REVEALED: NUP Leaders Pay Loyalty Wages to Detained Supporters to Stay in Prison
The National Unity Platform (NUP) is under the spotlight as its leadership has resorted to controversial methods to maintain their grip as the leading opposition party in the country, such as repeatedly paying wages to their detained supporters to stay in prison as a way to gain political relevancy, account to their funders, and blame the government for selective punishment of their supporters.
According to sources who prefer anonymity, NUP, under the leadership of Robert Kyagulanyi, has been paying off...
FDC Katonga Funders Ponder Pullout as Besigye Spends Over Ugx 50 Million to Hire Boda-Bodas
The current up-country tour by Col. (Rtd) Dr. Kizza Besigye, the leader of the Forum for Democratic Change-FDC Katonga faction, is facing a financial setback after the funders accused him (Besigye) of misusing the money they had collected for the events.
This stemmed from a crisis that erupted after Col. Besigye visited Mityana district on Thursday, April 18, 2024, in an attempt to rebuild his political career.
While in Mityana, he paid each boda-boda cyclist who received and ushered him a...
NUP in Panic as Besigye’s FDC Moves to Reclaim Leading Opposition Party Spot
Tensions are high in the Makerere Kavule-based National Unity Platform (NUP) following the resurfacing of the four-time presidential candidate Dr. Kizza Besigye on Uganda’s political scene under the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) Katonga faction, a move that is likely to sway support from NUP and its president, Robert Kyagulanyi.
The FDC Katonga faction, led by Besigye, recently launched national-wide campaigns to reclaim its position as the leading opposition political party and blamed the NUP for failing to steer Uganda’s...
Besigye Criticized for Exploiting Grief-Stricken Relatives of the Late Eperu for Political Relevance
Rtd. Col. Kizza Besigye, former Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) Party President, has been criticized by the family members and village mates of the late Sarah Eperu for taking advantage of her death, exploiting her brother during his grief, and manipulating him with a bribe of Ugx5 million in order to allow his Katonga faction to lead the funeral preparations of his departed sister.
According to a brother of the late Eperu, only identified as Ben, and other family members,...
Shameful Scenes Erupt at Eperu’s Burial as Besigye and Amuriat Fight for Microphone
Rtd Col Kizza Besigye the former President of the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC), and Eng. Patrick Oboi Amuriat the current President of FDC Najjankumbi displayed undignified scenes where they exchanged bitter words over who should speak during the memorial service of their fallen comrade Sarah Eperu who was laid to rest on April 13, 2024, in Koloin, Ngora District.
According to family and friends, who had gathered to send off their loved one, Besigye and Amuriat who have a...
Joel Ssenyonyi’s Contradicting Statements on Auditor General’s Award Raise Doubts
Joel Ssenyonyi, the Leader of Opposition (LOP) in the 11th Parliament, has found himself in hot water over his contradictory statements regarding a proposed service award for the Auditor General. The controversy arose when Ssenyonyi issued conflicting statements both in parliament and on social media.
During a recent parliamentary session on April 11, 2024, Ssenyonyi seconded a motion to grant the outgoing Auditor General a service award worth Ugx. 500 million, along with other benefits equivalent to half of what...