The Uganda army and the Uganda police have warned Uganda’s opposition leaders against organising mass protests following their dissatisfaction with the outcome of the last week’s Presidential Elections. This follows a declaration by opposition leaders in Uganda who called for peaceful protests against the victory of incumbent President Yoweri Museveni of the National Resistance […]
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 […]
STATEMENT ON THE 2011 GENERAL ELECTIONS BY DEMOCRATIC PARTY PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE NORBERT MAO A Dream Deferred by Langston Hughes What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up like a raising in the sun? Or fester like a sore– And then run? Does it stink like rotten meat? Or crust and sugar over– like […]
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 […]
The President of the People’s Development Party (PDP) Dr. Abed Bwanika has dismissed rumours that he has thrown in a towel and crossed to the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party. Rumours have been doing rounds in the city that Pastor Bwanika who is among the eight Presidential candidates in the 2011 elections has crossed […]
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% […]
“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 […]
The US Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Johnny Carson has today held meetings with opposition Presidential candidates and President Yoweri Museveni over the February 18 elections. Carson met Dr. Kiiza Besigye of the Inter party Cooperation/ Forum for Democratic Change, Olara Otunnu of the Uganda People’s Congress and Norbert Mao of the Democratic […]
Peoples Development Party (PDP) has threatened to pull back from the presidential race if Electoral Commission does not issue voters cards to those who will be allowed to vote. Elias Wamala the National Campaigns Mobilizer of PDP presidential flag bearer Dr Abed Bwanika says that without voters’ cards to all the voters they are just […]
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 […]