Kalangala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | National Unity Platform-NUP party coordinators in Kalangala District are uncertain about the campaigns of the party’s presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi in the area. According to the Electoral Commission’s campaign schedule, Kyagulanyi is expected to campaign in the district, but coordinators led by Rajab Ssemakula note …
Read More »NUP: Kyagulanyi’s bodyguard knocked dead in Busega
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Francis Senteza Kalibala, one of the private bodyguards of Robert Kyagulanyi, the presidential candidate of National Unity Platform-NUP has been killed in a freak accident in Busega this evening. NUP issued a statemeent saying Ssenteza has been knocked dead by a military vehicle as Kyagulanyi …
Read More »Kyagulanyi suspends campaigns following journalist’s shooting in Masaka
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu alias Bobi Wine has suspended his campaigns schedule in Lwengo and Bukomansimbi following the shooting of a journalist on his campaign trail. Mathias Mpuuga, the National Unity Platform –NUP Deputy President in charge of the Central region says they decided …
Read More »Suspension of campaign meetings won’t divert us – Kyagulanyi
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Unity Platform-NUP presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu says the decision by Electoral Commission to suspend campaigns in certain districts deemed to be hotspots for Covid-19 is a ploy to frustrate their agenda but they will not back down. This came a few hours …
Read More »Kyagulanyi preaches love, humanity in christmas message
Ntungamo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Unity Platform-NUP presidential candidate, Robert Kyagulanyi alias Bobi Wine has asked Ugandans to reflect on Love and Humanity as they celebrate the Birth of Jesus Christ. Kyagulanyi, who attended the Christmas service at St. James Church of Uganda Rugarama in Rushenyi in Ntungamo …
Read More »Gomba residents brave teargas, live bullets to receive their son Kyagulanyi
Gomba, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | What should have been a gloriously emotional homecoming for Robert Kyagulanyi instead turned into tough battles to break through several blockades by police and the military bent on denying him access to his ancestral home in Gomba district. Hundreds of Gomba residents have braved tear …
Read More »Gomba residents brave teargas, live bullets to receive their son Kyagulanyi
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | What should have been a gloriously emotional homecoming for Robert Kyagulanyi instead turned into tough battles to break through several blockades by police and the military bent on denying him access to his ancestral home in Gomba district. Hundreds of Gomba residents braved teargas, live …
Read More »Kyagulanyi accuses Museveni and his brother Sodo over Mubende gold mines
Mubende, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | National Unity Platform (NUP) Presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu has declared that his campaign is now being run guerrilla style. Kyagulanyi who drove for over 30km from Mubende town on a bad road to Kasambya where he addressed his supporters for only five minutes and continued …
Read More »Kyagulanyi promises to solve Dura limestone quarry controversy
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Unity Platform-NUP presidential candidate, Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu has promised to resolve the controversy surrounding Dura limestone quarry that has divided leaders and residents of Kamwenge and Kitagwenda districts. In 2008, Uganda Wildlife Authority – UWA permitted Hima Cement Limited to mine limestone from …
Read More »NRM planning to rig Election – Tumukunde
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Independent presidential candidate retired Lt. General Henry Tumukunde has accused the ruling National Resistance Movement-NRM party of plotting to manipulate the 2021 presidential election results. His comment stems from an opinion poll published by ‘The Red pepper’ tabloid on Monday showing that the incumbent was …
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