“Following complaints from the public, some presiding officers have been dropped altogether, while others have been transferred to different polling stations to ensure transparency and fairness,” he said. At least 25 village chairpersons in Mukono District have been elected unopposed ahead of Tuesday’s Local Council One (LC1) elections, as electoral and security officials declared their […]
He said 20 of the unopposed candidates are from the National Resistance Movement (NRM), while two belong to the National Unity Platform (NUP). The remaining three are independents. Mukono Resident District Commissioner (RDC) Hajat Fatuma Ndisaba Nabitaka has warned schools against involving boarding students in Tuesday’s Local Council One (LC1) elections, saying the practice is […]
“One of the many reasons I left NRM was the whole idea that you’re not allowed to think for yourself. I would often make posts criticizing government dysfunction and corruption, and then my inbox would be flooded with messages asking why I’m fighting the government,” he said. National Unity Platform (NUP) Secretary General David Lewis […]
He added that Doreen Kaija had rejected the plea bargain option and instead opted to continue challenging the charges in court, maintaining her innocence. Two female supporters of the National Unity Platform (NUP), Olivia Lutaaya and Sauda Madaada, pleaded guilty to criminal charges in a bid to regain their freedom after spending years in detention, […]
He alleged that despite investing substantial sums of money in his attempts to secure the NUP party flag in both the 2021 and 2026 elections, the party denied him the ticket on both occasions, forcing him to run as an independent candidate. Former Nansana Municipality parliamentary aspirant Eng. Stephen Kaweesa has shifted his political ambitions […]
On Sunday afternoon, Natumanya was dropped at Central Police Station in Kampala, where he underwent processing before being released on police bond. Political activist and photojournalist Andrew Natumanya, popularly known as Ninye Tabz, has been released on police bond following his detention over allegations of unauthorized disclosure of information. According to a police release on […]
A total of 35,324 valid votes were cast in the election. The Electoral Commission recorded 887 rejected ballots, bringing the total number of ballot papers counted to 36,211. An additional 74 ballot papers were reported as spoilt. National Resistance Movement (NRM) candidate Paddy Kisembo has secured a landslide victory in the Kikuube District LC5 Chairperson […]
In a post on X, Kyagulanyi expressed concern over what he described as the continued targeting of NUP supporters, activists and political figures. Muhoozi Claims Kyagulanyi Has Been Pleading With Museveni to Avoid Arrest Upon Return From US National Unity Platform (NUP) president Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, popularly known as Bobi Wine, has spoken out over […]
Leader of the Opposition in Parliament Joel Ssenyonyi also commented on the matter, alleging that Tabs had been forcibly taken. Patient Accuses Medical Facility of Unauthorized Testicle Removal During Hernia Surgery The National Unity Platform (NUP) has alleged that Ninye Tabs, the official photographer of party president Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine, has […]
John Ddamulira was reportedly abducted from his shop at Kisekka Market on November 21, 2020, and has not been seen since. Sarah Nantumbwe Ddamulira, the wife of missing National Unity Platform (NUP) supporter John Ddamulira, has died after spending nearly five years searching for answers about her husband’s disappearance. The news of her passing was […]