Tag: NUP

My Soldiers Didn’t Beat Up Barbie – Gen Muhoozi Says

The Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has denied allegations that Uganda People’s Defence Soldiers (UPDF) beat up Barbie Kyagulanyi, wife to National Unity Platform (NUP) Principal Robert Kyagulanyi Sentamu aka Bobi Wine during a security raid on their Magere home on Friday night. In a brief post on his X account on […]

I Was Strangled, Stripped By Soldiers – Barbie Narrates Raid on Home

A visibly shaken and distraught Barbie Itungo Kyagulanyi, wife to National Unity Platform (NUP) Principal Roberty Kyagulanyi Sentamu aka Bobi wine has revealed that she was strangled, stripped of her clothes by the soldiers who raided their Magere home on Friday night. While addressing journalists from her hospital bed at St Francis Hospital Nsambya where […]

NRM’s Ian Kyeyune Declared Winner of Wakiso District LC5 Seat

After a decade away from political office, the National Resistance Movement’s (NRM) Ian Kyeyune has been declared the winner of the Wakiso district chairperson seat. Kyeyune, a former Wakiso District Chairperson got 177,710 votes to beat off competition from National Unity Platform’s (NUP) Najja Nasiifu who got 99,235 in second place, and DF’s Nakafeero Flavia […]

NUP’s Muwanga Kivumbi Charged With Terrorism, Remanded

The Butambala Chief Magistrate’s Court has charged the National Unity Platform (NUP) Deputy President for Buganda and Butambala County MP Muhammad Muwanga Kivumbi with terrorism. The legislator was produced before the court on Friday and charged with terrorism, contrary to Section 6(1)(a) and Section 3(o) of the Anti-Terrorism Act, Cap 120 following his arrest on […]

NUP’s Muwanga Kivumbi Arrested Over Butambala Election Violence

The Uganda Police has arrested Butambala County MP Muhammad Muwanga Kivumbi over the recent election violence seen in the district. The Police has confirmed the arrest of the National Unity Platform (NUP) member in a brief statement on their X account on Thursday morning, noting that he would be arraigned before the courts of law […]

PFF Disputes Prisons Narrative on Besigye’s Health

The People’s Front for Freedom (PFF) has disputed the Uganda Prisons Service (UPS) narrative that veteran opposition leader Dr. Kizza Besigye is not in a deteriorating health condition and was only taken to a hospital in Bugolobi for a routine health check-up. In a statement released on their official X handle alongside a frail photo […]

Lawyer Sues EC, Attorney General Over Disqualifying Candidates

With only two days left to the National Elections, Mr Mahad Kawuma, an advocate of the High Court has sued the Justice Simon Byabakama led Uganda Electoral Commission and the Attorney General Kiryowa Kiwanuka over disqualifying nominated candidates from the ongoing electoral process. Kawuma who has petitioned the constitutional court in Kampala is seeking to […]

High Court Throws Out Petition against LOP Ssenyonyi

The High court in Kampala has thrown out Ivan Bwowe’s petition challenging the nomination of Leader of Opposition (LOP) in Parliament and Nakawa Division West incumbent MP Joel Ssenyonyi and six other aspirants for the Nakawa West seat. Justice Collins Acellam in a ruling delivered on Thursday ruled that Ivan Bwowe’s petition was an audacious […]