By Cedrick Mwesigwa As open campaigns for the 12th parliamentary speakership race publicly gained intensity, arrangements for the background engagement were equally being mooted in a move aimed at salvaging an incumbent speaker Anita Among’s legislative highest seat which his closet challenger Nobert Mao is determined to assume at all cost. The architecture of the said arrangements according to some NRM government officials (names will not be disclosed), were some of insiders in the corridors of state power that are pro speaker Among reelection bid. The meeting according to the highly placed sources, was held last month at Mao’s residence…
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By Cedrick Mwesigwa Wanted activist Norman Tumuhimbise biological father also a retired warrant 2 UPDF officer mzee Patrick Nuwagaba is seeking for an audience with the commander in chief of armed forces also the head of state Gen. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, regarding the matter of his son who recently went missing, following the military raid of his residence in Lukuli Nanganda-Makindye in Kampala, at the end of last month. Tumuhimbise fled his home on Sunday March 29th as soon as he learnt of the news confirming disappearance of his business partner and friend journalist Arnold Mukose by the men adorn…
By Cedrick Mwesigwa. Things are not well with the Democratic Party (DP) Secretary General Gerald Blacks Siranda who recently declared his support withdrawn regarding the hotly contested speakership seat from his time long vying party president Nobert Mao to his main contender incumbent speaker Anita Among. The news coming in to our desk is that the man from Palisa is considering to throw in the towel following the mounting internal pressure from some party members, castigating his gesture that caught several by surprise, as an act of betrayal not any different from that one by Judas Iscariot of the Bible-…
By Cedrick Mwesigwa. Controversial remarks by the Democratic Party (DP) secretary general Gerald Blacks Siranda chanting support for his boss Nobert Mao’s contender in the speakership race Anita Among have backlashed against him, prompting explosive retaliatory response from several party members who branded him a traitor. The said utterances were recently made from Buyende in Busoga sub region at a funeral ceremony that saw several political and non-political figures in attendance including among others; the incumbent speaker Among with some of her pro incoming and reelected MPS. In her vote of thanks to the mourners posted on her X handle,…
By Cedric Mwesigwa. When the jailed Rtd. Col. Dr. Kiiza Besigye made a financial contribution to the National Unity Platform (NUP) presidential candidate Bobi Wine two days to the January 15, 2026 elections as a boost to his campaign operations, his gesture was praised by some political observers as a play of mature politics. This package was handed over to Bobi Wine by Dr. Besigye’s wife Eng. Winnie Byanyima on Sunday 11 January during the prayers organized for Dr. Besigye and other political prisoners to be released from jail, at his home in Kasangati- Wakiso district. They were attended by…
By Cedric Mwesigwa. Earlier this month this Website exclusively broke out a story detailing how the man Kennedy Mutenyo who has time and again laid down his back for DP’s Nobert Mao’s regime had been relieved off his duties of the Democratic Party (DP) Electoral Commission chairperson. Now Blazer News Times can exclusively report that he has turned his focus on seeking for a new job of becoming the Resident District Commissioner (RDC) in the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) government. Insiders in DP confirmed to Blazer News Times that in ensuring that his goal is scored, Mutenyo deployed lobbying…
New details have emerged as to why the Democratic Party (DP) Electoral Commission (EC) chairperson Kennedy Mutenyo was relieved of his duties. Mutenyo’s roles were withdrawn by the secretary general Gerald Siranda in the Friday January 2, 2026, meeting that had been convened at the party head offices along Balintuma road in Kampala, to discuss the usual election committee member affairs relating to the facilitation of electoral activities for DP candidates on parliamentary and local government seats in the January 15, 2026 elections, according to the highly placed sources. Insiders say that Mutenyo in one of their election committee meetings…
In the near future, the Democratic Party (DP) Electoral Commission chairperson Kennedy Mutenyo will not be occupying this office, he has been relieved off his duties, Blazer News Times can exclusively report. The withdrawal of Mutenyo’s role was sealed in the Friday January 2, 2026 meeting that had been convened at the party head offices along Balintuma road in Kampala, according to the highly placed sources. This meeting according to insiders was aimed at discussing the usual election committee member affairs relating to the facilitation of electoral activities for DP candidates on parliamentary and local government seats in the January…
By Cedric Mwesigwa. Opposition Bugweri County Member of Parliament (MP) Abdu Katuntu has finally crossed to the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party, bringing to confirmation the longtime speculation that he has been hobnobbing with the yellow party. Katuntu’s defection was confirmed during a political rally in his Bugweri constituency on Saturday, where he was seen adorned in wears of yellow color signifying the NRM party, flanked by other senior party leaders including speaker the Annet Anita Among. At the political gathering, Katuntu declared allegiance to the ruling party, assuring his constituents that he would campaign for the party chairperson…