Kyagulanyi says Muhoozi’s tweets discredit Uganda KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu aka Bobi Wine, the President of the opposition political party; the National Unity Platform-NUP has declared that he will challenge President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni or anybody his party presents for the 2026 presidential elections. Speaking …
Read More »Leaders decry, poverty, human rights violations in Christmas messages
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Leaders have decried the high levels of poverty and human rights violations that continue characterize Uganda. Speaking at Lubaga Cathedral during the celebration of Christmas, the Katikkiro of Buganda Charles Peter Mayiga, National Unity Platform President Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu and the minister of state for higher …
Read More »Judiciary silent on fate of three female Judges
KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The Judiciary has remained tight-lipped on three female Judges who are embroiled in different issues in and outside the country. The three Judges include Supreme Court Lady Justice Esther Kisaakye who fled the country over what her lawyers at KBW Advocates said were threats to …
Read More »DPP asks court to take over prosecution of chief Justice Owiny-Dollo
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Director of Public Prosecutions has asked the Buganda Road Court Chief Magistrate to take over the private criminal proceedings against Chief Justice Alfonse Owiny-Dollo. The proceedings were instituted by lawyer Male Mabirizi on Monday arising from Owiny-Dollo’s conduct on March 18th and 19th 2021 …
Read More »Supreme Court gives detailed ruling today and tomorrow
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Supreme Court has fixed Wednesday and Thursday to deliver its detailed rulings on two applications arising from the presidential election petitions filed by National Unity Platform (NUP) president Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu. On Wednesday, the Supreme Court will deliver its ruling on the application, in which …
Read More »Kyagulanyi calls for peaceful protests
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The former National Unity Platform-NUP presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu has rallied Ugandans to protest peacefully, saying it is their constitutional right. Kyagulanyi who addressed a press conference on Facebook viewed by at least 23,000 people on Sunday evening said that although they had gone …
Read More »Kyagulanyi claims 2021 election victory with 54.19%, calls for peaceful demo
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The former National Unity Platform -NUP presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu alias Bobi Wine has displayed files of his election petition that were withdrawn from the Supreme Court last week to the public. Kyagulanyi claimed that the DR forms that the party collected, when tallied, clearly …
Read More »Mabirizi petitions court to halt proceedings in Kyagulanyi’s presidential election petition
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | City lawyer Male Mabirizi has petitioned the Supreme Court seeking to halt all the proceedings in the presidential election petition filed by former Presidential Candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu. Mabirizi in his application filed on Monday wants the hearing of the case in which Kyagulanyi had …
Read More »Gov’t gazettes Kyagulanyi’s application to withdraw presidential election petition
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Printing and Publishing Corporation has published the gazetted notice in which former Presidential Candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu seeks to withdraw his presidential election petition. The Gazette is the official weekly newspaper in which all government decisions and bills among others are published before they …
Read More »Kyagulanyi rallies families of abduction victims for support
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The former Presidential Candidate of the National Unity Platform-NUP Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu alias Bobi wine has called upon the families of abducted victims to be ready and join him anytime once he rises to demand freedom of their relatives. Kyagulanyi made the remarks during a …
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