Uganda MPs Vow to Eject President
A group of lawmakers from the ruling party joined bv some opposition figures have held a rally to pressure President Yoweri Museveni not to seek another term in 2016. Museveni, who has been in power for 27 years, told the BBC he is "too experienced to stand down."
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Uganda:
Rebel Lawmakers Vow to Eject President
Observer, 19 February 2013
A group of MPs, mainly the so-called NRM rebels as well as some opposition figures, used two church events and a rally in Butambala district on Sunday to rally the people against… Read more »
Parliament (file photo).
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Uganda:
It Isn't Just Coups That Undermine Democracy
Observer, 19 February 2013
A section of Uganda's public has been fretting over the much-publicized "coup talk". Read more »
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Uganda:
DP Disowns Bukenya
Independent (Kampala), 19 February 2013
Opposition Democratic Party (DP) has distanced it's self from the allegations that former Vice President and NRM MP Gilbert Bukenya is in talks to run for presidency in 2016 on the… Read more »
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Uganda:
DP, Bukenya in Talks for 2016
Observer, 17 February 2013
Since he was thrown out of Museveni's government, former Vice President Gilbert Bukenya has increasingly become his own man. Read more »
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Uganda:
Then and Now - Let NRM Rule, Says Reagan Okumu
Observer, 17 February 2013
Fourteen years ago when people like Paul Kawanga Ssemogerere were agitating for change of government, MPs like Reagan Okumu, of Aswa county, believed that the ground was still… Read more »
InFocus
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The Parliament Defence Committee has summoned Defence Minister Crispus Kiyonga and the Chief of Defence General Aronda Nyakairima for remarks made about an alleged military ... Read more »
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Debate is raging over whether President Yoweri Museveni should continue leading the country or pass on the baton. Read more »
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Some lawmakers want the president to open up debate on the succession question, reminding him about the constitutional age limit for a head of state. Read more »