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Uganda:
Stiff Race as Anywar Rival to Nominate Besigye
Monitor, 4 November 2015
The extent of the fall out between Dr Kizza Besigye and Kitgum Woman MP Betty Anywar assumes a new dimension today as the legislator's rival steps up to nominate Dr Besigye for a… Read more »
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Uganda:
Besigye Heads to Namboole for Nomination
Monitor, 4 November 2015
The Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) presidential flag bearer, Dr Kizza Besigye is on his way to Mandela National Stadium where he is expected to be nominated as a presidential… Read more »
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Uganda:
Museveni Sets Out 2016 Poll Agenda
Monitor, 4 November 2015
Stepping outside protocol, President Museveni carried his own umbrella and took to the dance floor to mingle with his supporters, who endured a downpour as he addressed his first… Read more »
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Uganda:
KCCA Warns Presidential Candidates On Posters
Monitor, 4 November 2015
Presidential aspirants could face fines for defying city authorities' orders not to litter the city with campaign posters, Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) has warned. Read more »
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Uganda:
Sebaggala Pulls Out of Presidential Race, Allies With Museveni
Monitor, 3 November 2015
As nominations continue, one of the presidential aspirants Nasser Ntege Sebaggala has pulled out of the race, a move that his critics have described as "not surprising." Read more »
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Uganda:
Amama Mbabazi - Time for Change Is Now
Independent (Kampala), 3 November 2015
My fellow citizens, my fellow Ugandans: Read more »
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Uganda:
Museveni, Mbabazi Nominated but Lwanga Turned Away
Observer, 3 November 2015
Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, Amama Mbabazi and Prof Venansius Baryamureeba have all today been nominated to compete in the 2016 presidential elections. Read more »
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Uganda:
Sebaggala Pulls Out of Presidential Race, Allies With Musveni
Monitor, 3 November 2015
As nominations continue, one of the presidential aspirants Nasser Ntege Sebaggala has pulled out of the race, a move that his critics have described as "not surprising." Read more »
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Uganda:
President Team Investigates Kanungu Polls
Monitor, 3 November 2015
President Museveni has sent a team to Kanungu District to investigate allegations of electoral malpractices that have left party members divided. Read more »
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Uganda:
Museveni, Mbabazi Launch Presidential Campaigns After Nominations
East African, 3 November 2015
President Yoweri Museveni has said he will embark on some of the unfulfilled pledges he made in the last presidential elections once re-elected. Read more »
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Uganda:
Museveni Nominated Ahead of Presidential Elections
Monitor, 3 November 2015
President Yoweri Museveni has been nominated as a presidential candidate for next years elections on the National Resistance Movement (NRM) ticket. Read more »
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Uganda:
Mbabazi Declared Duly Nominated Presidential Candidate
Monitor, 3 November 2015
The Electoral Commission Chairperson, Mr Badru Kiggundu has declared former Prime Minister Amama Mbabazi as a duly nominated presidential candidate.Mr Kiggundu who doubles as the… Read more »
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Uganda:
KCCA Warns Mbabazi On City Processions
Observer, 3 November 2015
Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) has warned ex-prime Minister Amama Mbabazi against holding any processions in the Kampala Central Business District (CBD) after his… Read more »
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Uganda:
FDC's Anywar, NRM's Chemaswet Back Mbabazi
Observer, 2 November 2015
On Amama Mbabazi's 20-man entourage to support his presidential nomination tomorrow is; Kitgum Woman MP Beatrice (FDC) and Kween County MP Abdi Chemwaset (NRM). Read more »
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Tanzania:
Mbabazi's Lawyers On Alert As Arrest Warrant May Be Issued
Citizen, 3 November 2015
Lawyers to former premier and presidential hopeful Mr Amama Mbabazi have expressed their worry over reports that their client and 'GoForward' pressure group flag bearer could be… Read more »
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Uganda:
Security Heavily Deployed Ahead of Presidential Nominations
Monitor, 3 November 2015
Security has been beefed up in different parts of Kampala ahead of presidential nominations in Namboole. Read more »
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Uganda:
Issues Awaiting Candidates on Campaign Trail
