Daily Monitor
Sunday January 24 2021
Summary
With both presidential and parliamentary elections concluded, Derrick Kiyonga looks at where all the Opposition parties stand after months of electioneering.
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Derrick Kiyonga looks at where all the Opposition parties stand after months of electioneering.
FDC
When the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) honchos sit down to do a forensic analysis of the recent elections, the outcome will be straightforward: not what they wanted. For the first time since elections were organised under the multiparty dispensation, the FDC party has lost its position as the biggest Opposition political party. They lost this time to the newly formed National Unity Platform (NUP) party.
Dr Hilderman talks about his MP win
January 24, 2021 Hilderman (R) with Bobi Wine recently
Hillary Kiyaga alias Dr Hilderman is among the entertainers who have secured themselves a place in Uganda’s 11th Parliament after trouncing Trade, Industry and Cooperatives minister Amelia Kyambadde in Mawokota North constituency.
You can start practising calling him Hon Kiyaga soon. Dr Hilderman joined Geoffrey Lutaaya (Kakuuto) in successfully making the crossover into politics last week. In the run-up to the 2011 general election, Dr Hilderman remixed his song Amelia to support Kyambadde’s candidature for Mawokota North constituency as she ousted Peter Mutuluuza.
The big hit was Kyambadde’s official campaign song and the two were always seen together as they canvassed for votes. But after her 2016 re-election, Dr Hilderman started sounding increasingly critical of her work and expressed interest of replacing her.
Daily Monitor
Tuesday January 19 2021
Summary
At least 24 ministers, including the Vice President, Mr Edward Kiwanuka Ssekandi, lost their parliamentary seats in the January 14 General Election.
Daily Monitor spoke to various voters on why they decided to kick out the ministers
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Vice President Edward Ssekandi (Bukoto Central)
The second highest citizen after the President, Edward Ssekandi was kicked out of Parliament by little known Richard Ssebamala of Democratic Party for Bukoto Central seat. Ssekandi had served as MP for Bukoto Central for over 20 years.
The defeat so overwhelmed the Vice President and former Speaker of Parliament that he was hospitalised.