Tag Archives: Opposition

Lessons for NUP from the continuing crisis in Uganda’s previously largest opposition political party THE LAST WORD | Andrew M. Mwenda | The Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) continues to tear itself apart. This is perhaps the final phase of the party’s existence. When time comes to write its postmortem, what would have …

Opposition leader’s tours raise questions about 2026  COVER STORY | IAN KATUSIIME | Since unexpected crowds at his mobilisation campaign brought Mbarara City in western Uganda to a standstill and security agencies did not bother to arrest or stop him, Bobi Wine has become the headline topic across the country. With …

Why I believe that Museveni would make a strategic partner in negotiating political reform THE LAST WORD | Andrew M. Mwenda | Last week, I argued that political development and democratic progress in Uganda have been held back by the attitude of the opposition towards President Yoweri Museveni. It is true Museveni has …

Why our country needs creative politicians who can sequence ultimate goals and penultimate aims THE LAST WORD | Andrew M. Mwenda | The opposition in Uganda claim to have a broad strategic objective: to end dictatorship, incompetence, corruption, human rights abuses and build political institutions and implement public policies that can create a …

Lira, Uganda | THE IDEPENDENT | Leaders from different political parties have suggested the need for unity among the opposition if they are to “liberate” from bondage under Museveni’s leadership. The call for unity was sounded at the burial of former Erute County MP, Charles Angiro Gutamoi who died in an …

How Uganda’s former largest opposition party is killing itself using its own false narratives THE LAST WORD | Andrew M. Mwenda | The Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) is in deep, deadly crisis. Its leadership is locked in a ferocious fight verbal and physical. Each side accuses the other of being bribed by …

New Delhi, India | Xinhua | Key leaders of 26 Indian opposition parties on Tuesday met in the southern Indian city of Bengaluru to formulate a strategy for the country’s general election due next year. The leaders have converged in the Karnataka capital to come up with a common agenda …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Representatives from opposition political parties, academia, and rights activists have come together to urge Ugandans to exercise their rights in order to bring about much-needed reforms in the electoral laws and the constitution. These observations were made during a two-day consultative meeting held at Speke …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Leader of Opposition in Parliament, Mathias Mpuuga has unveiled the opposition’s alternative national budget for the next financial year 2023/2024. The 49 Trillion Shillings budget under the theme; Rethinking Uganda’s Economy: A Human Rights Approach to Resource Allocation was delivered on Friday In his …

Mpuuga: If we had proportional representation, the People’s Progressive Party [PPP] would have more than one Member of Parliament Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A shift from the current “winner-takes-it-all” system to proportional representation is part of the Opposition’s proposed package for constitutional and electoral reforms. According to the Leader …