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UPC NATIONWIDE CAMPAIGNS:
Naguru – Kampala, Central Uganda, Feb 15:
After outlining some of her findings during her natiowide campaigns
which took her in almost all regions of Uganda, Mama Miria Obote explains how she intends to solve them, if elected president next week.
Natete-Kampala, Central Uganda, Feb 14:
Mama Miria
Obote’s supporters couldn’t hold their excitement as their presidential
candidate reassured them that
granting full Federo status
to Buganda
is adone deal, if only they
vote for her to become the first woman president of Uganda. Much as it may
sound like a shouting match, a Luganda speaking person told RRIA that all the
parties speaking in the audio
recording, agreed
on one issue
that
-
Museveni
must go. Meanwhile, the Makerere University Rally was called off. It will be
held on a later date.
Kampala - Central Uganda, Feb 14: Mama Miria Obote has pitched up her battle camps in the heart of Kampala, taking her presidential bid to Makerere University, Kawempe and Rubaga. Meanwhile, the Electoral Commission yesterday foiled plans by dictator Museveni’s NRM-0 cadres to disrupt Mama Miria Obote’s rally at Nakaseke town. On discovering a plot that was being co-ordinated by a state minister to stage-manage some kind of `Angry protesting people´poised as Baganda victims venting their anger on UPC, officials of the party contacted the Electoral Commission which swang into action nabbing the plot in the bud. To the NRM-0's disappointment, the crowd that turned at the Nakaseke rally did not jeer, but cheered Mama Miria Obote during her address. While on her way back to Kampala, Mama Miria Obote made several stop-overs greeting people who had lined up along the Nakaseke Kampala road.
Nakaseke –
Central Uganda, Feb 13:
While en-route to Nakaseke, Mama Miria Obote set Bombo town burning with her
political flames that has left the people of Bombo crying for more. Before
setting off for Nakaseke, Mama Miria Obote who had made a brief stop-over at
Ggaba, was besieged by her supporters and curious people who only let her go
after she had addressed them. Mama Miria Obote is scheduled to address more
rallies including a major one in Nakaseke town this evening.
Seta-Mukono,
Central Uganda, Feb 12:
Racing against time this evening, Mama Miria Obote addressed a gigantic
rally at Seta town, which an eye witness described to have been beyond
anyone’s expectations. She had to struggle to keep herself audible amidst
shouts of joy by her supporters who thronged Seta town.
Bamunanika –
Central Uganda, Feb 11:
A brief pregnant rally at
Bamunanika
town
Nakasongola-Central Uganda, Feb 11: Nakasongola has fallen to Mama Miria
Obote.
Nakasongola, Bamunanika – Central Uganda, Feb 11: Mama Miria Obote is scheduled to address scores of rallies including major ones in the towns of Nakasongola and Bamunanika.
Kamuli and Kaliro, Eastern Uganda, Feb 7:We are unable to track Mama Miria Obote’s rallies in Kamuli and Kaliro, due to the NRM `great vision´of load-shedding, that left Kampala city without electricity throughout last night. Our contact with Mama Miria Obote’s campaign team was unable to recharge his telephone-batteries.
Kamuli and Kaliro, Eastern Uganda, Feb 7: With less than 17 days to the polling day, hundreds of thousands of people in Buganda have risen up, throwing their support behind the first woman presidential candidate Mama Miria Obote, who has promised to grant full federal status to Buganda and return all her disputed properties including the 9000 sq klms of land. Mama Miria Obote has today, taken her bid for president to Kamuli and Kaliro where she is scheduled to address scores of rallies including 2 major ones in the towns of Kamuli and Kaliro.
Njero-
Central Uganda, Feb 6:
While she was enroute to Mukono, Mama Miria Obote addressed a gigantic rally
at Njero. A member of the campaign team said that to their suprise, what had
initially been thought would have
been an
ordinary `road-block of supporters,´ turned out to be one of
the biggest rallies addressed so far in Buganda. Before leaving, Mama Miria
Obote officially opened a UPC office in Njero. The member of the campaign
team further said that due to time limitations the Mukono rally would be
postponed to a later date, but that, they would make a stop over to greet
the people in Mukono.
Kayunga
- Central Uganda, Feb 6:
Kayunga too has fallen to Mama Miria Obote.
Mukono, Kayunga – Central Uganda, Feb 6: Before embarking on her nationwide campaigns taking her to Kayunga and Mukono, Mama Miria Obote this morning held a meeting with the prime minister of Buganda, Dan Muliika.
Mityana,
Central Uganda, Feb 5:
Mityana
has
fallen
to
Mama Miria Obote’s bid to become the first
woman president of Uganda.
Sekanyonyi -
Mityana, Central Uganda, Feb 5:
While en-route to Mityana town, Mama Miria Obote addressed scores of
stop-over rallies including one at Sekanyonyi.
Mityana, Central Uganda, Feb 5: Mama Miria Obote’s convoy from Kampala to Mityana is moving at a snail-speed due to numerous `human-roadblocks´ of supporters and curious on lookers that she has to address along the Kampala Mityana road. Mama Miria Obote is scheduled to address a major rally in Mityana town this afternoon.
