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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Robert Kyagulanyi Sentamu, the President of the National Unity Platform-NUP, has trashed calls by some of his party members to negotiate with the government in order to release many of their detained supporters. Speaking on Thursday at the party’s new headquarters at Makerere Kavule while …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Leader of Opposition, Mathias Mpuuga has again met the Prime Minister, Robinah Nabbanja over missing opposition supporters. The two met on Thursday in the office of the Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa. The meeting was also attended by the Minister of Defence, the Minister for Information …

Mityana, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Mityana municipality council meeting on Thursday flopped after councilors protested the continued imprisonment of National Unity Platform-NUP supporters. The angry councilors, the majority from NUP note that a number of people were arrested and imprisoned during the 2021 campaigns and election period on false …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Unity Platform-NUP, the largest opposition political party has renewed its call to security organs to release all its supporters who were picked up in 2020 and 2021 at the height of the presidential campaigns. Addressing journalists on Monday, the party president and …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Resistance Movement (NRM) says it has been paying medical bills of supporters who were injured during election violence. Emmanuel Dombo, the party director of communication told Uganda Radio Network that supporters received support in form of transporting them to better medical facilities from …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Thousands of people have flocked Kololo Independence grounds to witness the tallying of votes from division and municipal elections held today. There is no social distancing, as supporters, agents and candidates push through to the tally Centre. In all the five tents of Rubaga, Kampala …

Soroti, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Hundreds of supporters and their candidates have camped at Soroti Court premises as the hearing of election petitions commences. The petitioners, majorly from the ruling National Resistance Movement are contesting the results from the parliamentary election held on January 14th, 2021.  Teso sub-region, which comprises …

Bugweri, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Violent clashes between the supporters of the incumbent Bugweri county Member of Parliament, Abdul Katuntu and his rival, Julius Galisonga have claimed the life of a snack vendor. Azed Bunoga was hit to death by a stone during clashes between the supporters of the rival …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Independent presidential candidate John Katumba on Saturday stormed Kalangala central police station to visit the 37 supporters of National Unity Platform- NUP. They are among the 94 who were arrested on Wednesday on the campaign trail of NUP presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi. 57 other supporters …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | One person has been killed and two critically injured after police fired live bullets and teargas to quell a clash between the supporters of National Resistance Movement -NRM and Democratic Party -DP. The shooting occurred on Friday evening at Nakatoogo trading centre in Nabigasa sub-county …