Tag Archives: Opposition

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In its alternative budget for the 2026/27 financial year, the Opposition has warned that Uganda’s rising debt burden, shifting fiscal targets and controversial tax proposals risk undermining livelihoods, weakening institutions and choking service delivery. Presenting the proposals at Parliament on Tuesday, 07 April 2026, …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | The Leader of the Opposition, Joel Ssenyonyi, has delivered an alternative national budget for the 2026/27 financial year, presenting a departure from the government’s current budget proposal for the next financial year. The alternative budget delivered at the Parliamentary Building Conference Hall on Tuesday is …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has come under pressure to investigate the controversial demolition of St. Balikuddembe (Owino) Market in Kampala, after lawmakers raised alarm over alleged inconsistencies in the role of city authorities and reports of fatalities. The matter was revived during the plenary session on Tuesday, …

Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Opposition members in Kasese District, particularly those affiliated with the People’s Front for Freedom (PFF), have called on President Yoweri Museveni to respect freedom of worship. Their appeal follows allegations that the President influenced the postponement of a special Mass that had been organised to …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The heavy wooden doors of St. Mary’s Cathedral, Lubaga, had barely closed after the 1 p.m. Mass when a fresh wave of worshippers began to stream in. They arrived first in small groups, then in clusters, their footsteps steady on the stone floor. A …

Wakiso, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Hundreds of campaign posters of opposition candidates in Wakiso District have been defaced as President Yoweri Museveni continues his tour of Parish Development Model-PDM projects. His visit has cost candidates their campaign posters. especially those of the National Unity Platform-NUP. In Nansana municipality, where political rivalry …

Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has met with opposition leaders from Acholi, with both sides agreeing to put aside political differences and work together to tackle poverty and drive socio-economic transformation in the sub-region. The meeting marked a turning point, as the Members of Parliament …

The UNAIDS boss is leading the charge to free her husband, opposition politician Kizza Besigye ANALYSIS | IAN KATUSIIME | Just days after her husband, opposition politician Dr Kizza Besigye, was thrown in jail, Winnie Byanyima, the executive director of UNAIDS, had to coordinate the launch of the World AIDS 2024 …

Dokolo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of the opposition political parties have warned against vote rigging in the forthcoming by-election in Dokolo district. The seat became vacant following the passing of the former Woman MP Cecilia Barbara Atim Ogwal on January 18th, 2024. Referring to how things unfolded during the …

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 …