Kajansi-Wakiso
District
Central
Uganda, Feb 4:
Kampala –
Uganda, Feb 4:
The
Association of Women Lawyers and other national women non-governmental
organisations in Uganda have thrown their weight behind Mama Miria Obote –
the first and only woman presidential candidate running against four men in
the race to become president of Uganda. Jumping over their personal
political affliations and differences, the women of the associations of
women lawyers and other women organisations, organised a closed door meeting
this afternoon, to recognise and appreciate Mama Miria Obote as the role
model of the role of women and how far women can go in Uganda. Mama Miria
Obote is chief guest speaker.
Wakiso District - Central Uganda, Feb 2: Mama Miria Obote zeroes in on Kampala and its suburbs as she campaigns in Wakiso district beginning at Kireka this morning. A source from Uganda said Mama Miria Obote’s candidature has raised a lot of excitement, admiration and support in Buganda where her campaign posters are going like hot cakes. The source also said, if the current developing trend of support in Buganda develops into votes for her, Mama Miria Obote would win the elections.
Kibibi-Mpigi
district, Central Uganda, Feb 3:
With less than 3 weeks left to the elections, Uganda’s only woman
presidential candidate Mama Miria Obote is digging deep, soliciting for
support and votes from the people of Mpigi, who are reported to be turning
up in large numbers
in a couple of rallies
at different
locations in Mpigi district.
Mama
Miria Obote later
addressed a major rally in Kibibi town in Mpigi.
Sembabule – Central Uganda, Feb 2: Due to inadquate preparations by the organisers, Mama Miria Obote’s rally in Sembabule town has been called of indefinately. It will be held on a later date.
Lyantonde
& Sembabule
– Central
Uganda, Feb 2:
Getting into
the second day of her nationwide campaigns in Buganda this afternoon, Mama
Miria Obote addressed scores of roadside rallies before addressing a major
one in Lyantonde town. While on her way
from Lyantonde
to Sembabule
town, she is expected to make several stop-overs before addressing a major
rally in Sembabule.
Rakai
&
Masaka
districts,
Central
Uganda, Feb
1:
Mama Miria
Obote addressed scores of rallies today including major ones in Mutukula,
Kyotera –Rakai and Masaka towns. Her convoy was slowed down by people along
the road appealing she addresses them.
Mutukula
,
Rakai town,
Masaka townTommorrow,
Mama Miria Obote is scheduled to address rallies in Lyatonde and Sembabule.
Kampala – Uganda, Jan 31: Mama Miria Obote briefly returned to Kampala last night to attend to her party presidential duties. She commences the 5th leg of her nationwide campaigns that will cover the regions of Buganda, beginning in Rakai district on Feb 1.
Mbarara-Western
Uganda, Jan 30:
Mama Miria Obote this evening, addressed
her supporters at a
gigantic rally in Mbarara town, which marked the end of her campaigns in
western Uganda. Her supporters at the rally, sang, chanted, cheered and
clapped. Answering to her appeal for their votes, the crowd roared back that
they will vote for her to become the first woman president of Uganda. The
rally was disrupted by a heavy downpour which stopped Mama Miria Obote’s
address mid way. Mama Miria Obote and her campaign team left Mbarara town
for Kampala, to
attend to her party
presidential duty at the party headquarters. She will on Wednesday address
raalies in Rakai district.
Mbarara-Western
Uganda, Jan 30:
Out of fear of state terror and political intimidation, the inhabitants of
western Uganda say most people there, cannot openly show nor express their
political affliations. In a summary report on the UPC western Uganda
nationwide campaigns, the National Chairman of UPC, Prof Patrick Rubaihayo
said, the dictatorship has also run down all infrastructures such as health
facilities that were meant to help the ordinary Ugandans in western Uganda.
Rubaihayo named Uganda’s minister Amama Mbabazi and the NRM national
political commissar Kiyonga as some of the most dreaded and feared NRM
cabinet members in Kanungu and Kasese respectively. Citing testimonies from
un-named sources, Rubaihayo also said, there are many people who don’t
support nor agree with the NRM dictatorship, but fear what would happen to
them if they were seen attending rallies of other political parties. He said
just 2 weeks before they took their campaigns to western Uganda, UPC was a
tabboo. However, people especially supporters and members of the party are
now casting fear away and are beginning to openly identify with UPC, with
some offering to fill in and contest for parliamentary seats in western
Uganda. Prof Patrick Rubaihayo who also is the chairman of Mama Miria
Obote’s campaign team said, the district intelligence security officer in
Kozo (closeby to dictator Museveni’s adoptive home), stopped UPC from
holding its rallies at many points within Kozo town. UPC finally held its
rally at a co-operative society premises which its chairman readily
offered, saying, “Well, let them hold their rally here. In any case, they
built it!”
Mbarara Western Uganda, Jan 30: Mama Miria Obote is scehuled to address a major rally in Mbarara town this afternoon. She will later leave for Kampala where she will hold a meeting with members of her executive committee. On wednesday, Mama Miria Obote will commence the 5th leg of her nationwide campaigns in the regions of Buganda.
Kazo district
Western Uganda, Jan 29:
Operating from Mbarara town where she is camped, Mama Miria Obote continues
combing deep into the vast district of Mbarara and those districts
neighbouring it. She is scheduled to address several rallies this Sunday,
including three major ones.
