Richard Olwenyi

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Human Rights Commission Sounds Alarm on Electoral Violence Ahead of 2026 Polls

Richard Olwenyi | Jun 27, 2025

With tensions simmering after chaotic internal party elections, the Uganda Human Rights Commission has convened an early warning conference to forestall possibl...

FDC Launches Party Flag Bearer Nomination

Richard Olwenyi | Jun 16, 2025

There is high competition for our flag, contrary to what was being preached against us

PFF Declares Besigye a 'True Hero' in Parallel Heroes Day Celebrations

Richard Olwenyi | Jun 9, 2025

Uganda’s newest political party, the People’s Front for Freedom (PFF), crashed the national Heroes Day narrative on 9-June-2025 with a defiant ceremony in Kampa...

PFF urges clergy to pressure NRM over ‘Muwanga-like’ behaviour and call for release of political prisoners

Richard Olwenyi | Jun 2, 2025

The clergy and pilgrims should disassociate themselves from the devil-like behaviours of the NRM under President Museveni, such as kidnappings, killing of innoc...

Institutionalising IPOD does not address the challenges of political parties, argue leaders

Richard Olwenyi | May 26, 2025

How do you dialogue with someone who is stepping on your throat? UPC has been in dialogue but are complaining, FDC withdrew in protest

PFF Claims Bedbugs Unleashed on Besigye in Prison to Undermine His Health

Richard Olwenyi | May 26, 2025

PFF spokesperson Ibrahim Ssemujju told reporters on Monday that Besigye has endured sleepless nights due to the infestation, which they believe is not coinciden...

NUP Missing Bodyguard Kunta Kinte Dumped Near Home

Richard Olwenyi | May 16, 2025

Kasim Ssebudde emerged visibly frail and with fresh scars across his body, which he said were the result of torture during his illegal detention

Besigye Loyalists Say Phone Hacked From Prison

Richard Olwenyi | Mar 31, 2025

Besigye, who is currently detained at Luzira Prison, is reportedly without access to his phone but PFF leaders, including Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago and v...

PFF Registration in Limbo as Supporters Withdraw Signatures

Richard Olwenyi | Mar 30, 2025

Wasswa Birigwa now says that at least 10 percent of their supporters have since retracted their signatures, allegedly under pressure from government security of...

Mao Steps In to Resolve Crisis for Beleaguered ULS President Ssemakadde

Richard Olwenyi | Mar 24, 2025

ULS president Isaac Ssemakadde, who has been in hiding since last year, was issued with an international arrest warrant last week, leaving him at the mercy of a...

FDC's Amony Takes Over Inter-Party Women Platform Leadership

Richard Olwenyi | Mar 21, 2025

IWOP, an umbrella organization uniting women activists from political parties such as the NRM, FDC, DP, ANT, the Ecological Party, and JEEMA, continues to champ...

NRM starts collecting evidence to support Kawempe by-election petition in court

Richard Olwenyi | Mar 18, 2025

Kawempe By-Election Turmoil Revives Calls for Electoral Reforms

Richard Olwenyi | Mar 17, 2025

NRM officials argue that winners should not be declared in violent elections, while some election experts are pushing for an end to by-elections altogether.

Uganda Recognised for Open-Door Refugee Policy by American Institution

Richard Olwenyi | Mar 16, 2025

New Judge, Same Story as Court Delays Katanga Bail Decision

Richard Olwenyi | Feb 14, 2025

Justice Rosette Comfort Kania, who recently took over the case after Justice Isaac Muwata took sick leave, did not make a ruling on the application, with the pr...

Besigye Asks Constitutional Court to Quash Trial by Military

Richard Olwenyi | Jan 30, 2025

A related case before the Supreme Court is set for landmark ruling tomorrow and should the military court's trial of the two be quashed, the Constitutional Cour...

UPDF Gears Up for Expanded Peacekeeping Role in Somalia

Richard Olwenyi | Jan 27, 2025

The mission, which began operations on January 1, 2025, will run for the next five years and has seen Uganda take control of two additional sectors—sectors 1 an...

Electoral Commission Receives PFF Signatures

Richard Olwenyi | Nov 29, 2024

The PFF promoters, a faction that broke away from the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC), submitted their signatures, party constitution, and other requisite doc...

Experts Warn of Health Challenges During September-November Rains

Richard Olwenyi | Nov 21, 2024

EC Grants Approval to Citizens Accord Party Promoters

Richard Olwenyi | Nov 4, 2024

Lochom, who previously contested and lost the Kumi County MP seat to FDC's Patrick Amuriat as an independent candidate after losing in the 2011 NRM primaries, i...

EC Begins Mapping PWDs for Inclusive 2026 Elections

Richard Olwenyi | Oct 31, 2024

The EC has initiated a countrywide mapping exercise aimed at identifying and categorizing disabled individuals to better understand the specific challenges they...

Opposition Holy Alliance Launches Handbook on Leadership Transition

Richard Olwenyi | Oct 24, 2024

The alliance emphasizes the need for significant reforms, particularly as President Museveni has hinted at the nearing end of his long tenure in power.

EC Approves Registration of Katonga's PFF Party

Richard Olwenyi | Oct 3, 2024

The decision follows persistent efforts by a faction of the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) that has broken away and established its base in Katonga, Kampala.