Tag Archives: NUP

High-stake games for 2026 constituency slots become flashpoints NEWS ANALYSIS | IAN KATUSIIME | The red beret, once a symbol of defiant unity, is now a flashpoint in the National Unity Platform (NUP) as internal feuds threaten to unravel the party’s cohesion ahead of the 2026 elections. The most contentious …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Unity Platform (NUP) has petitioned the Constitutional Court, challenging a new law passed by Parliament, the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (Amendment) Act, 2025. In the petition, NUP, through its lawyers, argues that the law goes against the Constitution and disrespects a previous …

Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Atleast 1,037 aspirants turned up at the Elections Management Committee of the National Unity Platform for vetting to contest in various local government positions in the Greater Luwero district. On Tuesday, the Elections Management Committee for the National Unity Platform party camped at Hotel …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The High Court in Kampala has scheduled August 22, 2025, to deliver its ruling on a bail application filed by Anthony Agaba, popularly known as Bobi Young, a supporter of the National Unity Platform (NUP) who has been held on remand for nearly a …

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Kiira region on Sunday blocked a thanksgiving event organized in Jinja City by National Unity Platform-NUP member Suleiman Namwoza. Namwoza is currently aspiring for the NUP flag to contest for the Jinja South West parliamentary seat. She had organized the event at the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Unity Platform (NUP) has launched a fundraising campaign aimed at raising Shs9 billion to support its activities ahead of the 2026 general elections. Announcing the initiative on Monday at the party headquarters in Makerere-Kavule, NUP Secretary General Lewis Rubongoya said the funds …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in the Kiira region have cautioned candidates of the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) against forming youth groups operating under the codename “egali.” The term “egali” was first popularized by National Unity Platform (NUP) president Robert Kyagulanyi, who described it as a vote-protection mechanism. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Unity Platform-NUP  President Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu alias has established a committee to investigate allegations that certain party leaders have used their influence to extort money from aspirants seeking to contest on the party ticket. In the past weeks, Fred Nyanzi, NUP’s head …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Unity Platform (NUP) has officially cleared Mercy Alupo to contest for the Bukedea Woman Member of Parliament seat in the 2026 general elections. Alupo was nominated at the NUP headquarters in Kampala following several engagements with the party’s top leadership. NUP’s Electoral …

How NUP and NRM sit at opposite ends of political spectrum COVER STORY | IAN KATUSIIME | The unfolding generational divide between candidates of the ruling NRM party and its archrival, the National Unity Platform (NUP) could become the leading marker of the 2025-2026 election season currently playing out. A …