Dr Kizza Besigye and his co-accused Obeid Kamulegeya Lutale will have a more comfortable Christmas, food-wise, than millions of Ugandans roaming Kampala streets. This is largely in part because of the generosity of the People’s Front Freedom (PFF), a political platform he help co-found, which today drove to Luzira Prison with a pick-up full of…
For close to two weeks, Gen Salim Saleh, the coordinator of Operation Wealth Creation (OWC) has declined to meet David Pulkol, the former head of the External Security Organisation (ESO). Sources close to the general told Bbeg Media that the general had communicated to Pulkol and others who want to see him, that he needs…
President Museveni has justified the decision to charge civilians in the army courts saying unlike the civilian courts, these help to handle “gun-wielding criminals quickly.” In a statement on his social media platforms, the president said the army courts were intoduced because of the rampant activities of criminals and terrorists which could not be handled…
The National Resistance Movement (NRM) has assured that it will create a credible voters’ register ahead of the party’s internal elections set for next year. Medina Naham, the director of Finance and Administration at the party secretariat, who is overseeing the process, told members in Arua that the process was moving smoothly. The 21-days activity…
They had rehearsed their act so perfectly; if they had been in Hollywood, they might have gotten a movie shooting deal for a thriller. The cast: A group of youths from the National Unity Platform (NUP). A minister. A batch of ticked ballot papers. A president eager to listen to the mouthwatering plot. A senior…
On Friday, Mathias Mpuuga, the former leader of the opposition, was unveiled as the leader of The Democratic Alliance (DA) a new political platform largely made up of members of the DP bloc and former supporters of the National Unity Platform (NUP). While the event created excitement, and hope and made news headlines, there were…
The last time Mathias Mpuuga, the former leader of the opposition, made news headlines was on October 28,. On that day, he addressed a press briefing at Parliament where he blasted the government for pushing through the enactment of the Coffee Bill which many opposition members and some people had opposed. Since then, Mpuuga’s public…
A few weeks after joining the Office of the Prime Minister as spokesperson, Charles Odongtho was summoned to Robinah Nabbanja’s office. “Your contract will not be renewed,” the prime minister told the visibly shocked veteran journalist according to the account of two people who witnessed the exchange. “I don’t need you here. Thats all.” A…
The arrest (or abduction) of Dr Kizza Besigye from Kenya sent shock waves within the opposition ranks and evoked memories of the 70s and early 80s when such acts were commonplace in the region. Besigye and Obeid Lutale Kamulegeya were yesterday charged in the General Court Martial with illegal possession of firearms and remanded to…
Grace Akifeza, an NRM leaning independent, was yestreday declared winner in the Kisoro Woman MP by-election. She defeated the NRM candidate and her nemesis Rose Kabagyeni in a hotly contested race that had many intriguing twists and turns. Akifeza garnered 50,459 votes compared to Kabagyeni’s 44, 982 votes. She will replace Sarah Mateke, the former…