Mbarara
Western Uganda, Jan 28:
After a night rest in Mbarara town, Mama Miria Obote,
addressed 2
major rallies in
Kamwenge
town and Ibanda town. Before addressing both rallies, she
addressed scores of stop-over rallies
on her way to the venues
of the 2 rallies. Kamwenge
Ibanda
Ntungamo –
Western Uganda, Jan 27:
Mama Miria
Obote this afteroon headed back inland from Kisoro, through Kabale and
Ntungamo to the areas of Mbarara (Museveni’s adoptive home, which is also
home to Besigye). While on her way to Mbarara, she addressed another major
rally in Ntungamo town, described by an official of her campaign team to
have been well attended. The official also said, Ntungamo UPC district
officials complained of some Forum For Democratic Change (FDC) men
masquarading as UPC campaigners who have been canvasing for votes for
Besigye. The masquaraders are reportedly lying that UPC, which was on a
nationwide campaigns, wants its members and supporters to vote for only one
presidential candidate - Besigye. The official further said that Professor
Rubaihayo and Mama Miria Obote told the rally that UPC was fielding its own
presidential candidate – Mama Miria Obote. The official concluded that the
people at the rally were satisfied with the clarification and pronouncement.
Mama Miria Obote and her convoy left Ntungamo for Mbarara town where they
are scheduled to address several rallies including a major one in Mbarara
town.
Kisoro –
Western Uganda, Jan 26:
Mama Miria
Obote addressed another major rally in Kisoro town. She later held meetings
with party elders, leaders, and other local leaders of Kisoro.
Kisoro – Western Uganda, Jan 26: Mama Miria Obote’s supporters have converged at the Kisoro –Kabale border to welcome her into Kisoro where she is scheduled to address a couple of rallies including a major one in Kisoro town this afternoon. Before leaving Kabale this morning, Mama Miria Obote visited the widow of late Rupambara (who until his death was a faithful active member of the party). After 20 years of the ban on multiparty politics, faithful members of Uganda Peoples Congress (UPC) in western Uganda including Kisoro district begin to rise up to identify with their party that had for twenty long years been subjected political hostility and persecution by the NRM dictatorship. Describing the rally which was held in Kabale town yesterday, an official of the campaign team said, the rally registered the highest number of people more than any other rallies addressed in western Uganda. The official noted that the party and its members and supporters in western Uganda lack proper leadership and resources, and that party members and supporters fear political persecution by the NRM dictatorship. The official cited an example of a local political leader, who said, it took a lot of courage to have come out to identify with the party and speak on its behalf. Mama Miria Obote is scheduled to address rallies in Ntungamo on Jan 27.
Kabale-Western
Uganda, Jan 25:
Mama Miria Obote has made a grand entry into Kabale town she was recieved by
crowds of her supporters blowing whistles, singing and screaming with joy.
In a long and slow procession with the`bodaboda´ - men riding bikes on the
lead, Mama Miria Obote’s campaign team entered into the rally ground. (Due
to technical problems- RRIA missed part of her address)
Kabale – Western Uganda, Jan 25: After a peaceful night rest, Mama Miria Obote left Rukungiri town for Kabale district where she is expected to address a couple of rallies along the road, including a major one in Kabale town. Mama Miria Obote’s personal physician, Dr. Opiote, said she has almost recovered her voice.
Rukungiri –
Western Uganda, Jan 24:
Hundreds of thousands of people attended a rally addressed by Mama Miria
Obote, who sounds to have recovered her voice.
After holding a
closed-door meeting with officials of the Bushenyi UPC Executive Committee
this morning, Mama Miria Obote left Bushenyi for
Rukungiri town. She arrived almost 2 hours late
because she addressed
roadside rallies and crowds of people who had
lined up along the road.
An
overjoyed crowd of supporters of Mama Miria Obote led their presidential
candidate in a long procession through Rukungiri town to the rally ground.
An eye witness said, the
Rukungiri
rally
drew as many people as
those at the
Kitgum town
rally in
northern
Uganda. Mama Miria Obote, is scheduled to address couple of rallies in
Kabale district including a major one in Kabale town
on Jan 25.
Kasese -
Western Uganda, Jan 22: In a memorandum read out at the beginning of the
rally, the people of Kasese accuse dictator Museveni of descrimination.
Fort Portal
-
Western Uganda, Jan 22:
Mama Miria Obote this
afternoon briefly addressed a rally in Fort Portal town.
Fort Portal
-
Western Uganda, Jan 22:
News that
Mama Miria Obote and her campaign team are in town
after
spending
a night in
Fort Portal town,
and are due
to address a major rally in town, has caused a lot of excitement and a
beehive kind of human movement of people,
all gearing
up to attend the rally this morning. Mama Miria Obote is scheduled to
address another major rally in Kasese town this afternoon.
Bundibugyo-Western Uganda, Jan 21:
Mama Miria
Obote this evening addressed a UPC rally that was attended by multitude of
people described by an eye witness as to have been mainly dominated by “the
young generation!” After the rally, she returned to Fort Portal
town, where she is
spending
the
night.
