Notable Political Tricks of Bobi Wine as the MDD Master to Watch
Every time Uganda is nearing the election period, Ugandans experience funny and cheap sympathy-seeking political stunts from the opposition.
In 2020, Robert Kyagulanyi, aka Bobi Wine, the leader of the National Unity Platform party, NUP, claimed to have been castrated by security personnel.
His supporters mobilized funds for his treatment abroad, only for him to start traversing different countries and cities on boat cruises and feel-good parties when he reached.
Bobi Wine and other opposition leaders are known for defying lawful orders...
The Myth of Fighting Corruption: A Call for Genuine Reforms
A few years back, if you stepped outside the borders of Uganda, the most likely question you would encounter, if people recognize you as a Ugandan, would be about Idi Amin. It seems that the question about the late former president has been replaced by questions about the levels of corruption in Uganda.
Ironically, within Uganda, fighting corruption is often heralded as a national priority, both by the leadership and the general citizenry. From the highest offices to the casual...
Top Opposition MPs Turn Parliament into Trenches to Hit Big Deals
The corruption in the parliament of Uganda has exposed the opposition legislators as more corrupt than their counterparts in the ruling National Resistance Movement party.
A large number of opposition legislators are playing to the gallery and speaking to hide the dirt under the carpet.
The Parliament has turned out to be a house of deals where opposition MPs and some members from the NRM speak the same language when it comes to stealing and the question of who will fight...
Opinion: At what Stage will Opposition Politicians in Uganda start owning mistakes without blaming NRM?
The opposition parties in Uganda are currently entangled in internal fights, incoherence and poor leadership with each party having at least more than two factions.
The Democratic Party is divided with Nobert Mao faction against Lulume Bayiga’s team, FDC has Najjanankumbi faction led by Patrick Amuriat and Nandala Mafabi against Besigye’s Katonga faction. The National Unity Platform is grappling with Pro-Mpuuga team against Bobi Wine and a developing rift with Ssenyonyi, and so is the old UPC grappling with infights.
These...
NUP IN THE SPIN: Firing Mpuuga for Senyonyi, Bobi Wine jumped from frying pan to fire
European Parliament Session a few days ago discussed the Uganda Anti-Homosexuality Act an act that has been seen as detrimental to Uganda’s sovereignty.
During the debate held on Thursday 9 May 2024 Lord Cashman asked His Majesty’s Government what representations they have made to the government of Uganda regarding its Anti-Homosexuality Act. Among the speakers, Lord Bellingham noted that the new Leader of Opposition in Uganda, Joel Senyonyi is the new kid on the block in as far politics of...
How Lukwago’s 2026 Presidential bid will end Bobi Wine’s dominance in Central region and give NRM Soft Landing
On 19 September 2023,the Forum for Democratic Change Katonga group held an extra-Ordinary delegates conference at their Katonga office.The same delegates conference passed a resolution to suspend the current leadership of Patrick Amuriat and Nandala Mafabi and put Erias Lukwago as the Interim Party President.
Lukwago who has been the Party’s deputy president is Kizza Besigye’s right hand man and and being seen as the Party’s potential presidential candidate in 2026 regardless of the ongoing fights between Katonga and Najjanankumbi...