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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & URN | The war of words between National Unity Platform (NUP) Robert Kyagulanyi alias Bobi Wine, and Nyendo-Mukungwe MP Mathias Mpuuga is far from over. A few hours after the former Leader of the Opposition declined to resign over the controversial 500 million Service …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Unity Platform-NUP leaders in Masaka have lashed out at the top leadership of their party over its demand for the resignation of MP Mathias Mpuuga Nsamba from the position of parliamentary Commissioner. The NUP secretariat released a statement on Thursday evening, calling for …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Former Leader of the Opposition Mathias Mpuuga has said he will not step aside as a Parliamentary Commissioner as demanded by his party National Unity Platform (NUP) following accusations of abuse of office.  He has instead accused his party leaders of trying to …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Unity Platform (NUP) has asked Masaka Municipality MP Mathias Mpuuga to resign from his position as parliamentary commissioner following his admission to receiving 500 million shillings. In a statement released by the NUP secretariat on Thursday evening, party President Robert Kyagulanyi, alias Bobi …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The outgoing Leader of Opposition, Mathias Mpuuga Nsamba, has cautioned his replacement; Joel Ssenyonyi against petty arguments that may distract him from executing the responsibilities of his new assignment. Last week, the National Unity Platform-NUP, made changes in their parliamentary leadership, naming Ssenyonyi as the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  A meeting convened by Speaker Anita Among with officials of the Uganda Human Rights Commission – UHRC, and the Leader of Opposition in Parliament – LOP to discuss human rights abuses and the fate of the alleged 18 missing opposition supporters has flopped. On …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament Anita Among has proposed a meeting with President Yoweri Museveni over fresh demands by Opposition legislators regarding the forced disappearance of citizens and human rights violations. The Leader of the Opposition in Parliament Mathias Mpuuga Nsamba presented four fresh demands …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Opposition legislators are in disarray following a decision by the Democratic Party – DP, and Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) to call off the ongoing boycott of plenary sittings in parliament. On October 19th, 2023, Mathias Mpuuga, the Leader of the Opposition in Parliament led …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Office of the Leader of Opposition in Parliament – LOP has commenced a parallel investigation to trace the whereabouts of the 18 supporters of the National Unity Platform-NUP said to have been abducted by security personnel before, during, and after the 2021 general …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Leader of the Opposition Matthias Mpuuga has asked the Parliament of Uganda to find a durable remedy to the problem of missinger persons by debating and exposing the rampant systematic human rights violations. He challenged government to account for the persons who went missing …