Bundibugyo - Western Uganda, Jan 21: Uganda’s only woman presidential candidate, Mama Miria Obote, left Kampala this morning, taking her message of “Unity, Peace and Reconciliation” to the people of Bundibugyo in western Uganda, where she is scheduled to address a rally this afternoon. Addressing another rally at Kagadi Freedom Square in Kagadi Town council, Kibaale district on Wednesday evening, Mama Miria Obote, who spoke in Luganda, said, her first task will be to renovate Kagadi Hospital to its original glory and promote it to a referral hospital if people vote UPC in next month’s elections. Miria pledges to repair hospitals Before returning to Kampala on Thursday, Mama Miria Obote, addressed rallies in Mubende district, including one at Kasambya, which was disrupted by soldiers of Uganda army. Miria in Mubende
Kampala, Uganda, Jan 20:
Uganda’s woman presidential candidate, Mama Miria Obote returned to Kampala
late last night to attend to her party presidential duties. Before returning
to Kampala, she addressed rallies in Mubende district. Tomorrow, Mama Miria
Obote returns to Western Uganda to continue with her nationwide bid to
become the first woman president of Uganda. Speaking from Kampala, Mama
Miria Obote’s personal doctor and chief of staff, Dr. Henry Opiote
gave a
summary assessment
of the rallies addressed so far.
Mubende Western Uganda, Jan 19:
Mama Miria Obote this morning held a meeting with officials of the
Commonwealth Team in Uganda. She later addressed a rally at Kasambya. The
rally was briefly disrupted as the peasants fled when a military track drove
by the rally ground. Asked why they fled, some people said, soldiers driving
by and prawling the villages do terrorise them. Mama Miria Obote later
addressed another rally in Mubende town.
Hoima-Western Uganda, Jan 18:
Due to some mechanical problems that required changing a tyre to one of
the cars in her
convoy, Mama Miria Obote who had addressed at Busila (towards) Butiaba),
arrived late in Hoima town and was unable to address the Hoima rally as was
scheduled for yesterday. An official on her campaign team said, the Busila
rally drew multitude of people. Nonetheless, she was on Tuesday night hosted
on a Hoima FM Radio. Mama Miria Obote is due this morning to address the
Hoima Rally before leaving for Kagadi and Kibaale. Since Independence,
Bunyoro is historically one of UPC strongholds in Uganda.
Kigorobya – Hoima, Uganda, Jan 18: Uganda People’s Congress (UPC) presidential candidate Mama Miria Obote has said only a woman president can heal the country following years of conflict. Addressing a rally at Kigorobya town in Hoima district on Tuesday evening, Miria said women promote harmony because they are mothers who care for people and who also fear war. She arrived at Kigorobya town eight hours late at about 6:40pm and addressed enthusiastic supporters chanting UPC slogans. Mama Miria Obote said she was delayed in the newly created district of Buliisa and in Masindi, where she met many supporters. Mama Miria Obote, who spoke for about 25 minutes and apologised for the delay, warned voters against voting for “war-like” politicians, saying Uganda had experienced enough horrors of war. She did not name the politicians.
Masindi
Town, Uganda, Jan 17:
After meeting groups and individuals of various interests in Masindi, Mama
Miria Obote this morning laid wreathe on the graves of former UPC
nationalist ex-freedom fighters, departed members of UPC who died of natural
causes, and those that died from persecution by dictator Museveni’s Kampala
NRM Regime. Speaking in a tough voice before Mama Miria Obote addressed the
Masindi town rally, Mzee Adoko Akaki Nekyon, warned Museveni against his
insistent threats to overthrow any new civilian opposition leader and party
that wins the February elections. Nekyon said, the world has changed so much
that it has no room for military coups in Africa, and that the world
wouldn’t support a military coup in Uganda. Nekyon further castigated
dictator Museveni for claiming ownership over the Uganda
army,
which,
according to Nekyon, is a national army constituted by Uganda’s sons and
daughters. A Ugandan weekly tabloid owned by Museveni’s family members,
yesterday ran a frontpage story stating that Museveni had vowed, he will use
the Uganda military to overthrow the government of any winning opposition
leaders or party that wins next month’s general elections. Mama Miria Obote,
who briefly greeted the people in the english language, spoke in the Luganda
language leaving her
address
punctuated
and disrrupted
by cheers and
long
clappings
by her supporters who
seemed to
aggree
with the degree of the rot in the 20 NRM regime. While on her way from
Masindi to Hoima, Mama Miria Obote is expected to address a couple of
rallies before addressing a major one in Hoima town this evening.
Kibanda-Masindi, Uganda, Jan 16:
Mama Miria Obote launches the fouth leg of her nationwide campaign beginning
at Kibanda.
She briefly visited the Kiryadongo Hospital.
Karuma,
Northern Uganda, Jan 16: Multitude of members and supporters of UPC got
their share too, as their presidential candidate, Mama Miria Obote made them
laugh their ribs out in a brief rally at karuma.
Atiak,
Pabbo, Northern Uganda, Jan 16:
After successfully completing the third leg of her nationwide campaigns in
the west nile region of Uganda, Uganda’s woman presidential candidate Mama
Miria Obote, addressed brief rallies at Atiak and Pabbo in northern Uganda
before embarking on the fourth leg of her nationwide campaigns in Masindi,
beginning at Kibanda this evening. She is scheduled to address other rallies
at Masindi and Hoima on Jan 17, Kagadi and Kibaale on Jan 18, Mubende on
Jan 19, Kyaka and Kyenjojo on 20.
