Tag Archives: NUP

KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The General Court Martial in Makindye has sentenced 16 National Unity Platform (NUP) supporters to three months and 22 days in prison on charges of treachery and possession of 13 explosive devices. The convicts were also cautioned for the illegal possession of ammunition. The individuals …

But what’s the price as Olivia Lutaaya, 15 others plead guilty in Court Martial? COVER STORY | IAN KATUSIIME | On Oct. 14 their boldness broke. After four years of Olivia Lutaaya and 15 other political prisoners refusing to plead guilty to alleged tramped up charges of unlawful possession of 13 …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Opposition political parties rejected proposals in the  Administration of Parliament (Amendment) Bill, 2024 that was moved by Mityana South County Member of Parliament, Richard Lumu Kizito. The bill seeks to among others, provide for the election of the Leader of the Opposition (LoP) and other …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court in Kampala has nullified the election of Ivan Wafula, the National Unity Platform’s Lord Councillor for Makindye East II, ruling that he was illegally nominated for the January 25th, 2021 elections. As a consequence, Justice Musa Ssekaana of the Civil Division has …

Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mathias Mpuuga Nsamba, the Nyendo-Mukungwe Division Member of Parliament in Masaka City, has called out the National Unity Platform-NUP party leadership to clarify the choice of their Presidential candidate for the next general elections. Speaking at a public consultation meeting with his electorate at Mpugwe …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, popularly known as Bobi Wine, and leader of the National Unity Platform (NUP), has accused the military of coercing his party supporters into confessing to charges related to treachery and unlawful possession of ammunition. The allegations follow a court appearance by three …

`We’re not pastors’ says police boss as he vows tougher action next time ANALYSIS | IAN KATUSIIME | The assault on opposition leader Bobi Wine in Kampala where he was hit with a teargas canister causing a flesh wound on his left leg has heightened the political temperatures with fifteen months …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Police Force-UPF is accusing the supporters of the National Unity Platform (NUP) of instigating chaos in Bulindo-Kira, which resulted in the injury of their party leader, Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu. According to the police, the situation escalated when Kyagulanyi’s team began throwing stones at officers …

  Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has granted leave to the Democratic Party’s (DP) Richard Lumu, the Mityana County Legislator, seeking to introduce a private member’s bill allowing all opposition members to elect the Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in Parliament. Lumu tabled the motion entitled The Administration …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Police have arrested two National Unity Platform (NUP) youth leaders over an alleged planned protest against the first regional Parliamentary sitting in Gulu City. The suspects were picked up Monday morning from the party’s regional offices in Pece-Laroo Division in Gulu City. Their arrest …