As talk of corruption and abuse of office continues to dominate the media, fueled by a social media exhibition on parliament that has singled out individuals as being corrupt,...
As talk of corruption and abuse of office continues to dominate the media, fueled by a social media exhibition on parliament that has singled out individuals as being corrupt, Walter Lubega Mukaaku, a former member of the National Unity Platform (NUP), has called for a lifestyle audit of all opposition politicians, especially Members of Parliament, in order to determine the real extent of corruption.
Mukaaku, who was speaking on a televised political talk show on Saturday, March 16, 2024, argued...
The Leader of Opposition, Joel Ssenyonyi, and several National Unity Platform (NUP) Members of Parliament (MPs) have come under fire for allegedly receiving large sums of money amounting to over UGX 16 M each to visit their hospitalized colleague, Muhammed Ssegirinya, for a mere few minutes at the Aga Khan Hospital in Nairobi, Kenya. The visit, which lasted less than five minutes, has raised eyebrows and sparked concerns about the misuse of parliamentary funds.
According to the caretakers responsible for...
The Dokolo by-election, scheduled for March 21st, is witnessing a significant turn of events as one of the aspirants, Dr. Anne Lalam, has made a surprising decision to step down in favor of the National Resistance Movement's (NRM) flag bearer, Janet Elau. This move comes just ahead of President Yoweri Museveni's anticipated visit to the Dokolo district tomorrow, March 19th, 2024.
Dr. Lalam, who was jubilant following her nomination for the parliamentary seat on March 12th, had been running as...
The Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) Najjanakumbi faction president, Patrick Oboi Amuriat, has criticized the FDC Katonga faction led by Kampala City Lord Mayor Elias Lukwago and party founder president Col (Rtd) Kizza Besigye over their decision to form a new separate party, other than trying to destroy the whole party.
According to Amuriat, the former party members should have formed the new party earlier rather than destabilizing the party as they did.
Amuriat was responding to news of Katonga-based FDC...
The Kimaanya Kabonera County Member of Parliament (MP), who is also a member of the National Unity Platform (NUP), Dr. Abed Bwanika, has castigated his party for witch-hunting Mathias Mpuuga on moral grounds, yet the party’s foreign associates are from the LGBTQ community.
Bwanika, who was speaking on a political talk show on a local TV station, reiterated his disappointment with his party over how they handled the issue of Mpuuga, whom they publicly accused of being corrupt for receiving...
Dr. Kizza Besigye, a four-time presidential candidate and founder of the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC), has asked the leadership of the National Unity Platform (NUP) party to sell the party to him or reconcile with Mathias Mpuuga, as it will not end well with NUP if Mpuuga is not called back.
Besigye, during a talk show on local television, said that NUP alone cannot handle the fight against the National Resistance Movement (NRM), since most of its members in...