Politics

The National Unity Platform (NUP) party, in a dramatic turn of events, faces an eminent split following the launch of a new political group by Spartan Mukagyi, one of the party's key figures in the 2021 general elections. The announcement to launch a new political group called People Power Front (PPF) has raised concerns within the NUP and its leadership since people power is one of the NUP's slogans and a key player in the opposition against the ruling government. Mukagyi,...

In an effort to regain supporters who left the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) for the FDC Katonga faction, FDC President Patrick Oboi Amuriat has already dished out over UGX 100 million on the gazetted UGX 450 M. This move aims to entice back those who crossed ove to the Katonga Faction. Notable among those welcomed back during the FDC National Council meeting on Thursday, October 17, 2024, were Hon. Okin PP Ojara, the MP for Chwa West County in...

The President of Kenya H.E William Ruto has on October 18, 2024, nominated Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki for the position of Deputy President following the impeachment of Rigathi Gachagua. The Deputy President's office became vacant after the Senate upheld Gachagua's impeachment on October 17, 2024. In a move to fill the role, Ruto forwarded Kindiki's nomination to the National Assembly for consideration. On October 18, 2024, National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang'ula communicated the President's decision to MPs, setting the stage for...

The Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) party Secretary General, Nathan Nandala Mafabi, has said non-members lack a legal mandate to dissolve the party. Nandala was responding to the decision of the Katonga group headed by Kizza Besigye to dissolve the original Najjanankumbi group. According to him, any individual who is not a member of the party has no legal prerogative to dissolve the party, as alleged by the Katonga group. “This is our party, and non-members have no legal power over it...

The manufacture and intended use of petrol bombs on different government officials, buildings, vehicles, and businesses known to regime supporters by Bobi Wine and the National Unity Platform (NUP) stalwarts has sparked sharp splitting within the party leadership and staunch supporters. A source revealed that the mistrust and divisions have intensified following confessions by the NUP supporters who are being tried on charges of terrorism, treason, and unlawful possession of ammunition by the Makindye-based Military General Court Martial based in...

While appearing on a reality television show known as "My Story," hosted by Karitas Karisimbi, on Monday, October 14, 2024, Dr. John Ekure, the Executive Director and Chief Surgeon at Kumi Orthopedic Centre in Kumi district, confessed how he quit opposition and resorted to saving lives with support from the government. The orthopedic surgeon in 2001 overwhelmingly supported and openly funded the then Reform Agenda’s presidential candidate, Dr. Kizza Besigye; all his moves were strictly against the ruling government. As they...