After days of huffing and puffing, Priscilla Zawedde, commonly known as Azawi, has deleted her social media posts that were critical of government’s handling of today’s protests. In recent days, Azawi had taken social media by storm, urging young people to participate in the March to Parliament today. She has also condemned the high-handedness of…
Today’s March to Parliament demo kicked off in a lukewarm style after security operatives arrested several suspected ring leaders and deployed heavily to scare would be protestors. In the city centre and downtown, there was heavy security presence. Military police personnel were seen patrolling the streets armed with guns and batons. Heavy military vehicles like…
Generation Seven, a pressure group affiliated to the NRM, has urged youth not to attend the planned March2Parliament scheduled for July 23. Police, too, warned that they will not entertain the demo organized by youth activists to highlight misuse of public resources by Parliament and other institutions. Addressing the media today, Stephen Mukasa, the coordinator…
At the conclusion of the seven-day-long introspection retreat of Cabinet, Permanent Secretaries and members of the Central Executive Committee (CEC) and the secretariat of the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM), President Museveni led the team to Mzee George Matoogo’s farm. Located in Ngoma in Nakaseke district, the members listen attentively to Matoogo’s wealth creation journey….
More than 200 days after Joel Ssenyonyi was appointed leader of the opposition, he has failed to galvanize opposition members in Parliament with many MPs openly rebelling against him. At 37 years, Ssenyonyi is the second youngest politician to become leader of opposition in Uganda’s political history after Basil Bataringaya who occupied the position in…
Retired Supreme Court judge, Prof George Kanyeihamba has said Robert Kyagulanyi, aka Bobi Wine, still has a lot to learn if he is to lead Uganda. Speaking to Digitalk TV, an online media platform, Kanyeihamba, who is now confined to a wheel chair, said although he had endorsed Kyagulanyi’s presidential bid in 2021, he had…
There is little doubt that Paul Kagame will win the votes necessary to extend his 24-year rule in Rwanda’s general election today. The ruling party, the Rwanda Patriotic Front, nominated Kagame as its presidential candidate during a congress in March. He got 99.1% of the vote. Kagame faces Frank Habineza, who leads the opposition Democratic…
Kenya’s president, William Ruto has dismissed his cabinet with the exception of Musalia Mudavadi, the prime cabinet secretary. His deputy, Rigathi Gachagua remains untouched. Ruto, who has come under pressure from young Kenyans over the rising cost of living, made the announcement today at State House, Nairobi. Details later…
A month after signing a memorandum of understanding with the NRM in August 2022, Norbert Mao was asked on NBS TV’s Frontline show what specifically he would focus on as new minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs. “Ensuring a smooth transition,” he said without batting an eyelid. “How?” the moderator of the show Charles Mwanguhya…
The increasing commercialisation of Uganda’s politics has impacted on the quality of leaders we have in the country and sparked electoral violence, the chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), Simon Byabakama has said. Byabakama, addressing a media breakfast meeting, said there needs to be laws to regulate campaign financing in Uganda. “Why has democracy become…
