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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Deputy President of the National Unity Platform (NUP) in charge of Northern Uganda, Dr Lina Zedriga, has been transferred to Luzira Maximum Prison’s female section over what authorities describe as “security reasons,” an official at the prison has confirmed. Dr Zedriga was remanded …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Women legislators, human rights activists, and political leaders in Gulu City have condemned the arrest and prosecution of National Unity Platform (NUP) Deputy President in charge of Northern Uganda, Dr Lina Zedriga Waru. They describe the charges as politically motivated and a growing threat to …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Police Force (UPF) will maintain deployment at the residence of former presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, popularly known as Bobi Wine, citing national security concerns, despite confirming that no charges have been preferred against him. Speaking during a security press briefing at Naguru …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In the quiet hours of Friday morning, as Gulu City stirred awake, a political mystery that had lingered for weeks quietly unfolded inside the Chief Magistrate’s Court when Dr. Lina Zedriga Waru, the Deputy President of the National Unity Platform (NUP), was presented for …

Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Unity Platform (NUP) Deputy President for Western Uganda, Jolly Jacklyn Tukamushaba, has been produced before the court in Kabale and formally charged with incitement to violence. Tukamushaba was presented before the court as the state simultaneously faced a pending application challenging her …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Dr Lina Zedriga, the Deputy President for Northern Uganda of the National Unity Platform (NUP), has resurfaced after nearly a month incommunicado and is appearing before the Chief Magistrate’s Court in Gulu this morning. Zedriga, 68, appeared before the Chief Magistrate Augustine Alule, where …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Unity Platform (NUP) secretary general, Lewis Rubongoya plans to challenge in court Minister Minsa Kabanda’s victory as Kampala Central Member of Parliament. Rubongoya, who stood on an NUP ticket, was defeated by Kabanda, the NRM candidate, in the January 15 parliamentary elections. According …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Incumbent Kawempe Division Mayor and National Unity Platform (NUP) candidate Emmanuel Sserunjogi has retained his seat with an overwhelming win, polling 23,715 votes. Sserunjogi defeated his closest rival, Farouk Swimpo Bulime of the National Resistance Movement (NRM), who garnered 18,483 votes. Former Kawempe North Member of …

Sembabule, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Electoral Commission has been challenged to consider conducting a public evaluation of the 2026 general elections, as a way of identifying weaknesses and developing better strategies for future polls. On January 15, the Electoral Commission conducted presidential and parliamentary elections, followed by local …

Wine has been in hiding since Museveni was declared the winner of the Jan. 15 presidential polls, with 71.6% of the vote, according to official results Kampala, Uganda | AGENCIES | The armed men who forced their way into Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine’s house on Friday night wanted to …