Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two National Unity Platform (NUP) party candidates contesting to become Division Councilors in Kampala, will not vote in Monday’s local government council elections. They were arrested in Kalangala district in December last year on the campaign trail with former NUP Presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi …
Read More »Nansana shooting victim still has bullet lodged in chest
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Nicholas Kafeero, one of the survivors of the recent Nassana shooting is in pain with a bullet still stuck in his chest. Two weeks ago, a Uganda People’s Defense Force-UPDF soldier shot dead five people and injured four others critically. Lance Corporal Denis Omara, …
Read More »Journalist, Jinja NUP election coordinator released on police bond
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Jinja city has released Baba FM journalist, Richard Mutoigo and National Unity Platform- NUP election coordinator, Hussein Muyonjo on police bond. Mutoigo was arrested by a combined team of both Uganda Peoples’ Defense Forces- UPDF and the police while relaying live events at …
Read More »NUP secures 41 seats in KCCA council
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Unity Platform (NUP) has won 41 out of the 44 seats for the directly elected and woman councillors to Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA. The other three seats were taken by members of the Forum for Democratic Change-FDC party which also sponsored the Lord …
Read More »NUP captures Luweero, incumbents firm in Nakaseke and Nakasongola
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Erastus Kibirango, the National Unity Platform candidate has emerged winner of the Luweero district chairperson’s race, further widening the party’s base in an area hitherto known as a stronghold of the ruling National Resistance Movement-NRM party. Kibirango polled 44,206 of the total votes cast to …
Read More »Does Bobi Wine stand any chance against Museveni in the Supreme Court?
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Barely a week ago, Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, the president of the National Unity Platform indicated that he was headed to the Supreme Court to challenge the outcome of the 2021 presidential election. Yoweri Kaguta Tibuhaburwa Museveni, of the National Resistance Movement candidate was on January …
Read More »NUP takes control of Mityana, Butambala local governments
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mugisha Patrick Nshiimye, a candidate for the National Unity Platform has been declared the winner of the Mityana district chairman’s seat. He defeated NRM’s Joseph Luzige in polls held on Wednesday. Mugisha polled 43,703 votes, against Luzige’s 21,216 votes. The other candidate Abdul Muyimbwa secured …
Read More »18 NUP supporters remanded
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Luwero Grade One Magistrate has remanded 18 supporters of National Unity Platform for alleged involvement in protests. They include among others Godfrey Kavuma, Richard Ssebakijje, Jimmy Ssemanda, Livingstone Ssegujja and Godfrey Bukenya, all residents of Luwero town council. They were arrested on 16th January …
Read More »Missing NUP supporter found dead
Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Rogers Ssemakula, one of the National Unity Platform (NUP) supporters and resident of Kabembe in Kyampisi Sub County in Mukono district who went missing on the eve of the presidential and parliamentary elections, has been found dead. His body was recovered from Kiyunga forest by …
Read More »49 jailed NUP supporters sue gov’t over gross rights abuses
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 49 jailed supporters of National Unity Platform party have sued government and its three heads of security agencies over alleged gross human rights violations occasioned to them. The group has filed their suit in the Civil Division of High Court in Kampala through …
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