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NUP office in Masaka closed as police battle rowdy supporters

Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Antiriot Police used teargas to disperse rowdy National Unity Platform-NUP party supporters in Masaka city who were involved in a bitter scuffle over a dispute regarding the party’s mobilization campaigns, known as Kunga. On Monday afternoon, a group of leaders, led by Masaka City Mayor …

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Masaka summons former leaders over missing land titles

Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Masaka City Stakeholders Committee has resolved to summon the former Masaka Municipal Council leaders to help trace the whereabouts of several missing properties and land titles. The City Stakeholders Committee resolved this after realizing that several land titles including those of key public properties went missing …

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Masaka city, division leaders disagree on management of public transport

Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Masaka city leaders are divided over the management of public transport in the area. The dispute is pitying Florence Namayanja, the Masaka City Council Mayor, and Michael Mulindwa Nakumusana, the Chairperson of the Nyendo-Mukugwe Division who are bickering over fines levied on taxis operating from …

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Masaka city leaders demand inquiries in management of assets

Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The roads committee of Masaka city has called for a special inquiry into the management and allocation of public properties in the area. The inquiry was mooted during a city roads committee meeting that was convened to review expenditure reports and consider priority projects to …

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Big tasks await new Masaka city mayor

Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Big tasks are awaiting the new mayor of Masaka city Florence Namayanja. Namayanja, the former Member of Parliament for Bukoto East constituency was on Tuesday inaugurated as mayor of Masaka city. She replaces Godfrey Kayemba who served for two consecutive terms until 2020 when it was …

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Masaka court dismisses case against NUP supporters

Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Masaka grade one Magistrate Arthur Ziraba has acquitted National Unity Platform-NUP political party supporters who have been battling charges of inciting violence and committing acts likely to spread the Coronavirus disease Covid-19.   At least 36 people that including leaders and supporters of NUP in Masaka …

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NRM loses Kalungu district to NUP in local government polls

Kalungu, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | The ruling National Resistance Movement -NRM party has suffered a major defeat in Kalungu district leadership after the majority of their candidates lost seats in local government elections conducted on Wednesday. NRM lost the Kalungu district chairperson’s seat and majority of positions of representatives in …

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MP Namayanja, Abed Bwanika granted bail

Masaka, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The Masaka Grade One Magistrate has granted bail to National Unity Platform leaders Florence Namayanja and Dr Abed Bwanika.  The two leaders were arrested on Wednesday during protests that followed the arrest of Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, the National Unity Platform- NUP presidential candidate. They were …

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