Tag: Alex Waiswa Mufumbiro

Mufumbiro Denied Bail to Bury Wife Who Succumbed to Cancer

The Kanyanya Magistrates Court has denied bail to National Unity Platform (NUP) Deputy Spokesperson Alex Waiswa Mufumbiro, to enable him bury his late wife Edith Mufumbiro Katende, who passed on on Wednesday after a long battle with cancer. On Wednesday, Mufumbiro wrote to the Chief Justice Dr Flavian Zeija, Mufumbiro seeking a temporary bail to […]

Sad! Imprisoned Mufumbiro Loses Wife to Cancer

The National Unity Platform (NUP) fraternity is in mourning following the death of the party’s Deputy Spokesperson, Alex Waiswa Mufumbiro’s wife, Edith Katende Mufumbiro who succumbed to cancer on Wednesday. Edith Mufumbiro’s death was confirmed by the party president, Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu alias Bobi Wine in a post on his social media accounts. “Edith passed […]

Why Court Banned Media From Covering NUP Supporters Trial

The Kawempe Grade One magistrate Agumaasiimwe Damalie, on Friday barred the media from using cameras and mobile phones during proceedings involving 21 National Unity Platform (NUP) members facing illegal drilling charges. According to Magistrate Agumaasiimwe, the ruling to ban the video and audio recording, photography and live streaming of the trial stems from the media […]

Court Denies NUP’s Waiswa Mufumbiro Bail Again

The Nakawa Chief Magistrate’s Court has denied bail to National Unity Platform (NUP) Deputy spokesperson Alex Waiswa Mufumbiro once again, citing concerns over potential interference with witnesses and ongoing investigations. Grade One Magistrate Frank Namanya further remanded Mufumbiro to Luzira Prison who is charged with inciting violence on the basis that if released, he would […]

NUP Refutes ‘Military Drilling’ Charges Against Mufumbiro

The National Unity Platform (NUP) Secretary General David Lewis Rubongoya has refuted the “unlawful drilling” charges placed against the party Deputy spokesperson Alex Waiswa Mufumbiro noting that the accused never stepped foot at the NUP headquarters on the said day. In a statement on his X on Thursday, Rubongoya insisted that the accusations are politically […]

NUP’s Sauda Madada Arrested in Busia

The National Unity Platform (NUP) has called for release of Sauda Madada who was arrested by the police in Busia district on Tuesday evening. According to the party Secretary General David Lewis Rubongoya, Madada was arrested over a case file registered at Wandegeya Police station. “We’ve been informed of the arrest of our sister Sauda […]