Buganda Road Court grade one magistrate Joan Aciro has cleared former UPC Party President Olara Otunnu on charges of defaming President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, due lack of evidence. The Magistrate observed on Friday that prosecution produced a single witness who could not implicate Otunnu to this crime, without being collaborated. Last …
Read More »THE LAST WORD: On Museveni-Besigye talks
How the opposition leader has blundered on the chance to promote his political project – if he has any By Andrew M. Mwenda Media reports have recently indicated there are attempts to organise talks between the government and the opposition. For such talks to be meaningful, they have to involve …
Read More »TANGA ODOI: FDC will lose out in EALA race
National Resistance Movement (NRM) party officials have indicated that the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) could lose out in the race to fill Uganda’s nine places in the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA). Appearing on the NBS TV political show Frontline on Thursday night, the NRM Electoral Commission chairman Dr. …
Read More »Parliament amends rules to allow special groups at EALA
Speaker of parliament Rebecca Kadaga on Jan.19 asked members to vote on whether special interest groups should be represented at the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) after a heated debate left the house divided. Those in favor of the amendment won replacing Rule 13 of the Rules of Procedure said …
Read More »VIDEO: Drama as Oola re-arrested in Gulu after release
VIDEO: People suspected to be security operatives Thursday morning stormed the Gulu Magistrates’ Court and re-arrested Dan Oola Odiya in the holding cells as he awaited release. Oola, the Deputy Mobilization Secretary for Uganda People’s Congress, was facing charges of treason, concealment, murder and attempted murder. The Director of Public …
Read More »ANALYSIS: Museveni faces tough 2017
Protests to increase if economy, security brutality worsen Museveni’s bid to lift the presidential age-limit, the bad and worsening economy, land grabbing, poverty-driven insecurity, and growing elite impunity of those close to power and brutality of the security forces, especially the police are some of the issues most pundits that …
Read More »Propaganda over Mumbere
COMMENT:By Elijah Kisembo Political abstraction creates rationalisation of actions of stronger party without listening to victims. Peace is not the absence of violence. However, violence is a clear reflection of the sometimes deceptive peace that we celebrate in our communities. Recently, the country woke up to an explosion of violence …
Read More »VIDEO: Court stops Akena’s removal from the helm of UPC
VIDEO: The Court of Appeal Friday afternoon issued an interim order staying James Akena’s Uganda People’s Congress presidency until the main application is handled. The ruling now halts the implementation of the High Court orders revoking the election of James Akena as president of the Uganda People’s Congress Party (UPC). Deputy …
Read More »COURT: Akena is still UPC party president
The Court of Appeal on Friday issued an interim order staying the implementation of High Court orders that had revoked the election process that made James Akena president of the Uganda People’s Congress party (UPC). Deputy Chief Justice Steven Kavuma heard Akena’s application and restrained his rivals that include Joseph Bbosa, …
Read More »Uganda’s political parties share Shs3 billion
The Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development has confirmed it has released Shs3billion for political parties with representation in Parliament. The Electoral Commission Spokesperson Jotham Taremwa said the money had been wired to four political parties that are also members of the Inter Party Organization for Dialogue (IPOD). National …
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