Tag: Opposition MPs

FORMER ENTEBBE HOSTAGE RETURNS TO UGANDA AFTER 50 YEARS

Reflecting on the 1976 incident, President Museveni noted that although the hijacking was a tragic event, the rescue operation became a turning point in weakening the grip of former dictator Idi Amin, whose prestige and fear among the population were significantly shaken by the events that followed.

Opposition Parties Want State to Reverse Karua’s Persona Non Grata Status

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Michael Phillip Lulume Bayigga, the People’s Front for Freedom (PFF) party Deputy President for Buganda region revealed that the declaration of Karua as Persona Non Grata doesn’t represent Uganda as a leading actor in the East African Community, which guarantees the East Africans the freedom of movement.

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PFF Accuses Museveni of Manipulating Anita Among to Invade...

Lukwago referred to Among as “a creature of Yoweri Kaguta Museveni” who was kidnapped from the opposition ranks in order to work as a procurement agent to politicians defecting to Museveni’s camp.

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LOP Launches Nationwide Campaign Protest against Coffee Bill

Ssenyonyi’s campaign kicked off in Bukomansimbi, Uganda’s top coffee-producing district, on November 19, 2024, where he rallied farmers to keep growing coffee.

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LOP Demands Revelation of Attackers’ Identities in Parliament Incident

Ssenyonyi demanded President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni to verify his claims that the Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) was giving seedlings only to opposition MPs and leaving out their NRM counterparts.

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DP Blames Ssenyonyi for Helping Speaker Pass Coffee Bill

On Wednesday, November 6, 2024, parliament passed the Coffee Amendment Bill, which caused chaos in parliament after Francis Zaake (NUP) and Anthony Akol (FDC) exchanged blows over a chair.

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Baryomunsi Speaks on Purported Collapse of UCDA as Coffee...

The government of Uganda is well conversant that coffee is a critical part of the economy, and its importance is growing with over 1.8 million households growing coffee, which contributes nearly a third of the country's export earnings, paying for critical infrastructure like roads, hospitals, and schools.

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Bobi Wine Accuses Speaker Among of Tribalism in Parliament

The National Coffee (Amendment) Bill, 2024, will be carried on to the Bills Committee stage for clause-by-clause scrutiny after 159 members voted in its favor against 77 opposing members.

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