Tag Archives: #Togikwatako

The foolishness & falsehoods Kampala, Uganda | FLAVIA NASSAKA | One of the enduring sights from the Dec.18 session of parliament to debate amending Article 102 (b) will be that of Allan Ssewanyana, placing his buttocks on the table of parliament and stretching his hand across to grab a report that …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The top stories of this week’s The INDEPENDENT. COVER 2017 year of Togikwatako: The falsehoods & false hopes. THE LAST WORD RPF celebrates 30 years: How the struggle to liberate Rwanda has shaped the character of post genocide reconstruction. AGE LIMIT When Kadaga fumbled …

Best bet for Museveni to set new record as president who served for long and retired peacefully inside Uganda COMMENT | MORRIS KOMAKECH | The intent to remove Article 102b from the 1995 Constitution to pave way for life-long presidency should be halted for the good of Uganda. There is no excuse for …

MPs say Museveni is panicking Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME, FLAVIA NASSAKA | With opposition politicians currently traversing the country chanting ‘Togikwatako’- the brand of the resistance to the constitutional amendment aimed at removing the presidential age cap of 75, the campaign appears to have engulfed the nation. Ibrahim Semujju …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The top stories in this week’s The Independent. COVER STORY Togikwatako: Why opposition MPs say Museveni is panicking; MPs say desperation forced Museveni to send army into parliament THE LAST WORD Africa’s highway to nowhere: Why our continent’s faith in foreign direct investment as …

‘We are seeing MPs in traditionally Movement strongholds coming out to oppose this Bill, the momentum is unstoppable,’ he told The Independent Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | “The opposition is weak” is a refrain in Uganda’s political discourse. President Yoweri Museveni’s ability to thwart opposition protests, NRM’s super majority …