Derrick Kiyonga

1 week ago | monitor.co.ug | Derrick Kiyonga

Out of the six constituencies that make up Mityana District, the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party managed to win only one during the 2021 polls—Mityana North, which was taken by Muhammad Kibedi Nsegumire. One of the constituencies that NRM lost was the Mityana District Woman Representative seat that slipped through Judith Nabakooba’s grip after she was upstaged by National Unity Platform (NUP) party’s Joyce Bagala.

1 week ago | monitor.co.ug | Derrick Kiyonga

What you need to know:The court emphasised that the President, as the chairman of his ruling party, has the powers to appoint the party’s secretariat that includes the Secretary General, Treasurer, and their deputies. The Constitutional Court has green-lit a 2014 move by the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) to grant its eternal chairperson, President Museveni, the power to appoint the party’s secretariat that includes the Secretary General, Treasurer, and their deputies.

2 weeks ago | monitor.co.ug | Derrick Kiyonga

When it comes to Mukono North, the 2026 General Elections is going to be a straightforward renewal of hostilities between the incumbent, the National Unity Platform’s Abdallah Kiwanuka, and Ronald Kibuule, former junior Youth minister, who belongs to the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party.   Currently, a number of NRM members in the constituency are strategising on how to navigate their normally chaotic primaries.

2 weeks ago | monitor.co.ug | Derrick Kiyonga

What you need to know:The battle over the health of businessman Mohan Musisi Kiwanuka, which has a direct impact on his business empire, is likely to be taken to the Supreme Court. Derrick Kiyonga delves into the context in which the Court of Appeal ordered that the businessman isn’t in a position or hasn’t been running his business empire, despite claims to the contrary by one of his two wives.

3 weeks ago | monitor.co.ug | Derrick Kiyonga

In the aftermath of his declaration that he intended to challenge his former boss, President Museveni’s hold onto power, Gen (rtd) Henry Tumukunde was charged with treason in 2020.