It came as a surprise on Thursday when it was revealed that Luzira prison authorities have relocated Democratic President General Norbert Mao to Nakasongola pirson. When Forum for Democratic Change president was remanded in funny circumstances as the Nabweru magistrate Justin Atukwasa claimed to be busy to hear his bail application, the opposition leader was […]
Uganda once gain witnessed walk to walk protests on Thursday for the fourth day as planned by the Activists for Change against high food and fuel prices. During the protests, Forum for Democratic Change President Dr. Kizza Besigye was arrested and remanded to Nakasongola prison, while Uganda People’s Congress President Olara Otunu managed to walk […]
President Yoweri Museveni has said that his national Resistance Movbement government is not worried about any possibility of being ousted by opposition protests. Museveni who was speaking to Ugandans in a live video broadcast at Bukedde TV in Kampala on Thursday evening said Ugandans should not “worry about Besigye and walk to work protests” saying […]
Uganda Police spent much of Thursday morning and afternoon in running battles with opposition supporters in different streets of the capital Kampala. Police Spokesperson Judith Nabakooba says a group of opposition protesters tried to disrupt business in Nakasero market and the new taxi part which prompted the police to react. The protests turned violent when […]
So the pressure from walk to work protesters might be paying off. President Yoweri Museveni is set to address the nation on the current economic hard times and walk to work protests at 5pm. The address will be broadcast live on Bukedde TV, also owned by the government under its Vision Group. The President’s address […]
Hundreds of supporters of Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) have clashed with police this morning in Kampala Wandegeya Kubiiri after Besigye was taken to court in Nabweru for staging a walk to work demonstration this morning. The supporters blocked roads with old tyres disrupting traffic. Besigye and other supporters refused to record statement when they […]
The Activists for Change organized walk to work protests have continued for the 4th day in two weeks, despite President Museveni’s warning that the mostly opposition leaders will not be allowed to walk to work. Several opposition leaders have today begun walking to work and reports indicate a number of arrests have already been done […]
The United Nations Human Rights Center in Uganda has demanded the immediate release of opposition activists arrested and detained while walking to work on Monday. The Director of the Centre, Margaret Sekaggya, a former Chairperson of the Uganda Human Rights Commission says it is the right of every Ugandan walk to any place that they […]
Uganda on Monday witnessed another round of riots following the arrest of opposition leaders who engaged in a walk to work protest. The government had warned the opposition against the protests but opposition leaders went ahead with the planned Monday and Thursday protests against the high inflation in Uganda that has seen a huge increase […]
The government has assured Makerere University students and parents that there are no immediate plans to increase tuition fees at the university and or other public universities. The Minister of Education and Sports, Geraldine Namirembe Bitamazire says students should be reassured that they will continue to pay the same amount of fees that they have […]