Kyagulanyi’s lawyers desperately hunt for Museveni to serve him petition Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lawyers representing the National Unity Platform (NUP) candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, runner-up according to the Electoral Commission in the January 14 presidential elections, have spent the whole day looking for the President-Elect Yoweri Tibahaburwa Museveni …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The first runner-up in the recently concluded presidential election Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu has petitioned the Supreme Court seeking to overturn the victory of the president elect Yoweri Museveni. The National Unity Platform -NUP president has filed his petition this afternoon against National Resistance Movement -NRM …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Electoral Commission has cancelled results from 83 polling stations across the country. However, on close analysis, most of these are in districts won by the former National Unity Platform presidential candidate, Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu. According to the Electoral Commission chairperson, Justice Simon Mugenyi Byabakama, …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police and the army have reneged on their promise to fly out a woman who was hit by a stray bullet during the November 18th, 2021 triggered by the arrest of the National Unity Platform-NUP president, Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu. 28-year-old Justine Namambo is suffering in …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The continued detention of the National Unity Platform President Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu took centre stage as candidates cast their ballots in the Kawempe Mayoral race. A few minutes to 1 p.m., incumbent Kawempe Division Mayor Emmanuel Serunjogi turned up to cast his vote at Yiga’s …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court in Kampala has ordered the Security to vacate NUP President Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu’s home in Magare where he is restricted with his wife Barbara Itungo. The outgoing head of the Civil Division of High Court Justice Michael Elubu has ruled that the continued …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Independent Presidential Candidate, Willy Mayambala has blamed the Electoral Commission-EC for the low voter turn-out in Thursday’s election. Only 10,359,479 voters participated in the polls, out of the 18,103,603 voters registered voters across the country. The figures indicate that the Thursday poll had a voter …
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Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Edward Ssebuwufu alias Eddie Mutwe, the head of the civilian security detail for the National Unity Platform-NUP presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu has been remanded to prison for assaulting police officers. Ssebufu, alongside three other NUP campaign coordinators; Stanley Kafuko, Lukeman Kampala and Hassan Katumba …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s stature and importance as a security partner should not prevent the United States from taking action in support of those fighting for democratic freedoms, a US Senator Bob Menendez’s has said. Menendez observes that Uganda has been an important, if not critical, security and …
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Kalangala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Unity Platform (NUP) coordinators and Police in Kalangala District have agreed on the campaign venues for the Presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu. Rajab Ssemakula the NUP coordinator in Kalangala says Kyagulanyi will on Wednesday campaign in Kyamuswa County which include Kacungwa in Mazinga …
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