Kalangala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Gerald Zzinga, an NUP coordinator, Sunday Kamala, Kakembo Yuda and Buculi, all residents of Nkose landing site in Mazinga sub-county, Kalangala district are languishing behind bars after being detained over assaulting Ssebuwufu Joseph, an NRM supporter It is alleged that these four raided a bar …
Read More »NUP supporters reject selected flag bearer for Kasese Municipality MP seat
Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A section of National Unity Platform-NUP party supporters in Kasese district have rejected the nominated flag bearer for the Kasese municipality parliamentary seat. They have vowed to return their membership cards unless NUP vetting committee reverses the selection of the little known Amina Kahindo and …
Read More »Frustration in Masaka as NUP releases final candidate list
Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of the National Unity Platform-NUP in Masaka district have rejected candidates selected to contest on the party ticket for the various leadership positions. The party’s candidates’ selection committee on Friday released the final list of flag bearers for parliamentary seats that had …
Read More »2021-26 manifestos
The need for aggressiveness in Science, Engineering and Technology development NEW ANALYSIS | PROF. Dr. Eng. KANT ATEENYI KANYARUSOKE, M-ASHRAE, M-SASEE | Different political parties are in advanced stages of writing up their manifestos for next year’s elections. The NRM for example, set up the Prof. Kamuntu committee to draft a …
Read More »ANALYSIS: Moses Kibalama
The political party merchant Kampala, Uganda | MUBATSI ASINJA HABATI | When I spoke to some members of the National Unity Platform (NUP) of Robert Ssentamu Kyagulangyi aka Bobi Wine about Moses Nkonge Kibalama; the man at the centre of the political storm hitting their party, one of them gave …
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Bobi Wine: Will he or not be allowed to challenge Museveni? COVER STORY | The Independent Team | Even as nomination of candidates for various positions in the 2021 general election enters full gear, opposition activity is strangely quiet. By this stage in the last election of 2016, the headlines were full …
Read More »Military police face-off with NUP supporters at Ssebaggala’s vigil
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Supporters of the National Unity Platform on Saturday night faced off with the military police personnel at the vigil of former Kampala Mayor Hajji Nasser Ntege Ssebaggala at his ancestral home in Kisaasi. At 9:00 pm, two military police trucks carrying armed military police personnel …
Read More »High court asks Wakiso magistrate to forward Kyagulanyi’s case file
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Deputy High Court Registrar Mary Kisakye Kaitesi has asked Wakiso Chief Magistrate to forward the file relating to the case of forgery and uttering false documents against the National Unity Platform-NUP president Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu. In her September 24th, 2020 letter, Kaitesi says the …
Read More »FDC’s Nabilah seeks NUP ticket for lord mayoral race
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 …
Read More »‘Electoral commission was duped to approve NUP formation’
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 …
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