Tag Archives: NUP

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A group of armed men yesterday morning raided the home of former parliamentary candidate Fred Nyanzi, a brother to the National Unity Platform-NUP party president Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu. The group, according to the family was searching for who however escaped from the home as soon …

  Lessons for NUP from the failure and disintegration of FDC THE LAST WORD | ANDREW M. MWENDA | With former presidential candidate, Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine opting out of court and going to the “court of public opinion” (i.e. street protest), the stage is now set for increasing …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Deputy Speaker of Parliament Jacob Oulanyah has clashed with Tonny Olanya Olenge, the former Northern region coordinator for the National Unity Platform-NUP party for his support of Rebecca Kadaga. Olenge, a biosystems engineering student of Gulu University and former NUP Northern Youth MP aspirant …

Fort Portal, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Leaders of the National Unity Platform-NUP in Tooro sub-region are divided over calls for peaceful demonstrations by the party president Robert Kyagulanyi. For the past few weeks, Kyagulanyi, a former presidential candidate has been calling for peaceful demonstrations across the country in a bid …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Harriet Nakwedde, the runner up for the Kayunga Woman Member of Parliament race on the National Unity Platform-NUP ticket in the January 14, elections has petitioned the High Court in Mukono seeking the cancellation of results and also order for a by-election. Former minister Idah …

NUP spokesperson Joel Ssenyonyi says some losses were self-inflicted, adding that the lesson they learn as forces of change is to strive and not only unite at the lower levels but also at the presidency Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | After agreeing in principle to fight the 2021 general election …

Should he retreat to save lives or protest and draw the wrath of the state? Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | Opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine once again found himself in the shoes of former presidential candidate Kizza Besigye this week: how to deal with the aftermath of …

Mpigi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A National Unity Platform-NUP victim who was abducted by non-uniformed masked gunmen has lauded his assailants for not torturing him contrary to his family and the public assumption that he may have been tortured to death. Abdu Rashid Nkinga who was abducted together with eight …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala Central Police Station is holding Paul Nsubuga, MP-elect of Busiro North on allegations of theft of a mobile phone. Kampala Metropolitan Deputy Police Spokesperson Luke Owoyesigyire said Paul Nsubuga is suspected to have stolen a mobile phone, itel 5625 silver in colour worth 80,000 …

Bobi Wine declared himself winner of the January 14 presidential election with 54.19 percent Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Days after the National Unity Platform-NUP former presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu aka Bobi Wine declared himself winner of the January 14 presidential election with 54.19 percent, the party has …