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NUP cancels vetting results from six electoral areas in Mukono

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Unity Platform has suspended results for six electoral areas in Mukono municipality where candidates had been vetted to contest on the party flag. The vetting process which started last week on Tuesday had to close on Sunday with the declaration of winners. …

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National Unity Platform suspends Jinja registrar over bribery

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Jinja district National Unity platform-NUP registrar Saul Nsongambi has been relieved of his duties pending investigations. His troubles stemmed from complaints presented by NUP members who accused him of soliciting bribes before being declared party flag bearers. The complainants who are mainly aspiring …

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NUP members protest delayed endorsement

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There was chaos at the National Unity Platform-NUP party headquarters in Kamwokya on Tuesday afternoon after several aspirants showed up demanding for endorsement as official party candidates. The disgruntled aspirants demanded answers having spent two days trekking to the party offices to pick their …

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Jinja NUP registrar arrested for extortion

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Jinja district National Unity platform-NUP party registrar Saul Nsongambi has been arrested for allegedly extorting money from aspirants seeking endorsement as party candidates. His arrest stemmed from complaints by some aspirants implicating him for pestering them for money so as to endorse their …

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Latif Sebaggala drops out of Kampala mayoral race

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kawempe North MP Latif Sebaggala has suspended his mayoral bid days after he was endorsed by the National Unity Platform for the race. He said that the decision was based on the need for a stronger opposition as the country heads for the 2021 …

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NUP overwhelmed by petitions as members go independent

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | National Unity Platform- NUP is overwhelmed with the number of members petitioning against its vetting process that selected party flag bearers. Mercy Walukamba, the chairperson of the party election management committee admitted that there are hundreds of complaints received from Kampala and Metropolitan areas alone. …

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UDPF spokesperson confirms security is holding NUP’s Kibalama

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda People’s Defense Forces (UPDF) has admitted that sister security agencies are holding former President of the National Unity Platform-NUP, Moses Nkonge Kibalama. Speaking to reporters today at the Uganda Media Centre in Kampala, Brig. Flavia Byekwaso, the spokesperson of the UPDF said …

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Child teargassed as police disperses people power protesters

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | An unidentified minor was one of those who suffered the effects of teargas fired by Anti-riot police while battling people power activists in the city suburb of Kamwokya in Kampala on Thursday afternoon. The minor was with his mother at their home near the …

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NRM, DP losers stand no chance as NUP vets aspirants

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Unity Platform officials in-charge of vetting candidates within Mukono municipality have cautioned aspirants who lost primaries in other political parties against competing for positions in NUP. Several candidates who lost primaries in the National Resistance Movement- NRM and those who fell out with …

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Court declines to block nomination of NUP candidates

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Justice Musa Ssekaana has dismissed an application seeking to stop Electoral Commission from nominating candidates from the National Unity Platform-NUP party. He delivered the ruling on Tuesday in response to an application filed by Basile Difas and Hassan Twaha who sought to block the …

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