Politics

Matthias Mpuuga, the former Leader of Opposition, has revealed that the People's Power Forum (PPF) is primarily sponsored by the National Unity Platform secretary General David Lewis Rubongoya. According to Mpuuga, PPF is also being fully operated by Rubongoya’s brother, who is his personal assistant, challenging previous assumptions that he (Mpuuga) was the financier. This revelation follows allegations from NUP party leader Robert Kyagulanyi, also known as Bobi Wine, on September 30, 2024, who accused Mpuuga of working with the government...

The Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) National Chairman Jack Sabiiti has strongly vowed to stop the FDC Katonga faction group from returning to the Najanankumbi group, referring to them as unwanted crops in the garden. He said their bad intentions for FDC are already known and therefore cannot be allowed to execute them. Sabiiti’s furious reaction follows comments by FDC Katonga faction National Chairman Wasswa Birigwa while assuring their supporters of the available options even if the Electoral Commission refuses to...

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has called for unity beyond tribal politics at the 2024 Southern and Eastern Africa Chief Justices Forum (SEACJF). The President made the call while officiating at the opening ceremony of the Forum on October 1, 2024, at the Commonwealth Speke Resort, Munyonyo in Kampala. “What is crucial for politics? Is it identity? Or is it interest? Now our people at that time, at independence and before, and even before the independence came. Our leaders were emphasizing the...

In a new development that has steamed up the political buzz in Kampala, the National Unity Platform (NUP) deputy spokesperson Waiswa Alex Mufumbiro is set to contest for the Kawempe South parliamentary seat come 2026 and oust his fellow in ‘the struggle’ Kazibwe Bashir Mbazira. Mufimbiro, who has already released campaign posters that are making rounds on social media, was born and raised in Busoga, but a few months back, he relocated to Kawempe South, where he rents a studio...

Engineer Patrick Oboi Amuriat, the leader of the opposition Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) party, has abandoned the 2026 presidential bid and announced his endorsement for MP Nathan Nandala Mafabi, the party secretary general, as the FDC flag bearer 2026. Amuriat made the announcement during a press conference held at Najjankumbi Kampala on Monday, September 30, 2024, where he expressed his confidence in Mafabi’s leadership capabilities and vision for the country. "After careful consideration and discussions with my supporters, I believe...

The Rubaga North Constituency Member of Parliament, Abubaker Kawalya (NUP), has accused the Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago of being ignorant about the law governing Kampala Capital City and promised to offer him free lessons about the law. He says that Lukwago does not know his roles and duties as the Lord Mayor as stipulated within the KCCA Act. Kawalya said this on Monday, September 30, 2024, while appearing on one of the local media channels. He said that Lukwago resorted to blame...