By Edgar Tushabe Muhairwe Opposition party needs Shs1 billion for grassroots campaign Opposition Forum for Democratic Change President, Mugisha Muntu is traversing western Uganda in preparation for his party’s grassroots elections. But there appears to be a problem. No money. On Feb. 03, John Kikonyogo, the party’s spokesperson while addressing …
Read More »Uganda’s leap forward
By Edgar Tushabe Muhairwe FDC launches policy agenda amid criticism and praise On March 09, the Victoria Conference Hall at the Serena Kampala Hotel was a sea of sky blue as opposition Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) faithful launched the party Policy Agenda. Titled “Uganda’s leap forward,” an FDC policy …
Read More »In search of a First Grade
By Edgar Tushabe Muhairwe How one man’s mission led a school that had gone without one for 14 years, to get six First Grades The last electricity pole in Nyamuyanja sub-county stands in a village called Kishuro. From this point on, the sub-county in Isingiro North county of Isingiro district …
Read More »Making a difference in the community
By Edgar Tushabe Muhairwe Edgar Tushabe Muhairwe spoke to Isingiro District Speaker, Silver Mwesigwa about health, education, and water supply. When we visited the Health Centre; there were no patients at 12 noon. How come? It is not surprising. In the morning, there are usually queues of patients but we …
Read More »Muntu walking out of Besigye’s shadow
By Edgar Tushabe Muhairwe Muntu’s approach to the 2016 presidential elections campaigns shows major break with the past Since his election in November 2012 as the leader of Uganda’s biggest opposition party, the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC), Maj Gen. Mugisha Muntu has shown a taste for a style of …
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