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President Yoweri Museveni in his capacity as the National Resistance Movement (NRM) presidential flag-bearer, has launched the party manifesto for the period 2016-2021. While launching the manifesto at Imperial Royale Hotel Kampala, Museveni outlined the NRM ideology as one based on Patriotism and Pan-Africanism and encouraged party cadres to work …

Dr. Kizza Besigye will vie for next year’s presidential election alongside seven others following clearance from the Electoral Commission (EC) yesterday. The eight candidates cleared include; Yoweri Museveni, the incumbent, running on the NRM party ticket; Amama Mbabazi, Museveni’s erstwhile ally and former prime minister and NRM Secretary General running …

By Ian Katusiime Below is a statement from Wafula Oguttu, Leader of Opposition in Parliament on the disagreement between FDC and Amama Mbabazi’s Go Forward team Up dates on FDC/Go-Forward Talks 1. For the past two days we, (FDC and Go-Forward and group) have been holed up in a negotiation …

The leading opposition figure in Tanzania’s elections and former Prime Minister, Edward Lowassa has filed an official petition against the National Electoral Commission. Lowassa has also withdrawn his tallying agents citing irregularities in the ongoing announcements of the presidential results. Lowassa’s announcement comes a few hours to the official NEC …

Several civil society organizations working in Uganda’s health sector have petitioned the US government through its Kampala mission to review its current position in the ongoing negotiations with the so-called least developed countries in Geneva, Switzerland, over access to affordable medicines. Locked in negotiations with the US are Uganda, Nepal …

The National Electoral Commission (NEC) of Tanzania has declared CCM’s Dr. John Pombe Magufuli as the winner of the recently concluded Presidential Elections. Magufuli garnered 8,882,935 votes (58.16%) against Edward Lowassa’s 6,072,848 votes (39.97%). Lowassa was representing the opposition party of CHADEMA. However, Lowassa has contested the results, filed an …

I have really failed to understand why everyone thinks the violence in NRM party primaries and the defeat of the incumbents reflects badly on the party. On the contrary, all this disorder is not reflective of how NRM as a party fails, but how it works. To put this idea …

At 69 years old, Dr. Ezra Suruma has ascended to the top seat of Makerere University as its new Chancellor. Dr. Suruma will replace Prof. Mondo Kangonyera whose term in office ended this year. The Senior Adviser to the President on Finance and Economic Planning will preside over all ceremonial …

By Flavia Nassaka From Oct 19 to 23, Uganda will be hosting the annual land conference which has seen land actors under their umbrella the International Land Coalition (ILC) Africa Regional Assembly attending. This conference takes place at a time when the country is experiencing an increase in land conflict …

Uganda People’s Defence Forces on 13th of October began its phased withdrawal from South Sudan. 2,500 Ugandan soldiers had been deployed in South Sudan following the conflict in the new African nation between the President Salva Kiir and Riek Machar. The first phase of the withdrawal will be complete by …