Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Justice Forum-JEEMA says it will have regional grass root structure tours in October that will climax with elections to elect new leaders in those structures before end of this year. In an interview with URN on Thursday, JEEMA Secretary General Muhammad Kateregga said that after …
Read More »IPOD drafting new MoU for political parties
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Inter-Party Organization for Dialogue-IPOD is in the process of drafting a new Memorandum of Understanding-MoU that binds all political parties with representation in Parliament. Four political parties namely the Democratic Party-DP, Forum for Democratic Change-FDC, National Resistance Movement-NRM and Uganda People’s Congress-UPC signed …
Read More »We must work together to challenge NRM – Basalirwa
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Asuman Basalirwa, the sole Member of Parliament from the Justice Forum-JEEMA has said that opposition political parties have no option but to work together in order to outsmart the ruling government. Speaking to Uganda Radio Network, Basalirwa who was recently appointed deputy chairperson of the …
Read More »Top JEEMA leaders snub Bobi Wine meeting
Kyagulanyi was at the JEEMA offices in Mengo on Thursday to meet with the top party leaders Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Top leaders of the Justice Forum-JEEMA party declined to attend a meeting with the National Unity Platform party president Kyagulanyi Robert Ssentamu. In his effort to reach out to …
Read More »Why Museveni should engage FDC, DP, Jeema and co
They represent true Ugandan interests and are equally sidelined by the ‘generational’ new Uganda forces | COMMENT | SWAIB K NSEREKO | Like the ruling National Resistance Movement, Opposition parties including FDC, DP, JEEMA and others are nursing political wounds sustained from recent electoral losses to the newest comer, the …
Read More »JEEMA pulls out of IPOD summit
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Justice Forum Party-JEEMA has pulled out of the 3rd Inter-Party Organization for Dialogue-IPOD Summit. The summit will be held on Friday at Kololo Independence grounds. In a letter addressed to the Executive Secretary of IPOD, the party’s President Asuman said that they didn’t have …
Read More »JEEMA undecided on attending IPOD summit
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Justice Forum Party is undecided on whether to attend the 3rd summit of Inter-Party Organisation for Dialogue-IPOD. The summit scheduled for Friday this week at Kololo Independence grounds shall be chaired by the National Resistance Movement- NRM Chairman Yoweri Museveni. The summit that brings …
Read More »Opposition parties fighting to take one another’s parliamentary seats
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | An analysis of the 2021 candidates has shown that the four opposition parties that have got sitting Members of Parliament do not only have to wade off the ruling National Resistance Movement party to retain the seats but also need to fight other opposition parties. …
Read More »JEEMA, NUP supporters overpower police to launch manifestos
Lwengo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The supporters of Justice Forum-JEEMA and National Unity Platform-NUP Parliamentary candidates have brushed off attempts by the police to frustrate their Manifesto launch. The JEEMA and NUP members gathered ion Sunday evening at Mbiriizi Town Council playground to launch their manifesto prompting police to fire …
Read More »MPs query unequal distribution of funds to political parties
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has asked the government to explain the modalities used to distribute the 15 billion Shillings given to political parties with representation in Parliament. The Electoral Commission received 15 billion Shillings last week to cover facilitation for quarter one and quarter two activities by the …
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