Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Opponents of the incumbent Busiro East Member of Parliament Medard Lubega Sseggona, say he is a good debater who enjoys national wide support but fault him on being out of touch with the concerns of the local people. Speaking to Uganda Radio Network, four …
Read More »DP struggling to get signatures for Mao’s presidential bid
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Democratic Party has appealed to its members to support their President General Norbert Mao to secure signatures and National Identification Numbers-NINs to cement his Presidential Bid. According to the DP Electoral Commission, whoever gets elected as the President General of the party, automatically …
Read More »Ssenkubuge to help return Kampala to DP- Mao
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Democratic Party-DP President General, Norbert Mao has formally introduced Charles James Ssenkubuge alias Siasa to the Kampala district party leadership, saying he will help Uganda’s oldest political party to victory in the 2021 Lord Mayor’s elections. Ssenkubuge was nominated on Monday on the DP …
Read More »Drama as MPs Kasibante, Ssajjalyabeene miss NUP ticket
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of parliament, Moses Kasibante of Lubaga North and Emmanuel Ssempala Kigozi Ssajjalyabeene of Makindye Ssaabagabo have been denied the flag of the National Unity Platform. In a residual list released this afternoon by the Executive Board of the party that was put in …
Read More »Norbert Mao elected secretary general of Democrat Union of Africa
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Democratic Party president Norbert Mao has been elected secretary-general of the Democrat Union of Africa (DUA). The election took place on Saturday during the organization’s general meeting which was held virtually via Zoom. The meeting attracted participants from centre-right political parties from across Africa …
Read More »Mukaaku, Bwanika to head Chameleon’s campaign team
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Former presidential candidates Samuel Lubega Mukaaku and Dr Abed Bwanika have been tasked to head the task force of Lord Mayoral aspirant Joseph Mayanja also known as Chameleone as he pushes to edge Erias Lukwago out of city hall. Mukaaku will now head the task …
Read More »DP to fund flag-bearers posters, nomination fees
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Democratic Party (DP) President Norbert Mao has announced that the party will meet the nomination fees for all its flag bearers and also print campaign posters for them. But there is a catch. DP secretary general Gerald Siranda says that anybody who will be …
Read More »Mao in talks with Acholi MPs to join DP
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT The Democratic Party President Norbert Mao is wooing Members of Parliament from the Acholi sub-region to join the party. This follows the defection of 10 DP Members of Parliament to the National Unity Platform (NUP) this month. DP which is left with only five members of …
Read More »Mao warns DP leaders against working with MPs who defected to NUP
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Norbert Mao, the President of the Democratic Party has warned regional party leaders against forming alliances with former members who defected to other parties. At the beginning of this month, several DP members including 10 legislators defected to the National Unity Platform headed by Kyadondo …
Read More »Besigye leaves vacuum FDC cannot fill – Mao
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The decision by Dr. Kiiza Besigye not to run for presidency in the 2021 general election is the biggest test for the opposition Forum for Democratic Change-FDC party, the Democratic Party President general Norbert Mao has observed. The four time presidential candidate and former …
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