Tag Archives: NUP

Nakaseke, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Nakaseke Magistrate Court has granted bail to the supporter of the National Unity Platform accused of causing grievous harm to the mobilizer for the National Resistance Movement Party. Geoffrey Onzima also known as High Tower a resident of Nansana Municipality, Wakiso District was …

Serere, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Hundreds of voters in Serere walked kilometers on Monday to join the National Unity Platform-NUP party president, Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu as he campaigned for Alice Alaso, the Alliance for National Transformation-ANT candidate in Serere county. Kyagulanyi arrived in Serere town on Monday evening for the last …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The head of the National Unity Platform (NUP) party legal department, Anthony Wameli who had been hospitalized since 2021 passed on Feb 08. NUP party president, Robert Kyagulanyi, also known as Bobi Wine announced his death on Wednesday afternoon. “Very sad day! Just learnt of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The head of the legal team of the National Unity Platform-NUP party Anthony Wameli is dead. According to a tweet by Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, the NUP Party President, Wameli died on Wednesday in the United States of America where he was taken last year to …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Unity Platform-NUP will back the Alliance for National Transformation-ANT candidate, Alice Alaso in the Serere County Parliamentary by-election. Speaking at a media briefing on Tuesday, the NUP Spokesperson Joel Ssenyonyi said that while two party members, Jerry Okello, and Joel Obore, expressed interest …

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 13 National Unity Platform-NUP supporters and leaders were arrested on Sunday for staging an illegal assembly at the Jinja city based Young Men Christian Association-YMCA conference center. Led by the Iganga district NUP coordinator, Ben Kabaka, the NUP youth leaders had converged to …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Human Rights Commission-UHRC chairperson, Mariam Wangadya has accused the National Unity Platform-NUP of weaponizing abductions for political gain. Speaking on Thursday at the Commission’s offices in Kampala, Wangadya said NUP is spending a lot of energy in vilifying the commission yet they have done …

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Key National Unity Platform-NUP party officials in Busoga have welcomed the suspension of five party officials in their region for alleged misconduct. On Thursday last week, NUP president Robert Kyagulanyi suspended the deputy head of mobilization, Moses Bigirwa, Andrew Muwanguzi, the acting head of patriotism …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The president of the National Unity Platform (NUP), Robert Kyagulanyi alias Bobi Wine suspended four party leaders in Busoga Sub-region for causing divisions within the party. The suspended include; deputy secretary for mobilization Eastern region Moses Bigirwa, Saulo Nsongambi the Acting district party chairperson for …

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Unidentified gunmen have picked up three children of Musisi Kibugujju, the Jinja City Southern division National Unity Platform-NUP coordinator. According to Musisi, the plain-clothed gunmen forced their way into his home in Masese I village on Sunday and ordered his family members including eight children …