Uganda’s opposition leader Col. Kiiza Besigye is back in Kampala. He arrived at Entebbe international airport on Friday amidst tight security. The tough talking security men and women denied him a right to greet his supporters at Entebbe Airport or to address them. The journalists were equally blocked from covering him. From Entebbe, Besigye who […]
Col.Kiiza Besigye of Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) might have been married to Ms Winnie Byanyima for over 10 years but he has never eaten the food she has prepared. A source in FDC says that Besigye, the man considered to beUganda’s main opposition leader eats only buffets for fear of being poisoned. The source […]
We have been told that the security operative, Gilbert Arinaitwe Obwana reportedly assaulted his wife Beatrice Arinaitwe and she went into coma. Beatrice, we are told that she is nursing wounds in a Kampala hospital. Obwana is the man who last year sprayed pepper spray into Col. Kiiza Besigye’s eyes. Gilbert Arinaitwe, also used his […]
Activists for change (A4C) rallies in Mbarara and Ntungamo district have left hundreds of people there excited and anticipating that president Museveni’s regime would end before 2016. The A4C rallies were addressed by MP Mathias Mpuuga, Semujju Ibrahim, and political activists Ingrid Turinawe, Kazoora John, Jack Sabiiti and MP Roland Kaginda among others. But the […]
The opposition leader in Uganda, Col. Kiiza Besigye has asked the National Resistance Movement loser in last week’s parliamentary by elections in Jinja East, Nathan Igime Nabeta to join Forum for Democratic Change. Besigye in a letter he has written to Mwiru today alleges that NRM, the party Nabeta subscribes to has lost public trusts […]
It seems in Uganda whoever disagrees with the policies of his or her political party becomes a rebel. In Uganda’s ruling party NRM, the MPs such as Mohammad Nsereko for Kampala Central and Theodre Sekikubo who have been challenging the dictatorial practices of president Museveni and NRM have already been branded rebels. For the Democratic […]
We have heard that former Makindye East MP, Michael Mabikke has completely cut close ties with FDC because he is uncomfortable with the way FDC relates with other parties. To put it bluntly Mabikke is quitting the whole IPC coalition which brings together FDC, CP, Jeema and Suubi, a political pressure group. A source in […]
Gen. Salim Saleh, who is also president Museveni’s brother, has reportedly held closed door talks with the president of FDC, Col. Kiiza Besigye. Saleh we are told met Col. Besigye at his home in Kasangati and we are further told that Col. Besigye was aware of the meeting. It should also be remembered that recently Saleh […]
It seems the presidents of opposition parties inUgandahave a secret source where they get cash. After John Ken Lukyamuzi of the Consevative Party and FDC president Col. Kiiza Besigye bought houses in Kololo and Makindye respectively, we have got information that Norbert Mao, the president general of DP has bought a pad in Luzira. We […]
We think that it is better for politicians to read all newspapers within and outside the country in order to get peoples views, challenges and aspirations. But this is not the case with the FDC President, Col. Kiiza Besigye. He has told the members of FDC inKampalathat for him he doesn’t read the Daily Red […]