Dr. Kizza Besigye

Besigye summoned by police over Museveni pre ticked ballot papers

The former presidential candidate in the just concluded elections Retired Col. Dr. Kiiza Besigye Warren Kifife has been summoned by police to explain the elections irregularities he mentioned.   After elections declaration by the Electoral Commission that announced Museveni the winner with 68.4% and Besigye with 26%, Besigye told the press conference that Museveni rigged […]

Yoweri Museveni beats Kizza Besigye for 3rd time in 2011 elections

The Chairman of the Uganda Electoral Commission, Dr. Badru Kiggundu has declared President Museveni winner  of Uganda’s 2011 presidential election with a landslide victory of  68.38 per cent of 8, 272, 760 total votes cast. Kiggundu says Museveni obtained 5, 428, 369 votes, FDC/Inter-Party Cooperation flag bearer, Dr Kizza Besigye, has obtained 2, 064, 963 […]

Latest Opinion poll gives Museveni comfortable lead, Besigye, Mao following

With barely 10 days left to the February 18th presidential elections, President Museveni will sleep comfortably following the latest opinion poll results showing he will win by 65%. In its latest research done between 26th and 30th January 2011, the Afrobarometer says President Yoweri Museveni of the National resistance Movement is still leading with 65% […]

One man’s take on each of the eight presidential candidates in Uganda 2011 elections

“Honour your vote. Vote issues not wolokoso” is the latest slogan plastered everywhere. But what is wolokoso? My nine-year-old niece thought it was one of the presidential candidates. Unreliable sources confirm that wolokoso means things that don’t make sense. Eight candidates are competing for the post of President in the upcoming elections. They all claim […]

Dr. Kizza Besigye says Idi AMin was better President than Museveni’s 25 years

The Inter-Party cooperation Presidential flag bearer Kiiza Besigye who is currently campaigning in West Nile has said that the 25 years of President Museveni on power as time wasted. While addressing rallies in West Nile (Arua and surrounding districts) Besigye said that Museveni’s legacy shall be corruption and nepotism. On comparing the government of Late […]

Kizza Besigye faces arrest over Kyoga remarks against President Museveni

Police have rejuvenated a case where Presidential Candidate Dr. Kiiza Besigye is alleged to have told the people of Amolatar in April last year that President Museveni had sold Lake Kyoga to foreign investors. The Inspector General of Police Maj. Gen. Kale Kayihura says that the police have gathered enough evidence to prove the utterances Besigye made in April […]