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NUP denies plans of holding nationwide demonstrations

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Unity Platform-NUP, the biggest opposition political party has denied having any plans to hold national wide demonstrations. Speaking to the media today in Kampala, Joel Ssenyonyi, the spokesperson of NUP said if they had any such plans they would have announced them publicly …

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Five NUP members arrested in Kasese

Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police in Kasese district is holding five members of the National Unity Platform-NUP party for allegedly holding an illegal meeting. They are Bryans Basisa, the NUP Kasese district chairperson, Jeff Bwambale, the NUP coordinator for Bundibugyo, and Sunday Tonozo from Ntoroko district. The others are …

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NUP to defy forced Covid-19 vaccination for MPs

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Unity Platform-NUP, the party with the largest number of opposition legislators has said it is going to defy the Deputy Speaker’s order banning all unvaccinated people from accessing parliament. Last week, Anita Among, the deputy speaker said that nobody including MPs, support staff …

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Besigye’s new Front

For pressure group, is competition with Bobi Wine’s NUP better than cooperation? Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | The People’s Front for Transition comes at a time when Dr. Kizza Besigye is marking twenty years since he first ran for president. After four grueling election cycles, Besigye sat out the …

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Why NUP stayed away from Besigye’s Front

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Unity Platform (NUP), the party with the highest number of elected leaders in the opposition, officially declared this week that they will not be joining the People’s Front for Transition-PFT. The PFT pressure group was last week launched, with its leaders saying …

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We are not against Besigye’s new front – NUP

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Unity Platform has said it’s not against the People’s Front for Transition led by former presidential candidate Dr Kizza Besigye. Speaking to the media on Tuesday at the NUP headquarters in Kamwokya, David Lewis Rubongoya, the NUP Secretary-General said although they are not …

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