Politics

National Unity Platform (NUP) is on spot for being behind the continued abductions and torture claims of citizens especially opposition supporters in the country. This was revealed today Wednesday 1st march 2023 by a one Mwesigwa Eric an alleged torture victim while addressing a presser at Ministry of defence and veterans affairs headquarters in Mbuya, Nakawa Kampala.  Mwesigwa confessed that he was lured by NUP leadership to have wounds inflicted on his body and was promised UGX50M which was not fulfilled after the mission was accomplished. He also revealed that opposition NUP owns...

Non-Baganda National Unity Platform (NUP) delegates and supporters stormed out of the Kunga Annual Convention in a rage after being neglected and excluded from the entire event. This took place at the new NUP Headquarters in Makerere kavule Thursday 23rd February afternoon. Delegates from East and Northern Uganda were especially dissatisfied with the party leaders for making all important communications in Luganda, denying them a translator for those who did not understand Luganda. According to sources at the convention, several pleas...

The Serere County Legislative By-election has been called for Mr. Emmanuel Omoding. Independent lawmaker Omoding is the son of late lawmaker Patrick Okabe, who was killed in a car crash last year. He won the race with 15,638 votes, beating out the other four contenders. His closest rival was Phillip Oucor of the National Resistance Movement (NRM), who received 13,206 votes. Alice Alaso, candidate for the Alliance for National Transformation (ANT), received 3,335, Martin Onguruco, Independent, received 2,523, and the Forum for...

𝐈𝐒𝐒𝐔𝐄 217 𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐄𝐃𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐅𝐄𝐁𝐑𝐔𝐀𝐑𝐘 23, 2023 🇺🇬🇺🇬🇺🇬 🇺🇬 Emmanuel Omoding wins Serere County by-election 📌 Emmanuel Omoding Okabe (Indep), the son of late Hon Patrick Okabe has been declared winner of the Serere  County by-elections that took place on Thursday February, 23. In his acceptance speech, Omoding pledged to continue his late father's legacy and working with NRM. Other contenders in the race were NRM's Phillip Oucor, Alliance for National Transformation's Alice Alaso, Forum for Democratic Change's Emmanuel Eratu and Martin Onguruco, also...

Betty Nambooze and Hanifah Nabukeera both NUP MPs are in a vast war over Fred Kiyimba, a driver. It is alleged that the two ladies are not on talking terms, because Nabukeera wooed Nambooze’s driver while she was in the US receiving treatment, with better pay. According to sources, upon her return, Nambooze was bitter and disappointed with her colleague, who had taken her long time driver away. According to Nabukeera, the driver is an adult, who has his own independent mind and a right to make decisions who to work for. “Why would she say I...

𝐈𝐒𝐒𝐔𝐄 215 𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐄𝐃𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐅𝐄𝐁𝐑𝐔𝐀𝐑𝐘 21, 2023 🇺🇬🇺🇬🇺🇬 🇺🇬 President Museveni asks the people of Serere to vote for NRM's Oucor 📌 President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has asked the people of Serere County to vote for NRM candidate Phillips Oucor in the forthcoming MP by-elections slated for February 23. The President was on Tuesday afternoon campaigning in Serere where he urged voters to embrace the NRM manifesto for effective development. The President also asked Teso leaders to mobilise and guide residents to embrace the...