Tag Archives: NUP

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The President of the National Unity Platform Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu has appealed to members of his party, who were elected at different local government levels to stop fighting for leadership positions. Speaking to a delegation of local government leaders from Wakiso district today at his home …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Unity Platform-NUP has asked aspirants seeking to contest for the position of speaker for Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA to pick forms for expression of interest. Joel Ssenyonyi, the NUP spokesperson says that all aspirants should pick forms on Thursday and then the party shall …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Unity Platform-NUP party has declined an invitation to the swearing-in ceremony of Yoweri Museveni, as President of Uganda for yet another term. The event is scheduled to take place on Wednesday May 12, 2021. The Minister for the Presidency Esther Mbayo yesterday told journalists …

  Uganda marks it amid brutal attacks on journalists ANALYSIS | THE INDEPENDENT | On April 28 Teddy Nakaliga and Amon Kayanja, both reporters for separate TV stations hit the road in Kayunga Village, Wakiso District, to cover a demonstration by residents protesting a two-week power blackout. As Nakaliga narrated …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The president of the National Unity Platform-NUP, Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu has said that he has no intentions of negotiating with president Yoweri Kaguta Museveni for the release his supporters who were arrested last year. It’s exactly four months since security forces rounded up and arrested members …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | When National Unity Platform-NUP Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine met families of his campaign crew who were arrested during a campaign rally in Kalangala four months ago, some spouted anguish. A parent of one of the detained crew members told Bobi Wine during the meeting at …

  Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Unity Platform-NUP party president, Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu has challenged all elected NUP political party leaders to avoid lavish lifestyles, which he says might endanger their relationship with their voters. Addressing elected NUP leaders at their retreat at the Jinja based Nile resort …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Elected leaders in the National Unity Platform-NUP party have taken an oath to defend their electorate against human rights violations and fight corruption that they claim fosters poor service delivery in the country. While closing their two-day retreat at the Jinja based Nile Resort Hotel on …

Kampala Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police have preferred charges of inciting violence against two leaders of the National Unity Platform who were arrested while leading a procession to parliament demanding to meet the Speaker Rebecca Kadaga. On Thursday, about 50 women including mothers and relatives of NUP suspects who …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | The Minister of Internal Affairs Jeje Odongo has said that Government does not know the whereabouts of the 365 people of the 423 presented as missing by the National Unity Platform (NUP). Odongo was presenting to Parliament a statement on missing persons where he noted that out …