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Former presidential press secretary Tamale Mirundi has said that former Forum for Democratic Change Party flag bearer Dr. Kiiza and Kanya veteran politician Raila Odinga might be related. Tamale made these remarks via his Facebook page where he narrated they share a lot of things in common ranging from skin colour, vying for the same post for over three times while losing and always attributing it to being rigid. “Raila Odinga just like his friend Besigye is good at losing and then claiming that votes were rigged. African opposition leaders were probably breastfed on breasts of the same woman. And…
A police officer in Kisii County allegedly shot a man dead outside Nduru Girls’ Secondary School, a tallying centre in South Mugirango constituency. Evans Okemwa, an eyewitness, said the man was shot from the back on Wednesday morning. “Our colleague was killed in broad day light for no good reason,” said Mr Okwema. He added that the police officer who fired the shot was taken away from the scene by his colleagues. CUSTODY Kisii County police commander Abdi Hassan said the accused officer, who was manning the tallying centre, is in custody. “We are probing the circumstances which lead to…
Jibril Kalyango One of the Kawesi murder suspects accused security officials for torturing in prison. Speaking during the court session on Wednesday, Jibril told Grade One Magistrate Noah Ssajjabi that he had been tortured and forced to confess to the killing. “I was forced to sign documents I don’t know,” Jibril Kalyango told the Magistrate. He also told court that his wife had been arrested together with his 9 -month baby and demanded to know their whereabouts. The magistrate advised him to raise the issues to High Court which he said has the jurisdiction over their case before remanding them up to August…
The Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) party flag bearer in the 2016 Uganda General election Dr. Kiiza Besigye has blamed the Kenyan government institutions for the mess going around the election. Besigye says that Kenya would have had a free and fair election if they had sticked to the lawful principals of the process. The former presidential aspirant adds that the Kenyan the danger in Kenya rose from the Kidnapping, Torture and Killing of the person who was in charge of ICT at IEBC. “No people shall ever become free without struggling for their freedom, freedom is just earned.” He…
Former UBC Managing Director Paul Kihika has been again remanded at Luzira prison by the Nakawa Chief Magistrates court on charges of giving false information to police. Kihika who was on Monday this week released on bail by the Anti-corruption court has been brought by the prison bus this morning to appear before Grade one magistrate Christine Nantege. He has pleaded not guilty to one count of giving false information and has been remanded to Luzira prison until the 15th/August 2017 as he had no sureties in court to apply for bail. Prosecution States that Kihika allegedly reported a case…
Kenya opposition presidential candidate Raila Odinga has said the electoral commission’s IT system has been hacked to manipulate the election results. He rejected early results from Tuesday’s vote indicating a strong lead for President Uhuru Kenyatta. The electoral commission has not yet responded to Mr Odinga’s accusation, but politicians have called for calm. Many fear a repeat of the violence after a disputed election 10 years ago. More than 1,100 Kenyans died and 600,000 were displaced following the 2007 vote. Electoral officials say that with 91% of results in, Mr Kenyatta is leading with about 54.5%, to Mr Odinga’s 44.6%.…
(1/2) Briefing on the 2017 Presidential Election: WE GOT THEM #PresidentialResultsKe pic.twitter.com/NOxd4UWxW3 — Raila Odinga (@RailaOdinga) August 9, 2017 Kenya’s opposition coalition rejected the preliminary results of the presidential election on Wednesday, calling them “fake” and disputing tallies that showed President Uhuru Kenyatta well on his way to being re-elected. The allegation by Kenyatta’s main challenger Raila Odinga set the stage for a protracted and possibly violent dispute over the results of Tuesday’s election to decide the leader of east Africa’s most vibrant democracy. Similar allegations of voter fraud after the 2007 general election—where Odinga made an unsuccessful bid for the presidency…
South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma survived a no-confidence motion against him in parliament on Tuesday by garnering 198 votes to the opposition’s 177 votes as African National Congress lawmakers rallied to his support. There were nine abstentions in the secret ballot. ANC lawmakers erupted into singing and dancing in parliament even before the speaker of the house announced the result of the vote in favour of the 75-year-old Zuma who has been dogged by allegations of corruption during his eight years in office. “The motion of no-confidence is … negative,” Baleka Mbete, speaker of the 400-member parliament, said. Zuma, who…
Hussien Lumumba Amin the son former president of the republic of Uganda Iddi Amin Dada has openly attacked president hopeful Dr. Kiiza Besigye over talking about his family. In a lengthy article posted on his Facebook page, Lumumba said that Besigye should not have talked about Museveni backing Rampo Taban Amin junior the embattled Kabanda north constituency legislator since what he did is what Besigye also does to all the Forum for Democratic Change flag bearers. Lumumba added that its basically Besigye’s stupidity that he can wake up one morning and talk recklessly all with an aim of capturing media…
Celebrated Political analyst Godber Tumushabe has asked president Museveni to forget about scraping off the article 102 from the Uganda constitution but instead find ways to cut his age. Speaking while appearing on NBS Television morning show, Tumushabe added that maneuvering the constitution is what bad leaders do and it does not only affect the democracy of the country but also affects the future generation. “Museveni should reserve the right to change his age but that right doesn’t extend to changing our constitution” says Godber. Godber also made a comment on the breakdown of government that are all controlled by…