Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Maj Gen Kahinda Otafiire, the Minister of Internal Affairs, has ordered the Crime Intelligence director, Brig Gen Chris Damulira, to probe leaders of the National Unity Platform-NUP for allegedly parading fake torture victims at a UN Human Rights Conference in Kenya last month. According to …
Read More »NUP’s Dangote wins Makerere Guild race
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Alionzi Lawrence Dangote is the new Makerere University Guild President. According to the poll results announced by Edrine Nsobanyi, the Makerere University Electoral Commission Chairperson on Wednesday evening, Alionzi who is affiliated with the National Unity Platform-NUP, garnered 5,839 votes to beat off his National Resistance …
Read More »Police fires teargas at NUP supporters as they remember November 2020 victims
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Police on Friday fired teargas to disperse supporters of the National Unity Platform-NUP political party who had gathered at their party headquarters to remember those killed during the November 2020 riots. Today marks two years since at least 54 people were killed as police …
Read More »Prisons boss irked by questions about jailed NUP supporters
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Johnson Byabashaija, the Commissioner General Uganda Prisons Services has asked supporters of the National Unity Platforms (NUP) party, to stop pestering him to release their members in prisons, saying he has no powers to do so. He has instead advised them to redirect the appeals …
Read More »Chaos ensues at Jakana Nadduli’s funeral
Nakaseke, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Chaos ensued at the funeral of Jakana Nadduli, the son of Abdul Nadduli in Kadunda village, Kapeeka sub-county, Nakaseke district. Trouble started after National Unity Platform-NUP party supporters stormed the funeral armed with placards containing photos and names of missing persons, in protest of the …
Read More »Mao alone can’t negotiate a transition for Uganda: Rubongoya
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Secretary General of the National Unity Platform-NUP, David Lewis Rubongoya, has said the Democratic Party President, Norbert Mao should stop claiming he is in government for the general good of Ugandans. Speaking to Uganda Radio Network in an exclusive interview, Rubongoya said Mao should …
Read More »Bobi Wine brings back our Dubai ‘girls’
Tears as many speak of the dark side of the UAE Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | It was a sad scene at Entebbe International Airport as a group of 12 young Ugandan men and women, some unable to sit or walk, and in tears, returned home and spoke of …
Read More »NUP launches fundraising campaign for Ugandans detained in UAE
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Unity Platform on Thursday launched a campaign to raise funds for Ugandans detained in the United Arab Emirates-UAE. Speaking in Kampala, Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, NUP President said as a party, they cannot look on when hundreds of Ugandans and other Africans continue to …
Read More »IPOD future uncertain as NUP, FDC refuse to join
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The refusal by the National Unity Platform-NUP and the Forum for Democratic Change-FDC to join the Interparty Organization for Dialogue-IPOD, has raised concerns about the future of the platform. In 2010, six political parties, the National Resistance Movement-NRM, Forum for Democratic Change-FDC, Democratic Party-DP, Uganda People’s …
Read More »NUP MPs warned against participating in EALA elections
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Unity Platform-NUP has warned its MPs against participating in anyway in the election of members of the East African Legislative Assembly-EALA scheduled for Thursday. Speaking on Tuesday after a meeting of all opposition political parties represented in parliament, Manjeri Kyebakutikka, the deputy opposition …
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