Tag Archives: NUP

  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 …

Dokolo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Unity Platform (NUP) has unveiled approximately 300 mobilizers ahead of the Dokolo District Woman MP By-election. On Saturday, a delegation led by the party’s Secretary General David Lewis Rubongoya met mobilization committees from all the 14 sub counties in the district. They tasked them …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Opposition National Unity Platform (NUP) councilors in Kampala district have denied attempts to participate in a leadership training purportedly organized by the National Resistance Movement (NRM) in Garuga. Councilors representing Kawempe, Makindye, Nakawa, Rubaga, and Central divisions, said this during a press briefing at the …

What next for Gen. Muhoozi 2026? COVER STORY | THE INDEPENDENT | The era of the MK Movement; the mass of amorphous activities proclaiming President Yoweri Museveni’s son, Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba aka MK to be the deserving successor to his father appears to have ended. At an event in the Kampala …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The relatives of 18  missing supporters of the National Unity Platform (NUP) have stormed the High Court Civil Division in Kampala demanding their immediate release. The majority of whom are women and children contend that the continued detention of their people allegedly by the …

Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Unity Platform-NUP leaders in Masaka district have demanded for suspension of the Kunga mobilization activities in the area. In 2022, NUP unveiled the Kunga program as a mobilization campaign intended to spread the party’s gospel of change at all levels across the country, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Leader of Opposition in Parliament, Joel Ssenyonyi has appealed to European Union Ambassadors to push the Government of Uganda to account for Ugandans who went missing after the last general elections. He also asked them to ensure a speedy trial of political prisoners …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The United Forces of Change will on Thursday protest against the poor state of roads in the city. This they say is part of the series of activities they have launched to display the discontent in the country. This was revealed on Tuesday during a …

New LoP highlights justice for missing persons and NUP’s desire to take over power  Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | Nakawa West MP Joel Ssenyonyi took office as the Leader of Opposition on Jan.9, starting a journey that will see the first-term MP steer the Opposition agenda into the 2026 elections. …