Ajumani-West
Nile, Uganda, Jan 15:
Racing against time, Mama Miria Obote this evening addressed the final rally
of the third leg of her nationwide campaigns in the West Nile region of
Uganda. After a night in Ajumani, she is heading back briefty into northern
Uganda, where she is scheduled to address rallies at Atiak and Pabbo on Jan
16, before launching the fourth leg of her campaign beginning at Kibanda.
She is scheduled to aadress other rallies at Masindi and Hoima on Jan 17,
Kagadi and Kibaale on Jan 18, Mubende on Jan 19, Kyaka and Kyenjojo on 20.
Moyo-West
Nile, Uganda, Jan 15:
After
visiting run-down dilapidated historical national facilities built by UPC in
Moyo town, including the hospital, Mama Miria Obote and her campaign team
this afternoon addressed a multitude of her supporters, members of her party
and curious on-lookers. As her convoy drove through Moyo Town, members of
her party chanted, sang and danced on the streets. With the famous `UPC
Congress of the People´ tune blarring in the rally ground, the crowd
awaiting for her sang along and danced crazed with joy. Mama Miria Obote,
who arrived in Moyo town last night, held meetings with various interest
groups including leaders and elders. Sandwitched in a multitude of her
supporters with UPC youth members and boda-boda cyclists on the lead, Mama
Miria Obote and her campaign team snailed their way into the rally ground in
Moyo Town. Speaking from Moyo town, an official of her campaign team praised
the party youth group of Moyo as being the most organised throughout Uganda.
After the Moyo Rally, Mama Miria Obote leaves for Ajumani, where she is
scheduled to address a rally this evening.
Arua town,
West Nile, Uganda, Jan 14:
Mama Miria Obote this evening
addressed a mammoth rally in Arua town, where different speakers dwelt on
the theme "Truth & Reconciliation", Poverty, Run down infrastructures.
Speaking at the same rally, daughters and sons of West Nile, said dictator
Museveni and his Fronasa soldiers within the Uganda National Liberation
Front / Army, were responsible for the massacres, gross human rights abuses
and war crimes committed in Arua after the fall of Iddi Amin's regime. Due
to time pressure, a local Arua FM radio cancelled its plan to host Mama
Miria Obote, who left Moyo and Ajumani where she is scheduled to address
several rallies tomorrow, Jan 15. (Do not click on this audio unless you
are one of those brave hearts)
Arua Town, West Nile, Uganda, Jan 14: Mama Miria Obote this morning held meetings with Arua religious leaders of the Islamic faith, the Catholic Church and the Anglican Church of Uganda. Speaking from Arua town this morning, an official of the campaign team said, she also held meetings with other leaders and elders of Arua before attending a Chrisitian Convention which is held once in every 4 years in Arua town. Mama Miria Obote will this afternoon, address a major rally in Arua town.
Koboko, West Nile, Uganda, Jan 13: The Uganda Peoples Congress (UPC) presidential candidate, Mama Miria Obote, yesterday denied allegations that the second UPC government, which ruled the country between 1981 and 1985, committed atrocities in West Nile. Miria defends UPC in Koboko
Pakwach, West Nile Region of Uganda, Jan 12: In his posting on the UPCnet Forum dated Jan 11, a Ugandan West-Niler member of Uganda Peoples Congress writes as follows: “MAMA MIRIA ROCKS PAKWACH, THE GATE WAY TO WEST NILE REGION – Fellow Congress men and women, this is just Red Hot News. In case the media failed to report the details, I would like to bring it to as it was. New as it happened and as you would want it to be. If we go by the New Vision report of the multitude of people that thronged the roadsides and the rally ground in Kitgum to listen to the sweet message of salvation from the mother of the Nation, let us pose a bit and think of Pakwach. Mama arrived at Pakwach round about 1pm E.A.S.T. I stand to be corrected but I think the last time Mama was on Pakwach bridge was way back in 1969 as she accompanied Dr. Apollo Milton Obote for the opening of the Bridge built under the first UPC administration. This time around, the convoy stopped right before crossing the bridge. The prestigious traditional Agwara cultural dancers from Erussi in Nebbi district drummed and danced with Mama across the bridge length of some 500 meters. We are all aware that it a dry season in that part of the world right now. It had never rained in the area since November 2005. No sooner had Mama crossed the bridge than cumulus-nimbus cloud gathered from nowhere, and cried heavy rain. The crowd was drenched in rain, and with so much euphoria and excitement they didn't seem to give a damn a bout the weather. After all in Alur culture that is symbolic of good omen. Mama then left Pakwach for Nebbi via Panyimur, Parombo, and Erussi. All along people thronged the road sides to have a glimpse of the next president and saviour. They swept the road, threw leaves and clothes for the convoy to pass on. Huge rallies were addressed in Panyimur and Parombo respectively. The convoy could not move fast. I caught up with them again at Erussi, where they reached late when the EC time to hold rallies had elapsed. Nevertheless, up to 9:30pm you could still hear crowds of people along road sides chanting UPC! UPC! And singing UPC patriotic songs. Mama's vehicle was about 50 meters away within the convoy being halted from time to time by the crowd. The entourage finally arrived in Nebbi at 10pm East African Standard time. Let us wait for what comes next from Nebbi town tomorrow as they climb the western escarpment of the Western flank of the Rift Valley enroute to Goli, Paidha, Nyapea, Zeu, and Warr. I will keep you posted Congress men and women. - John Okumu” Jan 11, 06
Nebbi, West Nile Region of Uganda, Jan 11: Uganda’s only female presidential candidate, Mama Miria Obote has been unable to address the Nebbi rally as had been planned. An official of her campaign team said, Mama Miria Obote stopped and addressed many rallies along the road as the masses of members and supporters of Uganda Peoples Congress (UPC), including curious on lookers along the Kanyaimuro –Nebbi road, overwhelmed by joyous affection, gathered in every single shopping and residential points, and along the road, pleading she addresses them. Others wanted to get closer while others just sang and danced their joy out. Forecasting that the Nebbi Rally will most likely be held tomorro, the official further said, everyone and all have shown so much love and support for her.
