Battle for heart and soul of once popular Uganda opposition party
Two factions have emerged to take control of FDC ahead of the next polls.
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Two factions have emerged to take control of FDC ahead of the next polls.
The fight is indicative of Nandala Mafabi’s waning political power
home > archive > 2021 > this article Loading By Rachel Alexander web posted January 18, 2021 The MSM breathlessly reported that Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni shut down social media prior to the January 14th presidential election, comparing the move to President Trump’s criticisms of social media here. But the reality is his actions are more comparable to what the left is doing to conservatives and Trump. He’s just more bold about it. The left here finds ways to undermine our republic and elections that appear to be legal and constitutional, as long as you believe their cla...
Daily Monitor Monday January 11 2021 Protesters barricade a road in Kampala during riots that erupted on November 18. About 54 people were killed in the riots. PHOTO | STEPHEN OTAGE Summary According to the press statement by the UNCHR spokesperson, Ms Ravina Shamdasani, numerous human rights violations have been reported including; violation of the rights to freedom of expression, peaceful assembly and participation, arbitrary deprivation of life, arbitrary arrest and detention, and torture. She says these violations will not only pose challenges on the voting day, but also in the post-elect...
Daily Monitor Friday January 01 2021 Presidential candidates Robert Kyagulanyi, alias Bobi Wine of National Unity Platform (NUP) and Patrick Oboi Amuriat of Forum for Democratic Change (FDC). PHOTO | NMG Summary President Museveni’s entrenched National Resistance Movement party faces Bobi Wine’s National Unity Platform (NUP) and the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) — the biggest opposition party in the country — which is fronting Patrick Oboi Amuriat. Advertisement Uganda goes to the polls on January 14 and while 10 candidates seek to unseat President Yoweri Museveni — from a posit...