The NRM National Treasurer, Barbara Nekesa Oudo, has urged the people of the Busoga subregion to concentrate their efforts on combating household poverty through embracing empowerment programs of the government, like the Parish Development Model (PDM), Emyooga, among others. Nekesa made the call at Mbigiti Memorial Technical Institute in Makuutu town council, Bugweri during a…
By Kungu Al-mahadi Adam Uganda’s political landscape is a battleground where opposition forces face an uphill struggle against President Museveni’s entrenched regime. In this high-stakes environment, unity among opposition leaders is not just strategic—it’s existential. Yet, the escalating feud between Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine, the charismatic leader of the National Unity Platform (NUP), and…
Rebecca Kadaga has been active on the political scene since 1989 when she joined the National Resistance Council as a representative of the women of Kamuli district. Throughout that time, she has held several ministerial portfolios and offices, culminating in her election as speaker of Parliament in 2011. At 68 years of age, Kadaga is…
President Museveni has praised the people of Rwakitura for their active participation in the National Resistance Movement (NRM) village-level elections. The process involves verification of the party members’ register, electing village structures and LCI flag bearers. Museveni, who also serves as the NRM national acirman, personally oversaw the exercise in Rwakitura cell, Nshwerenkye parish, Kiruhura….
Team Thorough YKM, a political pressure group allied to the National Resistance Movement (NRM), has issued a two-week ultimatum to have their issues sorted out or else they will go ahead to petition party chairman, President Museveni. The national coordinator of the pressure group, John Mugisha, told Bbeg Media at their offices in Kampala they…
Namayanja praises Museveni for empowering women The NRM Deputy Secretary General, Rose Namayanja, has praised President Museveni for empowering women and the girl-child in the various government sectors. She was speaking during the belated Women’s Day celebrations at Semuto Primary School playgrounds in Nakaseke district. Addressing the gathering, Namayanja credited the President with…
The National Resistance Movement (NRM) wants John Baptist Nambeshe, the National Unity Platform’s vice president for Eastern Uganda, to rejoin its ranks, five years after he ditched the ruling party. Impeccable sources within the NRM told Bbeg Media that the party has been “sweet-talking” Nambeshe over the last several months to have him recommit to…
To use the tired cliché, “It is the D-Day” in Kawempe North today as voters head to the polls to elect a replacement for Muhammad Ssegirinya, who died in January. The two main contenders are National Unity Platform’s Elias Nalukoola Luyimbazi, a seasoned city lawyer, and NRM’s Faridah Nambi, daughter of the party’s vice chairperson,…
