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OPED: Turmoil in FDC; Is Besigye’s Chauvinism a Source Of Conflicts In the Party?

By Massa Abrahams Kampala: The ongoing political wrangles in the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) have been instigated by selfish individuals in the party. The saboteurs include founder and first President Dr. Kizza Besigye, Waswa Birigwa, the national chairman, chief whip Ibrahim Ssemuju Nganda, and political prostitute Erias Lukwago who only left his former party…

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Campaigns Against EACOP Project Are Not Based On Facts-Katikkiro Mayiga

Buganda’s Premier Charles Peter Mayiga has scoffed at environmental activists campaigning against the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) project, that their campaigns are not based on facts on the ground. The Katikiro, who spent three days this week touring oil and gas infrastructural developments like the Kabalega Airport, CNOOC’s KingFisher projects, and TotalEnergies Tilenga…

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Court Orders Uganda Investment Authority To Cough Millions To Tirupati For Breach Of Contract

Mukono High Court Judge Florence Nakachwa has ordered Uganda Investment Authority (UIA) to pay Tirupati Development Limited sixty million damages and all the money which was paid by the plaintiff in the process of acquiring the land located situated in Goma Division , Mukono district.Block 113 Plots No. A019 In her ruling , the judge…

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‘We Permitted Them To Clear Boundaries’- NEMA Clarifies On Alleged Environmental Degradation At Speke Resort Munyonyo

In a bid to address flooding of Speke Resort Munyonyo Hotel gardens due to increased water levels from Lake Victoria, the National Environment Management Authority has granted Ruparelia Group management leeway to level and redesign its gardens. According to the approved plan, National Environment Management Authority has given  Ruparelia Group leeway to replant grass that…

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Troubled MK Mobiliser Gashumba Turns Guns To ONC Bosses After Losing Multimillion M7 Campaign Cash Deal

Kampala faded socialite turned political activist Frank Gashumba, who is affiliated to the MK Group, is very bitter and spitting venom at some officials at the Office of the National Chairman (ONC), whom he accuses of allegedly using and dumping him like a condom. The ONC, which is situated in Kyambogo, is the official campaign…

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Dr. Sudhir Breaks Silence On Progress Of Multi-billion Speke Convention Centre Construction

The Ruparelia Group of Companies Chairman Dr Sudhir Ruparelia has today addressed the press and given a progressive report on the construction of the multi-billion Speke Convention Centre. At the same presser, Dr Sudhir who was accompanied by his youthful son Rajiv Ruparelia, also gave an update on this project’s environmental conversation plan on Lake…

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Malawian Delegation Gives Courtesy Call To Gov’t Whip Obua, Shares Experience On Cohesion, Strengthening African Continent

Government Chief Whip Hamson Obua has hosted a delegation from the Parliament of Malawi. They discussed and shared experiences aimed at strengthening the cohesion and growth of the African Content. Obua told his guests that Uganda is on a democratic path and the NRM in particular, continues to adhere to the rule of law and…

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Leaders Demand Fresh Boundary Opening For Sango Bay Sugar Estates As Crisis Deepens

Local leaders in Kyotera district are calling for the opening of fresh boundaries on the former Sango-bay Sugar estates before the implementation of the National Oil Palm project in the area. They argue that the project implementers have crossed beyond the original boundaries of the government estate and encroached upon privately owned land, leading to…

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Four FDC Activists Arrested As Police Blocks Opposition Demonstration Against EACOP

Police on Tuesday, July 11th, 2023, foiled a demonstration by the opposition Forum for Democratic Change party supporters in downtown Kampala against the implementation of the East African Crude Oil Pipeline Project (EACOP). A source said some four opposition supporters armed with placards bearing writings like #STOP EACOP, #Stanbic Bank Don’t Finance EACOP, and Financing…

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