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In his State of the National Address on Friday, the President said plans are underway for the descendants of NRA 1 to occupy strategic government positions ....
Daily Monitor Sunday March 14 2021 In 1980, there was an election organised by the Military Commission government of Mr Paulo Mwanga. Mr Yoweri Museveni, the leader of Uganda Patriotic Movement (UPM) then, participated in the elections as a parliamentary candidate for Mbarara North Constituency. He lost the election to Mr Sam Kutesa, the current minister of Foreign Affairs, a member of the Democratic Party (DP) then. Earlier, Mr Museveni had announced that he would launch an armed rebellion if the Uganda Peoples Congress (UPC) won the elections. The UPC won the elections. Mr Museveni did indeed launch a rebellion that five years later, enabled him to oust Gen Tito Okello Lutwa’s military junta from power. Gen Tito Okello had earlier in 1985, through a coup d’état, toppled the UPC government from power. ....
Daily Monitor Tuesday January 26 2021 Advertisement As Uganda inched towards the 1980 general election, the Democratic Party (DP) was compelled to change leadership. The Military Commission warned, albeit subtly, that ousted former President, Prof Yusuf Kironde Lule would most likely be arrested if he dared return from exile. Dr Paul Kawanga Ssemogerere took charge. It then became clear that the Uganda Peoples’ Congress (UPC), which had retained Apollo Milton Obote as it’s leader, and DP would be renewing a political rivalry that dated back to the pre-independence era. UPC was however in an advantaged position. It had the backing of most of the men and officers of the Kikosi Maalum (special force), a fighting force of Uganda exiles that was formed by Obote and was under the command of former officers of the Uganda Army (UA), David Oyite Ojok, and Tito Okello, both of whom were very loyal to Obote. ....