Mityana, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two National Unity Platform-NUP candidates have won the district women councilor positions representing Zigoti town council at the district. Justine Nakuya, the presiding officer of Zigoti town council declared Veronica Babirye, councilor for Zigoti ward II with 207 votes. Her challengers Aisha Namatovu of the …
Read More »NUP candidate wins LC3 chairperson seat in Nakasongola
Nakasongola, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Unity Platform-NUP candidate has won the by-election for Katuugo town council LC III chairperson seat in Nakasongola district. Anthony Mwaita Ambrose, the Nakasongola district returning officer declared Fred Lubinga the winner of Katuugo LC3 chairperson by-elections after collecting 898 votes (75 per cent) …
Read More »KAYUNGA: Three NUP MPs, coordinators arrested on election eve
Kayunga, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Three National Unity Platform-NUP legislators together with several other people deployed to protect the votes of Harriet Nakwede, the NUP candidate for the Kayunga LC 5 chairperson by-election are in police custody. They are Aloysius Mukasa, the Lubaga South MP, Charles Tebandeke, Bbaale County MP and …
Read More »Magere residents, MPs condemn confinement of Kyagulanyi
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents neighboring the home of former National Unity Platform-NUP presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi have protested the heavy deployment of security personnel in the area. Kyagulanyi was on Tuesday blocked from leaving his home in Magere, Wakiso district to go to Kayunga district to campaign for …
Read More »Kasese NUP members fail to raise bail cash
Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Five members of the National Unity Platform-NUP in Kasese on Monday were sent back to prison after failing to secure money for their bail. Justice Okumu Jude Muwone had earlier ordered the members who were arrested for alleged treason to pay 500,000 Shillings each as …
Read More »KAYUNGA: Police impound NUP candidate’s sound truck
Kayunga, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police have declined to release a sound truck belonging to the National Unity Platform-NUP candidate Harriet Nakwede, for the Kayunga LC V chairperson by-elections. Police and the army intercepted the sound truck at around 8pm on Monday evening as the NUP team was returning from …
Read More »NUP camp protests decision to block Kyagulanyi from campaigning in Kayunga
Kayunga, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The camp of the National Unity Platform-NUP party candidate for the Kayunga LC 5 chairperson by-election, Harriet Nakwede is protesting a decision by the Resident District Commissioner, Ssempala Kigozi to block their principal, Robert Kyagulanyi from joining her last campaign rally. Although the open campaigns …
Read More »NRM leaders campaign for NUP candidate in the Kayunga LC5 by-election
Kayunga, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two National Resistance Movement-NRM leaders in Kayunga are backing the National Unity Platform-NUP candidate Harriet Nakwede, for the Kayunga LCV chairperson seat. The leaders include the party publicity secretary Joseph Ouma, and Patrick Nsanja Kayongo, the Member of Parliament for Ntenjeru South County. Nsanja contested …
Read More »Unapproved UPDF deployment to DRC will cost Uganda highly: NUP
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Unity Platform-NUP has warned that the “illegal” deployment of Ugandan troops in the Democratic Republic of Congo without Parliament’s approval will cost the country highly. On November 30th 2021, UPDF issued a statement indicating that together with their counterparts of the DRC army, …
Read More »Prosecution fails to show up for bail hearing of Kasese NUP members
Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Leaders of the National Unity Platform-NUP party in Kasese have been remanded further after the prosecution failed to show up in court. The five were arrested by security personnel last month from Kamaiba ward in Kasese municipality, for allegedly plotting to overthrow the government. They …
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