism along […]

Between Nandala Mafabi, Geoffrey Ekanya and Gen. Mugisha Muntu who is the best person to replace Besigye?

  It seems the time for using Col. Kiiza Besigye’s vast money circles to fund the activities of Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) will end with the election of either Maj. Gen. Mugisha Muntu, MP Geoffrey Ekanya or MP Nandala Mafabi to replace him as party president. So the next FDC Party President must be […]

Besigye calls upon opposition politicians to fundraise for pregnant woman police shot on her way to attend antenatal

Outgoing president general of Forum for Democratic Change (FDC), Col. Kiiza Besigye has called upon opposition politicians to fundraise for ms Brenda Nalwendo, the pregnant woman whom Uganda police shot last year while she was on her way to attend antenatal services.  “We should fundraise for Ms Brenda Nalwendo, who was hit by Uganda police […]

FDC to collapse after Besigye quit

Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) may collapse after the retirement of its party president, Col. Kiiza Besigye, presidential press secretary, Tamale Mirundi says. Tamale Mirundi was overheard on Wednesday on Entebbe road as saying that ‘FDC will not continue being stronger and focused after Col. Kiiza Besigye’s ‘downfall.’ “And indeed FDC members should now get […]

Besigye clarifies on wrong stories written about him in Kamunye

  “I usually don’t want to comment about the wrong stories written about myself (Col. Kiiza Besigye). But the one in last week’s Kamunye went over board,” Col. Kiiza Besigye has said. He says that he had wanted to ignore it. His friends and political advisers called him yesterday evening asking him to tell them […]

Besigye explains why he loses presidential elections to Museveni

Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) President, Col. Kiiza Besigye has explained why president Museveni has managed to ‘win’ him in the last three presidential election contests. Besigye says that Museveni lost to Progressive forces of change by landslide this time in last week’s Kasese district woman MP by-elections. He says that when opposition parties minimise […]

Besigye says Museveni slowly getting message that people are tired of him

  The FDC president General, Col. Kiiza Besigye has said that president Museveni and his political allies are slowly getting the message that Ugandans are tired of their regime. Besigye says that President Museveni is now increasingly getting surprised that his supporters are becoming more bold or bolder to show to him that they are […]

Besigye to contest for president in 2016

  The Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) party secretary for information, Toterebuka Bamwenda has announced that the current party president, Col. Kiiza Besigye, who has unsuccessfully contested for president thrice, will give it another try in 216. Toterebuka says that the ongoing election of the party president will not stop Col. Besigye from being the […]

Tom Julunga death: Besigye promised to look after his kids, but kids are now out of school

  This week we bring you the story of former opposition activist Tom Julunga. On 6th June 2009, Tom Jjulunga (who was also called Sula Kiberu) and a member of Forum for Democratic Change mobilizer was shot thrice in the stomach and later died on his way to Mulago hospital while his colleague, Mulongo Wasswa, […]