President Museveni has urged scientists to practice and study science that will help to solve day-to-day problems affecting society, stating that every change in science and technology affects society.
The Uganda People's Congress (UPC) Party has joined the rest of the arts teachers in the battle against discrimination in teachers' salaries, where science teachers receive a salary that doubles that of the arts teachers.
The Katonga group has since accused their counterparts at Najjanankumbi and the EC of yielding to the invisible hand to delay the party registration process.
The Secretary of the Electoral Commission, Leonard Mulekwah, wrote a letter instructing the People's Front for Freedom Party to comply with the Political Parties and Organizations Act of 2005, which prohibits registering political parties or organizations with names or symbols already in use by other registered parties.
On August 27, 2024, a delegation of 12 leaders from Katonga embarked on the preliminary process of registering the PFF Party. On September 4, 2024, the IEC issued a communication to the promoters of PFF stating that it had not complied with the provisions of sections 7(1)(c) and 8 of the Political Parties and Organizations Act 2005.
Forum for Democratic Change (FDC), Kiiza Besigye, has condemned the charges placed against FDC activists from the Katonga faction who were arrested in Kenya and subsequently deported to Uganda last week.