Dokola, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Opposition candidates nominated for the Dokolo Parliamentary By-Election have decried the high levels of intimidation being exerted on them. The candidates who expressed fear for their lives and their supporters, want the Electoral Commission to provide them with enough security. Anna Grace Lalam, an Independent …
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Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) party President, Patrick Oboi Amuriat has asked the government to intervene in the invasion of herdsmen in different parts of the country. Amuriat who was addressing a press conference at the FDC office in Soroti City on Thursday said …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Katonga faction of the Forum for Democratic Change-FDC party is considering a proposal to form a new political party. The proposal is part of a report by Lord Mayor, Erias Lukwago summarizing developments within the party. Lukwago was chosen last year as the interim …
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Why Dr. Besigye’s party could be no more by 2026 Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | 2024 is the year the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) marks twenty years. Ideally, it should have been a milestone for the first major opposition party in the era of multiparty politics. Instead the party …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Katonga-based faction of the Forum for Democratic Change-FDC has today gathered to pay tribute to its former member Adam Mulwana who died on Tuesday morning after a long illness. Mulwana rose to fame through his political campaign hit song ‘Toka kwa bara bara’, which …
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Fatigue, intrigue, corruption, violence while Museveni lingers on Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | The National Resistance Movement (NRM) is marking its 38th anniversary amidst creeping fatigue, grinding corruption, worsening human rights abuse and the ever present puzzle of succession. The NRM came to power on January 26, 1986 when its …
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Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The mainstream Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) faction based at Najjanankumbi led by Jack Sabitti and Robert Centenary has initiated a fresh grassroots mobilization strategy in Western Uganda while exploring avenues for reconciliation with the Katonga faction. The faction aims to strengthen party support and …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has asked the Forum for Democratic Change- FDC party against organizing parallel funeral arrangements for the Dokolo Woman Member of Parliament, Cecilia Ogwal. Ogwal, 77, who was a member of FDC died on Thursday in India after a short illness. Shortly, FDC issued a …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The United Forces of Change will on Thursday protest against the poor state of roads in the city. This they say is part of the series of activities they have launched to display the discontent in the country. This was revealed on Tuesday during a …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDPENDENT | The Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) in Katonga Division faces a critical juncture ahead of its upcoming grassroots and party structure elections scheduled for the weekend. The already fragile unity within the party is at risk of further disintegration, raising concerns about the FDC’s future. …
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