Tag Archives: NUP

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Francis Zaake, the Member of Parliament for Mityana Municipality has said his appointment as a Commissioner of Parliament is not a reward for his unwavering support to National Unity Platform-NUP President Kyagulanyi Ssentamu Robert, but a deployment to further the struggle for democracy in Uganda. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Councillors Zahara Luyirika from the National Unity Platform Party-NUP and Shamim Awal Namusisi from the National Resistance Movement-NRM have been nominated for the position of speaker of Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA. The position of Speaker and Deputy Speaker was introduced during the Amendment of the …

How the former parliamentary speaker made a series of blunders that may sink her otherwise great political career THE LAST WORD | ANDREW M. MWENDA | Rebecca Kadaga is a lady of many parts. For twenty years, she held sway over Uganda’s parliament: first as deputy speaker (20001-2011), and then …

Grabbing gavel from Kadaga was the easier part Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | Until recently, it would have been impossible to imagine Omoro County MP Jacob Oulanyah sitting with maverick Mityana Municipality MP Francis Zaake to discuss national issues. But now they must, after Oulanyah, who has been deputy …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The head of National Unity Platform-NUP legal department, Anthony Wameli is hospitalized at St. Anthony Medical Center in Kasangati, Wakiso due to stomach related complications. His wife, Olive Wameli told URN on phone this morning that her husband was rushed to hospital in bad shape. “We …

📌 NUP names parliament leaders ▶ Leader of Opposition (LoP) – Mathias Mpuuga ▶ Opposition chief whip – John Nambeshe ▶ Chairperson PAC – Medard Segona ▶ Chairperson COSASE – Joel Ssenyonyi ▶ Chairperson Gov’t Assurances – Betty Nambooze ▶ Commissioner of Parliament – Francis Zaake ✳ Dep. chief whip …

Directorate of Public Prosecutions has sanctioned Turyasingura’s file leading to his arrest Rukiga, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Emmanuel Mutambuuka Turyasingura, the coordinator for the National Unity Platform (NUP) party in charge of Rukiga district has been re-arrested. Turyasingura was arrested on Thursday by police at his home in Muhanga town council. Derrick Katebire …

Ssemujju says that there are many people within the opposition who are only there just in name but in spirit they belong to the ruling NRM Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In 2011, Nathan Nandala Mafabi, the MP for Budadiri West and also a member of the Forum for Democratic Change …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The swearing-in of the city Lord Mayor, division mayors and division councillors was suspended after a councillor turned up chained. The National Unity Platform-NUP councillor elect for Kampala Central Moses Kataabu took to the podium to take the oath with both his hands chained and wearing …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Seventeen of the 35 National Unity Platform-NUP party supporters remanded by the Uganda People’s Defense Forces-General Court Martial are out on bail. They are Robinson Ntambi Mudde, Stanley Kafuko alias Kysta, Kivumbi Achileo, Samson Ssekiranda alias Giant, Robert Katumba, Kyabagu Geserwa alias Pympah, Faisal Kigongo alias …