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M7, MUNTU, BESIGYE, MAO, KYAGULANYI & COVID-19: WINNERS AND LOSERS!
As a political scientist, I have keenly been following Kizza Besigye, Bobi Wine, Mugisha Muntu, Nobert Mao and M7 during this COVID-19 pandemic. Some, in many ways, have scored political […] More
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Lessons for FDC from Rukungiri
So last evening the Electoral Commission announced the results in the bye-election for the woman MP for Rukungiri. FDC’s Betty Muzanira won with 50,000 votes against NRM’s Winnie Matsiko with […] More
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Uganda’s Booming Black Market: Brain, Integrity, and Conscience for Sale – UGX. 100M Only!
Gone are the days when Uganda prided itself on exporting coffee, cotton, and tobacco. Those were the glory days when value addition meant roasting beans or spinning cotton. Today, the […] More
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Uganda’s opposition politics of self-destruction
As we approach the 2021 general elections, it is apparent that the opposition, as expected, has handed over an easy victory to President Yoweri Museveni. Yet after the election the […] More
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How Besigye is Museveni’s ally
Opposition leader and activist, Dr. Kizza Besigye, has been consistent in denouncing the electoral process in Uganda as a sham. In an interview with Daily Monitor last week, he said: […] More
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A Letter to Dr. Kizza Besigye: The Conscience of our Nation.
Dear Col (Rtd) Dr. Kizza Besigye, Life may never present me with the opportunity to stand before you, shake your hand, and tell you what an inspiration you are, a […] More
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How Museveni and his opponents need each other
In their misguided (even though, perhaps, well-intentioned) war against President Yoweri Museveni, many pro-democracy (but mostly pseudo-democracy) “activists” bring three fundamentally erroneous assumptions. First, that Museveni’s government has mismanaged Uganda […] More
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From Whispers to Roar: The Unjust Detention of Kizza Besigye and the Erosion of Democracy in Uganda
A Symbol of Suppression The recent arrest of Dr. Kizza Besigye, former president of Uganda’s Forum for Democratic Change (FDC), in Nairobi and his controversial extradition to face a military […] More
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Inside Besigye’s choice to quit elections
Leading opposition figure, Dr. Kizza Besigye, has said he will not participate in the coming presidential elections because they will not be free and fair – never mind the previous […] More
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Short term memory lapse is the folly of many operatives of the shadow state.
In the run-up to the 2016 election, a black site operation run simultaneously out of police [CPS] was set up. The reason: To stop P10. P10 was FDC’s vote protection […] More
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State withdraws disobedience charges against Besigye
The State has withdrawn charges of disobeying lawful orders against former Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) presidential candidate Dr. Kizza Besigye. Principal State Attorney Joseph Kyomuhendo told court on Friday that […] More
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Tumwebaze speaks out on ongoing cabinet retreat, Besigye’s ‘irresponsible’ politics
FRANK TUMWEBAZE, (40) is the Minister of ICT & National Guidance . Tumwebaze who has represented Kamwenge for a while now became prominent on the political scene in 2012 when […] More
