{"id":106941,"date":"2025-08-14T17:55:52","date_gmt":"2025-08-14T17:55:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/kushaba-vows-to-shake-up-kampala-central"},"modified":"2025-08-14T19:15:43","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T19:15:43","slug":"kushaba-vows-to-shake-up-kampala-central","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/kushaba-vows-to-shake-up-kampala-central","title":{"rendered":"Kushaba Vows to Shake up Kampala Central"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Uganda. <\/strong><\/span><b>Aspiring Kampala Central MP Suzan Kushaba has vowed to run as an independent candidate in the upcoming elections, sending a defiant message to the political establishment.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Speaking at a media briefing in Kampala, Kushaba said her decision follows the NRM\u2019s refusal to give her the party card, but insisted that this setback will not derail her ambitions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI may have been denied the NRM party card, but that will not stop me,\u201d she declared.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe ghetto must rise. Women must be empowered. Our youth need jobs and opportunities \u2014 and that\u2019s exactly what I\u2019m coming to fight for.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kushaba, who enjoys significant grassroots support among Kampala\u2019s urban poor, said her campaign will be driven by the people, not political party structures.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not here to wear colors \u2014 I\u2019m here to deliver change. For too long, the voices of the ghetto, struggling women, and unemployed youth have been ignored. I\u2019m stepping forward for them,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Her announcement has sparked debate in Kampala Central\u2019s political circles, with observers noting her growing popularity in communities often overlooked by mainstream politicians.<\/p>\n<p>With election season gathering pace, Kushaba\u2019s independent bid is emerging as one to watch, promising to take the voices of the ghetto straight to Parliament.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Uganda<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Uganda. Aspiring Kampala Central MP Suzan Kushaba has vowed to run as an independent candidate in the upcoming elections, sending a defiant message to the political establishment. Speaking at a media briefing in Kampala, Kushaba said her decision follows the NRM\u2019s refusal to give her the party card, but insisted that this setback [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":106940,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,12],"tags":[234],"class_list":["post-106941","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-policy","tag-uganda"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Kushaba Vows to Shake up Kampala Central - Uganda<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Aspiring Kampala Central MP Suzan Kushaba has vowed to run as an independent candidate in the upcoming elections, sen ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/kushaba-vows-to-shake-up-kampala-central\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Kushaba Vows to Shake up Kampala Central\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Aspiring Kampala Central MP Suzan Kushaba has vowed to run as an independent candidate in the upcoming elections, sen ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/kushaba-vows-to-shake-up-kampala-central\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Uganda\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AfricaPressTunisiaa\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-08-14T17:55:52+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-08-14T19:15:43+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/uganda\/sites\/34\/2025\/08\/sm_1755186298.532421.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1000\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"666\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/kushaba-vows-to-shake-up-kampala-central#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/kushaba-vows-to-shake-up-kampala-central\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Kushaba Vows to Shake up Kampala Central\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-08-14T17:55:52+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-08-14T19:15:43+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/kushaba-vows-to-shake-up-kampala-central\"},\"wordCount\":230,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/kushaba-vows-to-shake-up-kampala-central#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/uganda\/sites\/34\/2025\/08\/sm_1755186298.532421.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"uganda\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"policy\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/kushaba-vows-to-shake-up-kampala-central#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/kushaba-vows-to-shake-up-kampala-central\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/kushaba-vows-to-shake-up-kampala-central\",\"name\":\"Kushaba Vows to Shake up Kampala Central - 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