Kanyaimuro,
West Nile Region of Uganda, Jan 11:
Pakwach,
West Nile Region of Uganda, Jan 11: Nothing, not even rain could stop
Uganda Peoples Congress members and supporters from from attending Mama
Miria Obote's presidential nationwide campaign in Pakwach. (Caution: the audio
quality not good)
Pakwach, West Nile Region of Uganda, Jan 11: Members of Uganda Peoples Congress travelling in convoy of cars, trucks and motor bikes this morning drove accross Pakwach bridge towards Gulu and to welcome their presidential candidate Mama Miria Obote to West Nile. At a rally in Pakwach which recorded a further gaigantic number of people, Mama Miria Obote launched the third phase of her bid to become Uganda first female president. She promised her government would, if elected, bring back the train services, lift the ban on fishing, build a fishing industry and institute in Alurland. Mama Miria Obote while enroute to Nebbi, addressed another mammoth rally at Panyaimuro where the masses of people cheered her. Though it was slightly getting late, Mama Miria Obote headed for Nebbi where she is expected to address the biggest political rally in the history of Nebbi during the 20 years tyrannical reign of dictator Museveni.
West Nile Region, Uganda, Jan 11: Having successfully completed the second leg of her nationwide campaign in northern Uganda that was peaked up with another massively attended rally in Gulu town yesterday, Mama Miria Obote this afternoon embarked on the 3rd leg of her campaign taking her quest to become president, to the West Nile Region of Uganda beginning from Pakwach and Nebbi districts. Before leaving Gulu this morning, she met the Acholi Paramount Chief. The West Nile campaign team led by Chris Opoka Okumu this afternoon welcomed Mama Miria Obote to their region.
Kaunda Ground -
Gulu Town,
northern Uganda, Jan 10:
Gulu Town, northern Uganda, Jan 10: UPC president Mama Miria Obote has finally arrived in Gulu town. She is procceeding to Gulu Kaunda Ground where masses of thousands of her supporter and party members are gathered. The Gulu rally rally is said to have drawn thrice the number of people more than that which held last evening in Kitgum town. Speaking from Gulu an official of the campaign team said, on arrival in Gulu town, Mama Miria Obote, officially openned a UPC office in Gulu town. The official further said that they are finding difficulties to snail their way out of the crowd in Gulu town to the rally ground as almost every one wants to stop, draw closer or see their female presidential candidate Mama Miria Obote. On their way to Gulu, she adressed rallies in four IDP camps. She also made several stop overs and addressed multitude of people who had lined up along the road. After the rally, she will meet Acholi Religious Leaders. She will later meet UPC leaders and Gulu district leaders. Mama Miria Obote will tomorrow morning meet the Acholi paramount chief and other leaders. At some point in time she will visit Pabbo IDP camp, where she is expected to address over 60,000 interned Acholi made refugees on their own land by dictator Museveni.
Gulu, northern Uganda, Jan 10: After addressing another gaigantic rally in Kitgum town last night, Uganda’s first female leader of a political party gunning to become the Country’s first female president, Mama Miria Obote and her campaign team, who spent their night in Kitgum Town, left this morning for Gulu. On their arrival in Gulu town, Mama Miria Obote is scheduled to meet Acholi Religious leaders, Cultural leaders and Acholi elders. While in Gulu, Mama Miria Obote will visits hospitals and some other important features in Gulu. Mama Miria Obote will address strings of rallies, including two major ones at Gulu Kaunda Ground and Pabbo Internally Displaced Persons Camp (IDP)
Kitgum,
northern Uganda, Jan 09:
The early morning depressed mood experienced at Barlonyo and the pathetic
sight of the displaced interned Acholi of Pader, was this evening replaced
by a viebrant one, as Mama Miria Obote addressed a major rally in Kitgum
town. In an SMS text to RRIA from Kitgum, an official of Mama Miria Obote
campaign team wrote:”We are now at UPC Office. Then we move to the rally
ground. Reception is very warm. A 25 minutes brief rest at the VIP’s lodge.
As we move toward the rally ground, many people are assemble.A very
successful rally...” Speaking from Kitgum after the rally, the official
said, the rally was attended by hundreds of thousands of people.
