Tag Archives: NUP

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | National Unity Platform- NUP President Robert Kyagulanyi alias Bobi Wine has launched the party’s Nationwide Membership Registration aimed at enrolling our supporters into the national Party register.  Kyagulanyi launched the exercise on the second and last day of NUP registrars’ and Focal Persons’ training that …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Attorney General has filed additional evidence to the High Court in Kampala strengthening his defense that the government and security agencies do not know the whereabouts of 18 missing persons who are supporters of the National Unity Platform-NUP. The Attorney General on Wednesday brought …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | National Unity Platform (NUP) President Robert Kyagulanyi, alias Bobi Wine, has urged NUP recruits not to prioritize seeking political positions but rather concentrate on the primary goal of ousting the National Resistance Movement (NRM) regime. Kyagulanyi who was on Tuesday welcoming a diverse group of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Military Police were called in to calm the General Court Martial in Makindye, after  the bail application for 28 supporters of the National Unity Platform (NUP) was has for the third timedismissed. The 28 are facing trial of unlawful possession of ammunition. Immediately after the ruling …

Playing games with lives of political prisoners COVER STORY | IAN KATUSIIME | Can newly appointed Minister of State for Youth and Children Affairs, Balaam Barugahara, deliver on his pledge to parliament and country to secure freedom for several jailed members of the opposition National Unity Platform (NUP)? The missing Ugandans …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | National Unity Platform- NUP President Robert Kyagulanyi alias Bobi Wine has distanced the party from comments by Ali Kateregga, a NUP Councilor from Masaka who pleaded with President Yoweri Museveni to release the jailed NUP party supporters. At the swearing-in ceremony of new …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Unity Platform – NUP party has cried foul and slammed Parliament for blocking the removal of Mathias Mpuuga Nsamba, from the Parliamentary Commission to defend ongoing corruption practices in the August House. NUP Secretary-General Lewis Davis Rubongoya, commented after Speaker Anita Annet Among’s letter dated …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Amidst calls to resign as a parliamentary commissioner, former Leader of Opposition Mathia Mpuuga has said he is going nowhere, and will continue working for his party National Unity Party. He has also promised he plans to reform the party. He did not give …

Dokolo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Security has been heightened in Dokolo district ahead of the District Woman MP polls on Thursday. According to the Regional Police Commander of North Kyoga, Deo Obura, each sub county and town council in Dokolo district is manned by District Police Commanders (DPCs) drawn from …

Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Antiriot Police used teargas to disperse rowdy National Unity Platform-NUP party supporters in Masaka city who were involved in a bitter scuffle over a dispute regarding the party’s mobilization campaigns, known as Kunga. On Monday afternoon, a group of leaders, led by Masaka City Mayor …