Michael Kabaziguruka, the chairperson of the electoral body of the Katonga-based People’s Front for Freedom (PFF), has criticized opposition parties for prioritizing political positions in the 2026 elections over strategizing to defeat President Museveni. Speaking to Bbeg Media at PFF’s Katonga Road offices in Kampala, Kabaziguruka urged opposition groups to focus on ending Museveni’s “dictatorship”…
An otherwise capricious political group, the so-called National Unity Platform (NUP) just passed off what it called its national delegates conference at which top party-political entrepreneurs were crowned, retaining their coveted seats, during which the media was sealed out. And the Uganda media houses, their journalists, and those that pass for political critics seeking genuine…
Veteran journalist turned politician, Simon Muyanga Lutaaya, has defended his close ties with the Bukedea Woman MP and Parliamentary Speaker Annet Anita Among, warning critics against attacking him over their relationship. Speaking to Bbeg Media in Kampala, Lutaaya emphasized that his bond with Among, rooted in their shared history in the Forum for Democratic Change…
Dr. Patrick Wakida today took his first step in becoming the MP for Kabweri County, Kibuku district, eight months after he ditched the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) for the National Resistance Movement (NRM). Wakida, who picked nomination forms at the NRM secretariat in Kampala today told journalists that he had waited half a century…
As the National Resistance Movement (NRM) renews its leadership at the grassroots, senior party members are positioning themselves to play an influential role within the party. The biggest battle for local supremacy within the NRM is taking shape in Rukungiri district, where Lt Gen Henry Tumukunde and Maj Gen Jim Muhwezi will face off for…
Political players and actors have urged the Independent Electoral Commission to extend the days for updating the voter’s register but the electoral body says the time is adequate. Julius Mucunguzi, the spokesperson of the commission told Bbeg Media that the remaining five days were adequate for people to register. “We think the remaining days are…
