Tag Archives: NUP

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala Central Woman Member of Parliament Nabilah Naggayi Sempala has resorted to the National Unity Platform to get a ticket to run for the position of Kampala city lord mayor. According to Mercy Walukamba, the chairperson of the NUP election management committee, two candidates …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Court has been told that the Electoral Commission was duped to approve minutes and resolutions indicating that a delegates conference had been conducted and Robert Kyagulanyi elected as the new leader of National Unity Platform (NUP). Paul Simbwa, the former secretary-general of National Unity, Reconciliation …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Unity Platform-NUP has reopened the search for a lord mayoral candidate asking persons with ambitions to contest for the seat to pick vetting forms. This follows a move by Kawempe North MP Latif Sebaggala Ssengendo to pull out of the race, a …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala Lord Mayoral aspirant Joseph Mayanja alias Chameleone has asked the National Unity Platform-NUP to reconsider its position and hand him the party flag for the 2021 polls. He made the request in a letter presented by his campaign taskforce chairperson Samuel Lubega Mukaaku …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Unity Platform has suspended results for six electoral areas in Mukono municipality where candidates had been vetted to contest on the party flag. The vetting process which started last week on Tuesday had to close on Sunday with the declaration of winners. …

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Jinja district National Unity platform-NUP registrar Saul Nsongambi has been relieved of his duties pending investigations. His troubles stemmed from complaints presented by NUP members who accused him of soliciting bribes before being declared party flag bearers. The complainants who are mainly aspiring …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There was chaos at the National Unity Platform-NUP party headquarters in Kamwokya on Tuesday afternoon after several aspirants showed up demanding for endorsement as official party candidates. The disgruntled aspirants demanded answers having spent two days trekking to the party offices to pick their …

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Jinja district National Unity platform-NUP party registrar Saul Nsongambi has been arrested for allegedly extorting money from aspirants seeking endorsement as party candidates. His arrest stemmed from complaints by some aspirants implicating him for pestering them for money so as to endorse their …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kawempe North MP Latif Sebaggala has suspended his mayoral bid days after he was endorsed by the National Unity Platform for the race. He said that the decision was based on the need for a stronger opposition as the country heads for the 2021 …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | National Unity Platform- NUP is overwhelmed with the number of members petitioning against its vetting process that selected party flag bearers. Mercy Walukamba, the chairperson of the party election management committee admitted that there are hundreds of complaints received from Kampala and Metropolitan areas alone. …