Tag Archives: Robert Kyagulanyi

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Inter-religious Council of Uganda (IRCU) has condemned the acts of violence that followed the arrest of presidential candidates Robert Kyagulanyi and Patrick Oboi yesterday. They have demanded the release of all those arrested and asked security forces to be impartial. In a statement read …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Unity Platform-NUP party has faulted Electoral Commission-EC over the arrest of their presidential candidate, Robert Kyagulanyi Sentamu. Kyagulanyi was picked up by police from Luuka district headquarters on Wednesday while addressing a campaign rally. His arrest sparked protests in different parts of the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The city mortuary at Mulago National Referral hospital has received 16 bodies resulting from Wednesday’s protests. The protests erupted after the National Unity Platform presidential flag bearer Robert Kyagulanyi was arrested in Luuka district. According to Dr Moses Byaruhanga, the police chief pathologist, 15 were …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Citizen’s Coalition for Electoral Democracy in Uganda (CCEDU) has advised that campaigns ahead of the 2021 presidential elections be suspended following widespread violence triggered by the arrest of Robert Kyagulanyi on Wednesday. Kyagulanyi, the National Unity Platform – NUP presidential candidate was arrested in …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Masaka Municipality Member of Parliament, Mathias Mpuuga Nsamba and his Bukoto East county counterpart, Florence Namayanja are locked up at Masaka central police station in relation to protests that followed the arrest of Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, the National Unity Platform-NUP presidential candidate. They …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Several vehicles branded with the National Resistance Movement-NRM party colors and posters found a hard time going through Mukono district on Wednesday evening. The occupants were confronted by angry National Unity Platform-NUP party supporters protesting the arrest of their presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu on …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Unity Platform-NUP presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi is in custody at Nalufenya police station in Jinja city. He was taken to Nalufenya police station shortly after his arrest from Luuka district headquarters where he was addressing a mini-campaign rally. He was picked up by …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Unity Platform Party-NUP presidential candidate, Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu has promised to compensate people of Teso who lost livestock to Karimojong rustlers. Kyagulanyi who was addressing a rally in Soroti city on Saturday amidst teargas said despite being known as a cattle keeping community, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A 54-year-old woman is in pain at Kotido health center IV in Kotido district after a teargas canister shattered her leg. Santa Alanyo, a single mother of 4 children was hit by a teargas canister fired by police on Friday to disperse supporters of the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Paul Kalikwan, the Busia deputy Resident District Commissioner-RDC rejected the proposed venues by National Unity Platform-NUP party leaders for presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Sentamu to campaign in the area. NUP leaders in Busia proposed three venues to heads of security. They were, Madibira P/S play …