Tag: Opposition MPs

DP Faction Petitions EC and IG Over Alleged Financial Mismanagement and Forged Constitution

The faction further alleged that ordinary members were subjected to inflated nomination fees while incumbent leaders paid nothing, and that a party printer purchased for more than UGX 250 million ahead of the 2016 elections has disappeared without explanation or accountability from auditors.

Uganda Turns to Tourism Diplomacy as Ethiopian, Canadian Missions Open New Visitor Markets

Tourism

Earlier this year, Uganda hosted tourism and travel stakeholders from Canada and Ethiopia as part of a strategic effort to strengthen the country's visibility in international markets and attract more visitors through experience-based destination marketing. The familiarization...

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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.

Politics

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.

Politics

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.

Politics

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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