Tag: National Unity Platform (NUP)

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 […]

Police Refutes ‘Arrest’ of NUP Campaign Tormentor SP Mukiibi

The Uganda Police has dismissed reports online alleging that Field Force Unit (FFU) officer SP Karim Mukiibi has been arrested by the force while allegedly fleeing to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) as misleading and false. According to the forces deputy spokesperson Diana Nandawula, the news of Mukiibi’s arrest that is making rounds online […]

NUP’s Zedriga, Kivumbi, Akiso and Ssebuwuufu Denied Bail

Four senior leaders of the National Unity Platform (NUP), facing charges including inciting violence to terrorism linked to the 2026 General Election have been denied bail by several courts today and further remanded on their various charges. The Butambala Magistrate’s Court has further remanded Butambala County MP and NUP Vice President for the Central Region […]

NUP’s Kalema Rules Out Petitioning Court in Katabi LC3 Polls

The National Unity Platform (NUP) flag bearer in the just concluded Local Council 3 elections for Katabi Town Council, in Wakiso district, Charles Kalema has declined to petition the courts of law after he lost out NRM’s Franco Kajura, citing lack of trust in the country’s judicial system. “The results were a dissatisfaction to us, […]

UPDF Has Occupied My Home Completely – Bobi Wine

The President of the National Unity Platform (NUP) Robert Kyagulanyi Sentamu aka Bobi Wine has revealed that the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) soldiers that were recently deployed at his home in Magere forced themselves into the home and taken it over. In a post shared on his X on Tuesday, Kyagulanyi alleged that the […]

Why High Court Threw Out Walukaga’s Petition

The High Court in Kampala has upheld a decision by the Electoral Commission to disqualify National Unity Platform (NUP’s) Mathias Walukagga from the Busiro East MP race over lack of required academic qualifications. In a judgment delivered electronically on Sunday, Justice Simon Peter Kinobe dismissed Walukagga’s appeal, in which he had challenged the Commission’s decision […]

Stay Away From Polling Stations After Voting – AG Kiwanuka

The Attorney General, Kiryowa Kiwanuka has urged members of Parliament to stay away from their polling stations after casting their votes in January’s national elections. “Rt Hon Speaker and Honourable colleagues, I can say without fear of contradiction, that after voting, even you, the members of parliament, you must not stay at the polling station” […]

Police Bans Campaign Processions as Bobi Wine Campaigns in Kawempe

The Uganda Police Force (UPF) Spokesperson ACP Kituuma Rusoke has revealed that the force has banned processions for candidates, stressing that candidates and their supporters should meet at the campaign venues. “Any organization of a campaign program should involve collaboration with key stakeholders, especially the police and the electoral commission, to ensure coordinated and harmonious […]