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Ordnance Explosion Kills 2 Pupils, Critically Injures 2 Others In Gulu
An explosion has killed two pupils and left two others critically injured in Omel sub county, Gulu district. Bosco Abonga, the Deputy Speaker of Omel sub county identifies the deceased as Ronald Rubangakene,12 and Morris Opiyo,13. The injured are Derrick Okello,13 and Brian Rubangakene,12. They are all pupils of Bul Kur Primary School in Bul…
Opposition Stands No Chance Of Stopping Muhoozi’s Presidency Unless They Stepup Their Game. – Hope Mulangira
Political analyst who doubles as Whisper Eye CEO counsel Mulangira Hope Kaweesi has come out to say the writings on the wall are clear that Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba seeks to occupy the top political seat in the country but the Opposition must work harder to stop him otherwise they stand no chance. Counsel Mulangira a…
Opposition Proposes Joint Candidate In Omoro By-election
The Opposition is mooting plans to nominate a joint candidate to contest with the National Resistance Movement party candidate in the Omoro county parliamentary by-election. This comes a day after President Museveni picked 32-year-old Andrew Ojok Oulanyah, the eldest son of the former legislator and Speaker of Parliament Jacob L’Okori Oulanyah to hold the NRM…
Opposition Politicians Distance Themselves From Fuel Prices Protests,Security Warns Public Against Illegal Demonstrations
Most of opposition politicians in parties like Forum for Democratic Change ‘FDC’, Democratic Party ‘DP’,Jema and National Unity Platform ‘NUP’ have distanced themselves from fueling a section of excited Ugandans engaging in demonstrations over high fuel and commodity prices. This comes after several messages have been circulating on different social media platforms from yet to…
Opposition MPs Walk Out Of Parliament In Protest Of Torture
Members of Parliament (MPs) from the opposition faction have walked out of Parliament in protest of the torture of their colleagues. Led by the Leader of Opposition in Parliament, Mathias Mpuuga, the MPs will not be in Parliament for two weeks. The legislators sat in front of Parliament chanting, “free our people” before they all…
Opposition MPs Squeeze Govt On Return Of Stranded Ugandans In Myanmar,Egypt & India
Government is working with the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) to secure the release and repatriation of Ugandans held hostage by rebel groups in Myanmar, according to Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja. She said a number of East African countries have nationals stranded in Myanmar, and efforts are in place to rescue them, with four Ugandans…
Opposition MPs Slam Wasteful Ugandan Delegation To UN Assembly
The members of opposition in Parliament led by the Shadow Minister of Foreign Affairs, Muwada Nkunyingi, have protested against the 71 member Delegation of Uganda sent to the 78th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) taking place in New York, calling it is a wastage of tax payers money. Nkunyingi, on Friday, September 22, 2023, while…
Opposition Cant Win Elections In Uganda Over My Dead Body-Gen Tumwine
The Minister for Security, General Elly Tumwine, who is under scrutiny by the Rules, Privileges and Discipline Committee, has said the lies peddled by opposition MPs Cecilia Ogwal and Godfrey Katushabe show that opposition will never rule Uganda. ”Its because of such lies that opposition in Uganda cant win elections because people understand who they…
Opposition Boycotts Plenary Sittings Over Re-arrest Of MPs Ssegirinya,Ssewanyana
The Opposition caucus in Parliament has boycotted parliamentary sittings until MPs Allan Ssewanyana (NUP, Makindye West) and Muhammad Ssegirinya (Kawempe North) are released. The resolution was reached by a team led by the Leader of the Opposition in Parliament (LOP), Hon Mathias Mpuuga and communicated to journalists at press conference jointly addressed by the Chief…
Opinion: What If John Katumba Becomes Uganda’s President In 2021!
By Andrew Baba Buluba Kampala: Many Ugandans at the moment strongly believe that Presidential Candidate John Katumba becoming the next president is harder than a childless woman conceiving past menopause. And that much I believe too. I have however watched the not so generously brained Presidential hopeful in utter amusement after he successfully jumped all…