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ANALYSIS: 34 years in power

 The successes and the challenges of NRM Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | The ruling party, the National Resistance Movement (NRM), marked Liberation Day January 26 in Ibanda District, western Uganda. Liberation Day commemorates the NRM capture of power in 1986 after a five-year guerrilla war. The 34th anniversary was …

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FDC members in West Nile demand representation on CEC

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Forum for Democratic Change FDC supporters in West Nile have demanded for inclusion on the Central Executive Committee- CEC of the party. The concerns were raised by FDC Delegates from Koboko, Maracha and Arua during a meeting in Arua town on Tuesday.  The meeting was …

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MPs file petition over Museveni sole candidature

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Eleven MPs from the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) have petitioned the Constitutional Court seeking to quash the endorsement of President Museveni as the party’s sole candidate in the 2021 presidential elections. They claim the decision is unconstitutional. On February 19, the NRM Central …

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Museveni accepts call to serve another term

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has agreed to run in the 2021 elections after two of the top organs of the National Resistance Movement (NRM) urged him to. “I thank my Colleagues in CEC and the NRM Parliamentary Caucus for forwarding my name to continue adding …

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NRM top organ backs queue voting

The Central Executive Committee (CEC), NRM’s top decision making body, has adopted the method of lining up behind candidates during the next party primaries. The decision was adopted during a five day CEC retreat in Chobe Safri Lodge that ended on Feb. 20. NRM spokesperson Ofwono Opondo said the proposal …

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‘Rebel’ MPs threaten to go to court over CEC endorsement of Museveni

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A section of National Resistance Movement (NRM) Members of Parliament have threatened to drag the party’s Central Executive Committee (CEC) to court over a resolution endorsing President Yoweri Museveni as the party’s candidate for the 2021 polls. The sole candidature resolution was reached on …

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CEC endorses Museveni as sole NRM candidate for 2021

Chobe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Central Executive Committee, the supreme organ of the National Resistance Movement-NRM party has endorsed President Yoweri Museveni as the party candidate for the 2021 elections. The resolution was reached on Tuesday afternoon during the five day retreat of the NRM Central Executive Committee …

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NRM CEC resolves to use parishes to transform economy

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Central Executive Committee (CEC) of the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party has resolved to use parishes as focal points to transform Uganda’s economy. This was reached in a discussion on Monday by members of the Party’s CEC currently meeting at Chobe Safari …

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Proposal on lining up in NRM polls draws mixed reactions

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There are mixed reactions amongst members of the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party on a proposal by the party’s top organ-the Central Executive Committee (CEC), endorsing lining up as a mode of holding internal elections. The proposal that was sanctioned at the opening …

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NRM CEC recommends lining up in internal elections

  Chobe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Central Executive Committee (CEC), of the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party, has zeroed on lining-up as the mode for holding internal elections in the party. The decision will now be introduced to members and other NRM organs for the amendment of …

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