Kizza Besigye, leader of the FDC opposition party, on the campaign trail.
Kizza Besigye, leader of the FDC opposition party, on the campaign trail.
Uganda: Opposition Candidate Warns Intelligence Head to Stop Intimidations
Monitor, 8 November 2010
Dr Kizza Besigye has warned Gen. David Tinyefuza, the coordinator of intelligence agencies, to stop intimidating opposition supporters in Sembabule District. Read more »
Uganda: Police Fight Tororo NRM Supporters
New Vision, 7 November 2010
GUNSHOTS, teargas and batons were used to disperse crowds that tried to block NRM parliamentary primary polls between Emmanuel Otala and Jacob Oboth-Oboth. Read more »
Uganda: Museveni Promises Free A-Level Education
New Vision, 7 November 2010
THE NRM 2011 presidential candidate, Yoweri Museveni, has promised free education for A'level students starting next year. Read more »
Uganda: Ten FDC Officials in Deal With NRM?
New Vision, 6 November 2010
LEADERS of the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) are worried as rumours fly in political circles about 10 top officials said to have sealed a deal with the National Resistance… Read more »
Uganda: President Museveni Starts Campaigns in Lango Region
Monitor, 5 November 2010
President Museveni has urged the people of Lango to liberate themselves from people whom he said have been telling them "goba" (lies) that he intends to grab their land. Read more »
Uganda: Presidential Campaigns in Second Week
New Vision, 4 November 2010
THE countrywide presidential campaigns which kicked off on October 28 and have entered their second week. Read more »
Uganda: Opposition Might Lose in Next Year's Polls - FDC
New Vision, 4 November 2010
THE opposition risks losing the presidential race due to bickering among candidates from different camps, Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) spokesperson Wafula Oguttu has warned. Read more »
Uganda: NRM Members Defy Party Orders, Run As Independents
Monitor, 5 November 2010
Despite President Museveni's threats of excommunicating members who defy party regulations and stand as independents, the Electoral Commission yesterday nominated various NRM… Read more »
Uganda: Electoral Commission Chair Warns Candidates on Campaign Schedule
New Vision, 2 November 2010
THE chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), Eng. Badru Kiggundu, has warned presidential candidates against deviating from the campaign time table. Read more »
Uganda: What Besigye Wants for Us
Monitor, 3 November 2010
Details of an abridged version of the Inter-Party Cooperation's blueprint for its vision of governing Uganda released Monday shows a focus on tackling the country's pressing… Read more »
Uganda: Museveni Starts Campaign in Luweero
New Vision, 2 November 2010
PRESIDENT Yoweri Museveni yesterday kicked off his campaign in Luwero district, where he asked residents not to vote for the opposition because it cannot solve Uganda's problems. Read more »
Uganda: Top UPC Chiefs Cross to NRM
Monitor, 2 November 2010
Three senior members of the Uganda Peoples Congress yesterday lived true to the adage that in politics there are no permanent friends or foes--but shared interests--after the trio… Read more »
Uganda: Museveni Outlines Priority Areas For Next Term
New Vision, 1 November 2010
PRESIDENT Yoweri Museveni has outlined priority areas for his next term in a 13-point re-election manifesto. Read more »
Uganda: Opposition Candidate Criticises UPDF Deployment in Somalia
Monitor, 2 November 2010
Uganda's foreign policy in the Great Lakes Region under the stewardship of President Museveni has been criticised by an opponent in the 2011 campaign race. Read more »
Uganda: Now Museveni Faces Toughest Race Ever in his 2011 Bid for Presidency
East African, 1 November 2010
The political season in Uganda has kicked off in earnest, following the nomination last week of eight candidates to contest next year’s presidential election. Read more »
Uganda: Candidates Fight for Buganda Vote
New Vision, 29 October 2010
THE Buganda vote is hotter than ever before. All political parties have decided to launch and end their presidential election campaigns in the central region. Read more »
Uganda: Colonel Besigye Rejects Campaign Plan
New Vision, 28 October 2010
OPPOSITION parties FDC and UPC yesterday rejected the campaign programme released by the Electoral Commission. FDC wanted its candidate Col. Kizza Besigye to hold rallies… Read more »
