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Observers say the five decades that separate Mr Ssemogerere and Mr Kyagulanyi are representative of the paradigm shift in Ugandan politics

The retreat comes at a time the Opposition is seemingly not speaking the same language on many issues

Daily Monitor Friday April 23 2021 A family that was displaced off Lusanja land in October 2018 sets up a temporal shelter. PHOTO /Abubaker Lubowa Summary Advertisement President Museveni has promised to dismantle “the old and barbaric land laws” that for long have hard-pressed Ugandans through rampant illegal evictions.  Without disclosing the specifics of the planned constitutional amendments to the Land Act, the President, with the support of NRM MPs-elect, undertook to implement the Ju...

Daily Monitor Monday February 01 2021 President Museveni delivering a speech during the launch of the Covid-19 trials at Mulago hospital last week . PHOTO/ ppu Summary During a speech after he was declared winner in January 16, President Museveni blamed his defeat in Buganda Sub-region on secretarianism, something that other NRM politicians who were defeated in the region like Ms Esther Mbayo, the NRM deputy chairperson for eastern region and the Minister for Presidency, also attributed their f...

Kalungu East MP-elect runs to court to block Minister Ssempijja’s vote recount Tuesday January 26 2021 Minister of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries Vincent Ssempijja (left) lost Kalungu East MP seat to Mr Francis Katabaazi Katongole (right) of NUP. Advertisement Kalungu East MP-elect, Mr Francis Katabaazi Katongole has filed an application seeking to block recounting of votes in contested 25 polling stations. Masaka chief magistrate Charles Yeteise on Monday granted an application ...

Daily Monitor Monday January 18 2021 PHOTO MONTAGE: Presidential candidates in the January 14 election, Yoweri K Museveni and Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine. PHOTOS/DAVID LUBOWA/MICHEAL KAKUMIRIZI. Summary Petition. In 20016, presidential candidate Amama Mbabazi also filed a presidential petition challenging Museveni’s victory but the court dismissed his petition for lack of sufficient evidence to prove election fraud.   The National Unity Platform (NUP) presidential candidate, Mr Robert Ky...

Daily Monitor Monday December 28 2020 Hundreds of people cheer NUP presidential candidate Robert Kyaglanyi, aka Bobi Wine, after prayers at Our Lady of Sorrows Cathedral, Kitovu in Masaka City yesterday. PHOTO | DAVID LUBOWA Summary Mr Paul Bukenya, the EC spokesperson, said campaign meetings in the said districts, which are considered to be registering high spread of the virus, had been suspended indefinitely starting December 26. National campaigns end on January 12. Polling day is January 14...

Views: Visits 18 After months of field visits across four districts of Uganda, a report shows that there is need to unpack the national symbols and values as a way of informing and awakening what is termed as “the underlying spirit and love of Ugandans for their country.” The report titled The National Symbols and Values: Implication for Patriotism and National Development Project, was conducted by Makerere University’s Research and Innovative Fund (RIF), Makerere University, fun...

Daily Monitor Sunday December 13 2020 Joshua Cheptegei (centre) poses with the Uganda flag as he celebrates after winning the athletic’s men’s 5000m final during the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games at the Carrara Stadium, Australia, on April 8, 2018. PHOTO/AFP. Summary Another shocking revelation from the trainings, according to the report, was that many of the participants were also not well versed with the number of colours of the Uganda flag.  Advertisement After months of field visi...