Pader and Kitgum, Northern Uganda, Jan 09: After successfully addressing her final rally in Aber, which drew equally thousands of her supporters, Mama Miria Obote and her vice president Livingstone Okello-Okello last night returned to Lira town, where they were hosted on a local Lira FM `Radio North´ from 20:00 hours to late after midnight. Mama Miria Obote who left Lango for Acholiland this morning, addressed rallies in Pader district. She is expected to address other rallies in Kitgum district, including a major one in Kitgum town at 15:00 East African time. On her way to Pader district, Mama Miria Obote stopped at Barlonyo to lay wreathe at the Barlonyo massacre spot north of Lira, where roughly 350 internally displaced Langi refugees were massacred in cold-blood by mobile covert soldiers of Uganda army.
Apac,
northern Uganda, Jan 08:
Uganda’s only female presidential candidate in the race to become Uganda’s
first female president, Mama Miria Obote, this afternoon accused dictator
Museveni of conducting a systematic, slow and painful genocide with the
ultimate aim of making extinct the Acholi, Langi and Teso inhabitants of
northern and eastern Uganda. Adressing a mammoth rally in Apach town, Mama
Miria Obote termed as lies, Museveni’s claim that he waged a Guerrilla war
in Lwero because the 1980 elections were rigged. She said, even if
Museveni’s UPM candidates had been elected in 1980, they would not have been
enough to win the elections and form a government. Mama Miria Obote said,
while in the Luwero bushes, Museveni developed the vision to divide Uganda
into 2, the north and the south, and to make extinct the people of northern
and eastern Uganda. She accused the NRM Kampala regime of dictator Museveni
to have used its military that forcefully and violently robbed away cattle
and other livestocks from Langi, denying them the source of income and made
them very poor. Mama Miria Obote said, the 20 years old NRM genocidal war,
insecurity, poverty, and regional imbalances against the people of the north
and east of Uganda must stop. She accused the Uganda dictatorship of selling
away the peoples’ properties at a throw away price, citing the Uganda Dairy
Cooperation which was sold away at 1 US dollar. Keeping a consistent appeal
that she has made during at previous campaign rallies, she asked the people
of Apac including those who may have left the party to return to UPC and
only vote for UPC candidates from the grassroot to presidency. Telling the
women that this is their time to govern Uganda, she appealed to the women
voters to bring their family members of voting age to vote for UPC. She told
the men that she was not leaving them out. She said, together with other
women, they will take care of the men. Mama Miria Obote and her campaign
team are enroute to address another UPC rally in Aber this evening. Aber is
Apach district.
Dokolo-Amolatar district, northern Uganda, Jan 07:
After
addressing several impromtu stop-over rallies that cropped up as masses of
people blocked her way from Kyoga to Dokolo demanding she addresses them,
Mama Miria Obote finally made it to Dokolo, where she addressed her
supporters and members of Uganda Peoples Congress who braved the pitched
darkness to see, listen and cheer her.
Speaking from Dokolo, the personal aide to Mama Miria, Jimmy Akena said
every where along the roads on which the campaign team is driving through in
Lango, members and supporters of the party are stagging `ambushes ´pleading
their leader Mama Obote stops and speaks to them.
Amolatar, northern Uganda, Jan 07: Marking the second day of her northern Uganda- nationwide campaigns to become Uganda's first female president, Mama Miria Obote this morning headed for Amolatar district where she addressed several rallies including a major one in Kyoga. Mama Miria Obote's campaign team entourage and campaign schedule is moving at a snail speed because her supporters and members of her party are not only demanding she stops over, but are blocking her from proceeding unless she talks to them. Mama Miria Obote will this evening address a rally at Dokolo, which local organisers predict will record another mass attendance. Dokolo is another political stronghold of UPC whose members, in 2001, voted for Alex Okot Ogong to represent them in parliament. Okot later betrayed his electors, changed sides and joined the evil opressor regime of dictator Museveni, who in turn, rewarded Okot with a house-boy ministerial post. It is very unlikely that the people of Dokolo will again vote to return Okot to parliament.
Lira,
northern Uganda, Jan 06:
The long waiting
from afternoon
into the
night at Lira Coronation Park finally paid off as Mzee
Abubakar
Adoko
Nekyon, Mama Miria Obote and her vice president
Livingstone
Okello-Okello adressed a late night rally, which
was attended by multitude of members and supporters of Uganda Peoples
Congress. As darkness descended, the multitude at the rally ground vowed not
to leave Lira Coronation park, unless
they see and
hear from their most cherished female presidentail candidate Mama Miria
Obote.
Lira
Coronation Park, northern Uganda Jan 06: Uncountable multitude of party
members and supporters of UPC sing and dance as they await for the arrival
of their presidential candidate Mama Miria Obote, who this morning began the
second leg of her nationwide rally combing tright deep inside east Lango
beginning from Olilim back to Lira town.
