Author: Osbert Mwesigye

The Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Alitwala Kadaga is tussling it out with the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) party vice president Salaam Musumba for the seat of the Kamuli Municipality Woman Member of Parliament. Kadaga has been Kamuli District Woman MP for over two decades and Kamuli voters seem not to have had enough of her. However, unlike previous contests, next year’s election seems to be tight as she has garnered all her efforts to retain the seat she has occupied since 1989. She has this week been campaigning in Kamuli where she has covered areas like Namwendwa and Kagogo…

We have all seen the video clip showing the fracas that ensued after the confrontation between Bobi Wine and security forces when he was blocked in Kayunga on Tuesday 1st 2020. However, amidst the tussle, something not seen before in the politics of ‘democracy’ in Uganda happened. Something not typical of a teargas canister explosion. BOOM and HUSH! Everyone dashed for dear life. Who dropped the alleged explosive, you ask? Let’s examine the conspiracy theories. Bebe Cool on Wednesday morning was quick to post a now viral analytic footage, edited to slow motion, to zero down emphasis on the hidden…

Yoweri Tibuhaburwa Museveni, the NRM presidential candidate and incumbent President was on Tuesday afternoon campaigning in Busia District in Eastern Uganda where he commissioned the Shs 24.5Bn Busia Market and the Bumbobi – Lwhakhakha road. Processions of youths dressed in yellow NRM T-shirts chanting names of Museveni were spotted rampaging the streets of Busia town in the morning ahead of the president’s visit. The processions were organized by Hon. Geoffrey Macho, the Member of Parliament for Busia Municipality who is also the NRM chairperson for the constituency. Museveni was scheduled to commission the road followed by the market before proceeding…

Security has been beefed up around Kampala and Police heavily deployed in the City and at the Electoral Commission (EC) offices this morning ahead of National Unity Platform (NUP) flag bearer Robert Kyagulanyi’s meeting with the EC Chairman Justice Simon Byabakama. The army and military armored vehicles have today been spotted roaming the city in anticipation of processions by the presidential candidate. EC Chairperson, Justice Byabakama, agreed to meet with the National Unity Platform (NUP) presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu at 11:00 am to discuss his harassment by security forces on his campaign trail.   The meeting comes after Kyagulanyi…

Acclaimed singer and now arguably one of the most loyal National Resistance Movement (NRM) progeny, Moses Ssali also known as Bebe Cool, has called out Bobi Wine and the Electoral Commission for their hypocrisy regarding the COVID-19 Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for campaigns. The singer-turned-political mobilizer lashed out at both parties in a post via his Facebook page which read; “Wow, and you will see them on all political TV shows and radios discussing Bebe Cool’s processions while EC is just looking on this” The singer highlights the flouting of the COVID-19 guidelines by presidential aspirant and longtime musical rival, Robert Kyagulanyi alias Bobi Wine, who has on several occasions referred to Bebe Cool’s non-scientific rally in Arua to attack the police…

Presidential aspirant Robert Kyagulanyi Sentamu also known as Bobi Wine was today blocked by Police in Kayunga where he was scheduled to hold a rally. Bobi Wine’s entourage was greeted by tens of teargas canisters and live bullets as soon as it arrived in Kayunga this morning. Several people were injured during the scuffles between police and Bobi Wine’s supporters including Bobi Wine’s body guard, a one Kato, who was assigned to him by the Electoral Commission(EC) and musical producer and Bobi’s longtime friend Dan Magic. The body guard sustained severe injuries on his head while Dan magic was wounded…

The World AIDS Day is observed on December 1, each year. It’s an opportunity for people worldwide to unite in the fight against HIV, to show support for people living with HIV, and to commemorate those who have died from an AIDS – related illness. Founded in 1988, World AIDS Day was the first ever global health day. World AIDS Day is an opportunity to show solidarity with the millions of people living with HIV worldwide. Most people do this by wearing an HIV awareness red ribbon on the day. In 2020, the world’s attention has been focused on the…

The National Unity Platform (NUP) presidential candidate, Robert Kyagulanyi alias Bobi Wine has come out to refute the death toll numbers of the protests that followed after his arrest while speaking to on NTV today morning. Referring to last night’s address of the incumbent Yoweri Museveni where the president revealed that the death toll stands at 54, Kyagulanyi said that these numbers are far from accurate. “I disagree with the numbers that President Museveni presented and you can’t blame me, he lied about the numbers of those killed in the Kasese massacre and other areas. We know that more than…

Are you one of the people who have had questions about the letter “M” designs around Kampala of late? Say no more. MTV Base Africa has revealed that the next edition of the highly acclaimed MTV Africa Music Awards (MTV MAMA) is happening in Uganda, next year on February 20th. The Africa-based Television conglomerate revealed through its social media pages on Wednesday that the award show will be happening in Uganda early next year. “It’s official! Africa’s biggest celebration of music is heading to Uganda. The MTVMAMA takes place in Kampala on the 20th of February 2021,” MTV Base Africa…

Luweero Chief Magistrate, Samuel Munobe has remanded 35 suspects to Kitalya Government Prison in connection to the protests that ensued last week following the arrest of Bobi Wine in Luuka District. The suspects, who are mostly residents of Luweero and Wobulenzi Towns, were denied bail and instead sent to be detained at Kitalya Prison in Mityana. Savannah Region Police Spokesperson, Issa Ssemwogerere Kibazo revealed that 15 other suspects also arrested in connection to the protests had not been brought to court due to the delay in the processing of their papers, adding that they will be brought before the magistrate as soon as their paper work is completed. “We have their names. As I say, we have taken 35 to…