The rising tide of tension in Uganda over presidential eligibility age limits spilled into and shut down the country’s parliament building on Thursday, as the discourse among ministers inside the chambers became as contentious as the heavily-guarded streets outside in Kampala. Opposition political leaders demanded to know why there was…
Laureen is the editor of Africa Times
In Uganda, a food giveaway organized Wednesday by the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) party and former presidential candidate Kizza Besigye turned quickly into a clash with police, who shut the event down. Besigye said that his FDC relief team was at first well-received by a large crowd gathered at…
A frustrated Dr. Kizza Besigye, repeating over and over that “this is my home,” was again arrested in Uganda on Monday after clashing with police officers outside his Kasangati residence. Besigye, leader of the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) party and longtime political opponent of President Yoweri Museveni, argued with…
Ugandan politician Dr. Kizza Besigye was again stopped by police in Kampala Tuesday, this time while greeting supporters near the landmark Clock Tower at Entebbe Road. Local media report that heavily armed police in riot gear blocked his travel and towed his car, while dispersing a crowd that gathered as…