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Uganda: I Am Not Quitting the Struggle, Says Dr Besigye
Monitor, 29 July 2020
Former presidential candidate and FDC founding president Dr Kizza Besigye yesterday declared he is still in the struggle to liberate Uganda and will only leave when the job that… Read more »
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Uganda: FDC Seeks 2021 Options As Hope in Besigye Fades
Monitor, 28 July 2020
The Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) is considering three alternative candidates for the party's presidential flag bearer for 2021 elections after their efforts to persuade Dr… Read more »
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Uganda: NRM, Besigye React to Tumukunde 2021 Bid
Monitor, 4 March 2020
Police authorities have put former Security Minister Lt Gen Henry Tumukunde on notice that the decision to allow or block his planned consultations for his presidential bid will… Read more »
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Uganda: Besigye's Party Starts Strategising for 2021 Polls
Observer, 6 March 2017
A year after he controversially lost his fourth presidential bid, Dr Kizza Besigye is laying ground for a fifth attempt in 2021. Read more »
Opposition Leader Besigye 'Not Quitting' Ugandan Struggle
Former presidential candidate and Forum for Democratic Change leader, Kizza Besigye has said he is still in the struggle to liberate Uganda and will only leave when the job that brought him into the struggle is accomplished. Asked if he is going to contest for presidency for the fifth time against President Yoweri Museveni in 2021, he said: "Do not focus on me, you should keep your eyes on the ball. Is there anybody who invited me in this fight? Everybody is invited in the struggle with their conscience."
InFocus
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More than 40 individuals have so far communicated their intensions to vie for Uganda's presidency, according to Jotham Taremwa, spokesperson for the electoral commission. Despite ... Read more »
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Uganda's two key opposition figures, Kizza Besigye of the Forum for Democratic Change and People Power leader MP Robert Sentamu Kyagulanyi, better known as Bobi Wine, have ... Read more »
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Kizza Besigye, 62, is positioning himself to challenge President Yoweri Museveni for the fifth time, while pop star-turned-politician Bobi Wine will only say he is "seriously ... Read more »
