UYD

DP condemns arrest of UYD members

The opposition Democratic Party has condemned the arrest of its youth leaders who were protesting this morning. 8 youth members were arrested as they tried to match to the office of the prime minister calling for the resignation of the permanent secretary Pius Bigirimana. Party secretary general Matthias Nsubuga says that the youths have a […]

Uganda lawyers go to Oslo over terrorism

Uganda criminal lawyers have gone to Oslo, Norway to attend a terrisom case against Anders Brevik’s. The lawyers Samuel Muyizzi and Caleb Alaka would be in Oslo between 14th April to 23rd April 2012. The terrorism case is against Anders Breivik’s attack of the 22nd July 2011 at the government buildings in Oslo and shootings […]

IPU delegates meet UYD leaders, government puzzled

  The Inter Parliamentary Union (IPU) delegates currently in Uganda for an IPU conference have held a closed door meeting with the leaders of Uganda Young Democrats. The meeting left the government puzzled because president Museveni could not imagine IPU officials could hold a closed door meeting in Kampala. The venue for the meeting was […]

Luweero Elections Appeal dismissed, some campaigners still missing

  The High Court in Kampala presided over by Justice Vincent T. Zehurikize on Friday, February 2, 2012 delivered its ruling for an Election appeal filed by Dr. Nabatanzi Lugudde, one of the candidates who contested in the November 21, 2011 by – Elections for the luweero District Woman member of Parliament which was won […]

Confidential: UYD activists hold two hour meeting with Raila Odinga

A delegation of UYD activists arrived in Kenyan capital Nairobi on Tuesday evening and later held a two hour closed door meeting with Kenyan premier, Raila Odinga. The delegation of Uganda ’s young politicians held their meeting at Raila’s apartment in Nairobi , according to sources in Kenya . It should be remembered that when […]

Who is Mukasa Denis Fred Mbidde?

  Mukasa Fred Denis Mbidde is the only former Makerere University Guild President still subscribing to the Democratic Party (DP). DP has had many guild presidents for example Suzan Abo and Robert Okware but they have all defected toUganda’s ruling party, the National Resistance Movement.  Mbidde says that he was the second leader of Uganda […]

UYD elections flop in bud

At the beginning of the month of September this year, the leadership of Uganda Young Democrats (UYD) announced as it was set to change its leadership direct from the village level to national level. The UYD electoral commission was being headed by Vincent Mayanja, the former parliamentary candidate in Lubaga south. Mayanja had called upon […]

DP mobilizes funds to participate in Luweero woman MP by election

News from City House building in Kampala, the headquarters of the Democratic Party has it that this party’s leadership is short of money to run Luweero district woman MP by elections. Now the party leaders have resorted to calling upon their supporters to contribute money towards this “cause”.  DP has fronted Brenda Nabukenya, currently the UYD leader […]