Uganda President, Gen. Kaguta Museveni has directed the Ministry of Tourism to market Uganda as the ‘Pearl of Africa’ at both locally and internationally in efforts to boost tourism. A source that attended a meeting Museveni held with the Uganda tourism officials tells us that the president argued that the phrase would prevent other countries […]
The ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party has accepted to work with the main opposition parties on matters of national development. The NRM party officials and the main opposition political parties are currently in talks in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania under the auspices of the Commonwealth. The Uganda’s ruling party, NRM and the main opposition parties […]
In politics every person is important. Makerere University councilor Bernard Luyiga is now full of smiles after the president general of the Democratic Party (DP) Norbert Mao appointed his party’s special envoy in charge of universities. Luyiga formerly a member of DP made an alliance with NRM councilors at Kampala City Council in a […]
After only 11 months since last years general elections, the MPs in Uganda’s 9th parliament want to lift a ban on presidential age limits in order to allow people aged over 75 years to contest for president. The debate follows an argument in parliament that NRM and president Museveni won last year’s elections overwhelmingly with […]
After only 11 months since last years general elections, the MPs in Uganda’s 9th parliament want to lift a ban on presidential age limits in order to allow people aged over 75 years to contest for president. The debate follows an argument in parliament that NRM and president Museveni won last year’s elections overwhelmingly with […]
The Members of Parliament on the committee of Presidential Affairs are probing into the bickering at Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) and the bribery cited in job allocation. The MPs have planned to investigate the bickering and corruption at KCCA within only two weeks and then give a report of their findings to the […]
Col. Kiiza Besigye says he has heard of calls from NRM government supporters to the effect that the members of Activists for Change (A4C) should be condemned for the killing of a police man on Wednesday. Besigye however says that he has not heard any supporter of President Museveni saying that the criminal acts […]
Two political leaders, Michael Mabikke and Dr. Abed Bwanika have opposed the MPs move to impeach President Museveni. The MPs’ proposal to impeach Museveni is being driven by MP Odonga Otto (Aruu) and Ken John Lukyamuzi of Lubaga South. Abed Bwanika and Mabikke say that the MPs who plan to impeach Museveni are in […]
The President of Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) Col Kiiza Besigye has said that Ugandans need to rise up against President Museveni. Speaking in an interview with our informer Besigye said “Ugandans need to come to a consensus and get ride of a thieving NRM government.” He says for him he has a belief […]
Dr. Ian Clarke Busulwa, the LC3 chairperson of Makindye division has quit active politics. Busulwa says he will not seek reelection as LC3 chairperson for Makindye division after his term of office in 2016. Ian Clarke has quit politics at a time when the ruling NRM party was persuading him to accept to contest […]