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Nvule In Hiding, Hunted Over Links To Ugandan LGBT Groups
Emmanuel Nvule, a city socialite, is living in fear after learning that he is being hunted by the police over allegations that he is deeply involved in the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) groups in Uganda. According to sources, Nvule was among several gays who were arrested after the police raided Ram Bar in…
NUP’s Kyagulanyi calls upon EC and UNEB to reveal President Museveni’s academic qualifications
Kyadondo East Member of Parliament and presidential hopeful Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu commonly known as Bobi Wine has pressed the Electoral Commission and the Uganda National Examination Board (UNEB) to use the same determination they used in releasing his academic documents and settle the question surrounding President Museveni’s academic qualifications. Last week, city lawyer Male Mabirizi…
NUP’s Ssegirinya Remanded At Bugembe Prison For Inciting Violence
National Unity Platform (NUP) parliamentary candidate Muhammad Ssegirinya has been remanded. The flag bearer for Kawempe South was secretly remanded to Bugembe prison in Jinja District. Benjamin Katana, one of his lawyers told the Daily Monitor that Ssegirinya was ‘secretly’ arraigned in court at about 6pm, Friday November 20, 2020. He was charged with inciting…
NUP’s Isingiro Woman MP Flag Bearer Crosses To NRM
Lillian Keitetsi, the Isingiro District National Unity Platform woman MP flag bearer has thrown in the towel to join the ruling National Resistance Movement days to the elections. Lillian who joined Bobi Wine’s People Power three years ago has been the district NUP party chairperson and a senior mobilizer for western region. She left NUP…
NUP’s Coordinator Moses Bigirwa Arrested Over Shs100m Extortion From Deputy Speaker Among
Opposition National Unity Platform (NUP) member and coordinator Moses Bigirwa has been arrested by police over his alleged attempts to blackmail and extort money from Deputy Speaker Anita Among. Bigirwa is former contender for Kamuli Municipality MP seat under NUP ticket. Birigrwa was arrested after he allegedly claimed to have a dossier implicating her in…
NUP Withdraws From Bukimbiri County By-election
The National Unity Platform (NUP) party has withdrawn its candidate in the Bukimbiri county by-election, in order to jointly support James Owebeyi, a candidate for the Forum for Democratic Change-FDC party. The withdrawn candidate is 19-year-old Joshua Mutabazi who had been nominated on Tuesday to contest alongside Owebeyi, Eddie Kwizera Wagahungu of the National Resistance…
NUP Unveils New Party Headquarters In Kampala
The opposition National Unity Platform (NUP) party has unveiled plans for the construction of their new headquarters that will be situated in Makerere Kavule, Kawempe division in Kampala. This was during the groundbreaking function held on Tuesday, July 12, 2022, in Kampala. Speaking at the event on Tuesday, NUP President Robert Kyagulanyi alias Bobi Wine…
NUP Tasks UHRC To Reinvestigate Files Of 18 Missing Supporters
The opposition National Unity Platform party leaders and relatives of the missing supporters stormed the offices of the Uganda Human Rights Commission in Kampala on Thursday. Top NUP leaders, including Secretary General Luis Rubongoya, MP Joel Ssenyonyi, and the spokesperson, among others, led the angry supporters and filed a fresh petition demanding immediate action to…
NUP Swallows DP Parliamentary Caucus
Members of the DP parliamentary caucus, councillors and other members of the DP Bloc have legitimately crossed over to the National Unity Platform that is spear headed by Kyadondo East Member of Parliament Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu. These were unveiled at the NUP party head quarters in Kamwokya among them are Joseph Ssewungu, Betty Nambooze, Moses Kasibante,…
NUP Supporters Charged With Inciting Violence
Arrested National Unity Platform ‘NUP’ supporters of presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi have been formally charged at Masaka Magistrates. This follows their arrest last week in Kalangala District. The first batch arrived at the court Monday afternoon amid heavy security and was escorted inside. The second batch of NUP supporters and members arrived minutes later after…