Northern Uganda, Jan 06: After successfully completing her campaign rallies in eastern and north eastern Uganda, Mama Miria Obote, on Friday 06 embarked on the second leg of her campaign to become Uganda first female president. Mama Miria Obote and her campaign team this morning headed north of Uganda, where she is scheduled to address rallies at different locations in Lira district including Otuke and Lira town. While in Otuke, she will visit Barlonyo – the location where roughly 330 Langi peasants were massacred in cold blood by covert mobile forces of Uganda government military. Mama Miria Obote will later address rallies at Amolatar and Dokolo on Jan 07, Apac and Aber on Jan 08. Mama Miria Obote will later address rallies in Pader and Kitgum on Jan 09 and Gulu on Jan 10 before moving into the West Nile region of Uganda.
Kalaki
& Kaberamaido, Eastern and Northern Uganda, Jan 01:
After
addressing a massively attended rally in Soroti town yesterday, Uganda’s 1st
female leader of a political party, Mama Miria Obote
this
morning
began
the year
2006 by attending a Sunday Service as she took her campaign bid to
Kalaki and
Kaberamaido.
As they
headed
for
Kaberamaido,
Mama Miria Obote addressed
at least three rallies and other impromtu
greet the people
stop overs
before
addressing a
major
rally in
Kaberamaido town.
Speaking from Kaberamaido,
a member of Mama Miria Obote campaign team said,
they would drive back to Soroti where would spend their night before leaving
for Amuria and Katakwi (Jan 02) in Teso, Moroto (Jan 03), Nakapiripirit (Jan
04), Kaabong and Kotido (Jan 05) all in Karamoja.
Speaking from Kaberamaido,
a member of Mama Miria Obote campaign
team said, Mama Miria Obote and her campaign team, visited two spots in
eastern Uganda, one in Tororo and the other at Mukura in Teso, where
dictator Museveni’s NRA soldiers had massacred 200 civilians and 300 others
respectively. In Tororo, some 200 civilians
were massacred and burried in
a mass grave by Museveni’s soldiers. In Mukura,
some three hundred young men were imprisoned and locked in Railway wagons by
dictator Museveni’s soldiers and then
massacred by setting fire under the wagons.
Mama Miria Obote said UPC will erect monuments on those spots in
commemoration of the victims.
Eastern Uganda is mainly populated by members and supporters of Uganda
Peoples Congress.
Teso
Eastern Uganda, Dec 31:
Racing against the short period of time of a nationwide campaign to dislodge
one of Africa's most tyrannic and draconian militant regime of dictators
Museveni, Uganda’s 1st female presidential candidate, Mama Miria
Obote, who began her day with meetings with Teso elders, will address three
rallies in Teso, beginning this morning from Serere and ending the year with
a rally in the evening in Soroti town.
( a poor windy reception- Mama Miria Obote's
Serere address)
Kumi
and
Ngora
Eastern Uganda, Dec 30:
UPC Presidential Candidate Mama Miria Obote address
Bukedea, Kumi and Ngora Eastern Uganda, Dec 30: In her quest to become Uganda’s first and only female president, the UPC presidential candidate, Mama Miria Obote and her campaign Team, addressed several stop-over rallies in major local centres including Bukedea. She is now enroute to Kumi and Ngora where she is expected to address big rallies. A source tracking Mama Miria Obote’s rallies and nationwide campaigns said, if the number of people turning up at a rally was to determine the winner of next year’s presidential race, Mama Miria Obote would have won in eastern Uganda. The source predicted that with concret support in eastern, northern, north eastern Uganda, West Nile, Western Uganda and Buganda, Mama Miria Obote’s chances of winning the elections is getting more evident and most likely.
Palisa
in Eastern Uganda Dec 29
Mzee Adoko Nekyon & UPC Presidential Candidate Mama Miria Obote address
Budaka, Butebo & Palisa
in Eastern Uganda Dec 29:
After addressing two
overwhelmingly attended rallies at Budaka and Butebo, Mama Miria Obote and
her campaign team arrive in Palisa, where another mass of people have turned
up to see and listen to Uganda's first female presidential candidate outline
her vision for Uganda, if elected president.
Kapchorwa and Sironko in Eastern Uganda Dec 28:
After a brief christmas break, Uganda’s 1st female presidential
candidate, Mama Miria Obote, who celebtrated christmas in the war ravaged
northern region of Uganda, yesterday resumed her nation wide campaigns in
eastern Uganda, where she addressed 2 political rallies at Manafwa and Mbale
in eastern Uganda. According to eye witnesses, and contrary to our previous
reporting, the two Manafwa and Mbale rallies were attended by over 60,000
party members and supporters of Uganda Peoples Congress attended the
rallies. Mama Miria Obote, today, addressed two more rallies at Kapchorwa
and Sironko both of which were attended by hundreds of thousands of people.
Mama Miria Obote will tomorrow address more rallies at Budaka, Palisa and
Butebo.
Eastern Uganda, Dec 27: Uganda's first and the only female Ugandan presidential candidate Mama Miria Obote addressed 2 political rallies at Manafwa and Mbale in eastern Uganda. Speaking from Mbale, an official of the campaign team said, over 40,000 party members and supporters of Uganda Peoples Congress, including curious on-lookers attended the rallies. Mama Miria Obote and her campaign team will tomorrow address 2 more rallies at Kapchorwa and Sironko. Meanwhile UPC officials and members of Mama Miria Obote's campaign team categorically denied their presidential candidate campaigned for jailed FDC Besigye as claimed in the dictatorship's newspaper, The New Vision. (For more news, do visit the audio page)
2006