Monitor, 3 November 2015
At least four people will today be nominated as presidential candidates, with an additional three or more tomorrow, to compete for the country's highest political office next year.… Read more »
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Uganda:
FDC, NRM Lawmakers to Nominate Mbabazi
Monitor, 3 November 2015
In what looks like a move to tap into the support of the two leading political parties, team Go Forward has looked to the ruling NRM and opposition FDC to get Mr Amama Mbabazi's… Read more »
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Uganda:
Campaigns Should Not Be a Do-or-Die Affair
Monitor, 2 November 2015
This week marks the beginning of major political activity in the country with nominations for presidential candidates and the ruling party, which carried out its primary elections… Read more »
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Uganda:
Museveni Set for Nomination but Besigye, Mbabazi Fiddle
Observer, 2 November 2015
With presidential nominations set to start tomorrow, FDC flag bearer Dr Kizza Besigye and former premier Amama Mbabazi are yet to decide as to who will step down for the other. Read more »
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Uganda:
EC, Police Unveil Guidelines for Presidential Nominations
Monitor, 2 November 2015
The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) and Uganda Police Force have unveiled guidelines to be followed by aspirants as they head for nomination at Mandela National Stadium,… Read more »
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Uganda:
Opposition Fail to Agree Again On TDA Joint Candidate.
Independent (Kampala), 2 November 2015
Below is a statement from Wafula Oguttu, Leader of Opposition in Parliament on the disagreement between FDC and Amama Mbabazi's Go Forward team Read more »
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Uganda:
Museveni Warns Mbabazi 'Moles' in NRM
Observer, 1 November 2015
President Yoweri Museveni has cautioned NRM party members against branding others as supporters of his former prime minister and now presidential aspirant, Amama Mbabazi. Read more »
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Uganda:
Gulu NRM Leaders Defect to Mbabazi
Monitor, 1 November 2015
The LC3 chairperson for Layibi Division in Gulu Municipality and five other NRM party members on Friday declared they had joined former premier Amama Mbabazi's Go Forward group… Read more »
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Uganda:
Museveni Endorsed for Fifth Term
Monitor, 1 November 2015
The ruling party's National Delegates Conference, protected by layers of security, on Sunday endorsed President Museveni as its official flag bearer in the nest year's presidential… Read more »
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Uganda:
FDC Refutes Besigye Exit From 2016 Race
Monitor, 31 October 2015
The Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) President, Maj Gen Mugisha Muntu, has dismissed media reports that the party's presidential flag bearer, Dr Kizza Besigye, plans to withdraw… Read more »
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Uganda:
Opposition Parties Agree on Single Presidential Candidate
Observer, 30 October 2015
Go-Foward's Amama Mbabazi and Forum for Democratic change flag bearer Kizza Besigye have agreed to field a single joint presidential candidate in next year's election. Read more »
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Uganda:
Mbabazi Unveils Proposed Opposition Govt Structure
Monitor, 30 October 2015
Opposition leaders in their meeting in the United Kingdom, last week, agreed to form a transitional government of two years headed by a President and with an Executive Prime… Read more »
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Uganda:
Candidate Museveni is Still President - EC
Observer, 26 October 2015
Last week's arrest of FDC presidential aspirant Kizza Besigye and Kyadondo East MP Ssemujju Ibrahim Nganda so as to block their planned rallies marked a new low in the already… Read more »
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Uganda:
I Will Not Support Museveni Again - Mbabazi
Monitor, 22 October 2015
Presidential hopeful Mr John Patrick Amama Mbabazi has dispelled speculation that he could abandon the opposition and renew his support for President Museveni like former Vice… Read more »
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Uganda:
NRM Invites Mbabazi for Delegates Conference
Monitor, 22 October 2015
The National Resistance Movement (NRM) has said it will invite its former secretary general Amama Mbabazi to attend the party's delegates' conference between October 30 and… Read more »
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Uganda:
Mbabazi's New Plan to Give Museveni a Run for His Money
East African, 24 October 2015
As Uganda's ruling party finalises preparations for its National Delegates Conference scheduled for October 30 to November 2, former secretary-general Amama Mbabazi is set to… Read more »