Uganda: Eight Cleared for 2011 Presidential Elections
Monitor, 27 October 2010
The final day for nomination of presidential candidates saw the Electoral Commission accept another three individuals, bringing the number of contenders in the February 18, 2011… Read more »
Uganda: Publication Names Museveni Among Worst Dictators
Monitor, 27 October 2010
Writing in the influential Foreign Policy magazine, Ghanian-born American Prof. George Ayitteh, listed 40 presidents, among them President Museveni, as the world's "worst of the… Read more »
Uganda: NRM Touches Up 2011 Manifesto
Monitor, 27 October 2010
NRM party executives were by last night locked behind closed doors at State House Entebbe thrashing out details of the party's 160-page manifesto expected to be launched on Monday. Read more »
Uganda: Former UN Official Renews Fight With Museveni
Monitor, 27 October 2010
The last day of nominations for presidential candidates ended with Uganda Peoples Congress leader Olara Otunnu denouncing President Museveni and describing his 24-year reign as… Read more »
Uganda: Museveni Nominated for Election as He Heads for 30 Years in Power
Nation, 25 October 2010
Uganda President Yoweri Museveni was nominated today to run for presidential elections that may extend his rule for over 30 years. Mr Museveni is a flag bearer of the National… Read more »
Uganda: Museveni, Besigye Square Off One Last Time
East African, 25 October 2010
On Monday, January 25, the bell tolls for the start of the third and final round between the two bulls of Uganda's politics. Read more »
Uganda: 2011 Elections - Museveni Nominated
Monitor, 25 October 2010
President Yoweri Museveni has been nominated to run for the 2011 presidential elections. He was proposed by NRM national vice chairman Al Hajji Moses Kigongo and seconded by… Read more »
Uganda: 2011 Elections - Dr Besigye for President
Monitor, 25 October 2010
As nominations for presidential candidates rolled on early yesterday afternoon, retiring Kyadondo North MP and FDC National Chairman, Sam Njuba caused a stir when he handed a copy… Read more »
Uganda: 2011 Elections - Kamya Joins Race for Uganda President
Monitor, 25 October 2010
Running on the Uganda Federal Alliance Party ticket, Ms Beti Olive Kamya Namisango, took her seat inside the nomination room ten minutes before 1p.m. on Monday Read more »
Uganda: 2011 Elections - Bidandi Gets EC Blessing
Monitor, 25 October 2010
At 11:10 a.m., with the morning sun shining brightly on Kampala City and its environs, Jaberi Bidandi Ssali of the Peoples' Progressive Party, accompanied by his wife, Suzan, took… Read more »
Uganda: Olara Otunnu's Nomination Hangs in Balance
New Vision, 25 October 2010
Olara Otunnu's nomination hangs in balance. Read more »
Uganda: EC Deletes a Million Ghost Voters
New Vision, 23 October 2010
One million names have been deleted from the national voters' register the Electoral Commission (EC) chairman, Eng. Badru Kiggundu, has revealed. Read more »
Uganda: 3 Presidential Candidates Nominated
New Vision, 24 October 2010
THIS morning, incumbent President Yoweri Museveni of the National Resistance Movement (NRM) party has been nominated to run for Presidency. Read more »
Uganda: NRM, DP, FDC Kick Off 2011 Campaigns
New Vision, 23 October 2010
Three major political parties, the National Resistance Movement (NRM), the Democratic Party (DP), and the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) will tomorrow compete for attention in… Read more »
Uganda: Challenger Cleared to Contest Presidential Election
Monitor, 24 October 2010
After dramatic scenes of pushing and shoving at the Electoral Commission offices on Thursday which almost dimmed FDC President Dr Kizza Besigye's chances of running against… Read more »
Uganda: Museveni Cleared for Nominations
New Vision, 23 October 2010
President Yoweri Museveni, the National Resistance Movement (NRM) party flag-bearer yesterday became the first presidential aspirant to be cleared for nomination by the Electoral… Read more »
Uganda: Seven Candidates Turn Up for Presidency
New Vision, 22 October 2010
President Yoweri Museveni has stood out as a liberator to many, although at the same breath many have viewed him as an oppressor. Read more »
Uganda: Aspirants Must Respect the Law
New Vision, 23 October 2010
Presidential campaigns for the 2011 elections kick off next week following nomination of candidates on Monday and Tuesday. Read more »
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