young democrats

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 […]

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 […]

DP members join East African Legislative Assembly race

It seems factions in Uganda’s oldest opposition political party, the Democratic Party (DP) are not about to end soon. After the party was split recently over leadership row, we have been reliably informed that the party is once again divided over elections of a person to represent the party in the East African Legislative Assembly. […]

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 […]