Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The founders of the National Unity Reconciliation and Development Party-NURP have appealed against the High Court decision that made them applicants before they were condemned to pay costs in the party takeover case. The two Moses Nkonge Kibalama and Paul Simbwa who are the founding …
Read More »No 2021 election job for Supreme Court?
Relevance of Uganda’s highest at stake Kampala, Uganda | MUBATSI ASINJA HABATI | Since the Electoral Commission on Jan.28 announced the final results of the 2021 presidential elections with the incumbent, President Yoweri Tibuhaburwa Kaguta Museveni winning re-election with 58.38% of votes cast, the clock has been ticking for his …
Read More »NURP members appeal against High Court ruling in NUP formation case
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two founding members of the National Unity Reconciliation and Development Party- NURP have challenged last month’s ruling by Justice Musa Ssekaana. Justice Ssekaana dismissed an application filed by Difas Basile and Hassan Twaha who had sued National Unity Platform- NUP presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi for …
Read More »High Court delays judgment in NUP formation case
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court in Kampala has deferred to next week, a judgment for the case in which two founding members of the National Unity Reconciliation and Development Party are challenging changes that led to its take over by Kyadondo East MP Robert Kyagulanyi Sentamu. The …
Read More »‘Electoral commission was duped to approve NUP formation’
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Court has been told that the Electoral Commission was duped to approve minutes and resolutions indicating that a delegates conference had been conducted and Robert Kyagulanyi elected as the new leader of National Unity Platform (NUP). Paul Simbwa, the former secretary-general of National Unity, Reconciliation …
Read More »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 …
Read More »NURP members sue founder, Bobi Wine over changes in party
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of National Unity Reconciliation and Development Party –NURP have sued its founder, Moses Nkonge Kibalama over the recent changes in the party. Others jointly sued with Kibalama include the National Unity Platform – NUP and its leaders who include party President Robert Kyagulanyi alias …
Read More »Bobi Wine accused of forging signatures that changed NURP to NUP
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of the defunct National Unity, Reconciliation and Development Party –NURP have accused presidential aspirant, Robert Kyagulanyi alias Bobi Wine and his team of forging signatures and documents he used to change their party to the National Unity Platform –NUP. The former NURP founder …
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