Born in Prestatyn, Wales, on May 31, 1938, to a railway signalman and a domestic helper, Prescott left school at the age of 15 to work as a trainee chef and then as a steward on the Cunard Line before entering politics.
The Chairperson of the Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC), Mariam Wangadya, has called on the state to drop charges against the veteran opposition leader, Col (Rtd) Dr. Kizza Besigye, and his accomplice, Hajj Obed Lutale, who...
Besigye has been seen arriving at the court martial in Makindye, Kampala on Wednesday, November 20, 2024, and is currently appearing before the prosecutor, Brig Gen Freeman Mugabe, the Chairman of the General Court Martial to be read his charges.
On November 18, 2020, the Joint Security Task Force in Busoga North arrested Robert Kyagulanyi and Pastor Andrew Muwanguzi ahead of their rally at the Ssaza Grounds, Luuka town council, in Luuka district, which sparked off protests in some parts of Buganda where, according to the Uganda Police report, 54 people were killed and dozens were injured.
The race constitutes six candidates, including Rose Kabagyeni from the National Resistance Movement (NRM), Salim Sultana representing the National Unity Platform (NUP), and Grace Akifeza Ngabirano as an independent. Aisha Cyimpaye will carry the People's Progressive Party (PPP) flag, while Juliet Musanase is representing the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) and Mable Ingabire for the Uganda People’s Congress (UPC).
From Kamuli, Kyagulanyi and team proceeded to Abim in Northern Uganda on November 7, 2024, and are expected to be in Soroti on Friday, November 8, 2024. After eastern Uganda, Kyagulanyi will visit Kisoro district in southwestern Uganda.
"Kivumbi, on August 3,2024, while at Nansana East II B zone in Nansana municipality, Wakiso district was found in unlawful possession of a pair of pips for the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, the said pops being gazetted by defence stores."
The National Unity Platform (NUP) party president, Robert Kyagulanyi, has hailed Ugandan local artists who have continued to stand with Ugandans in the fight against corruption.
The March to Parliament, which is scheduled to take place on July 23, 2024, has no known leader as of now, as it has been classified as a partyless and leaderless campaign where concerned citizens are meant to march to parliament in a demonstration against corruption.