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Lenia Charity, a prominent Gen Z political figure, is attracting attention after transitioning from student politics to the national stage. Lenia first made her mark as Guild President of Makerere University Business School (MUBS), where she won on the National Unity Platform (NUP) ticket. Her victory then was seen as a symbol of youthful defiance and the growing influence of …

Celebrated veteran political journalist turned lobbyist Richard Baguma has lectured National Unity Platform (NUP) Principal Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu (Bobi Wine) on how to snatch State power as president Museveni runs out of time as the President of Uganda because of natural factors including age. Baguma narrated that Bobi Wine should accept that in the ongoing Museveni succession battle he is …

By Kabuye Ronald The National Unity Platform (NUP), Uganda’s leading opposition party, has lodged a strong protest to the Electoral Commission, condemning what it describes as its “illegal exclusion” from discussions concerning the Inter-Party Organisation for Dialogue (IPOD), despite recent legislative changes making IPOD a statutory body under the National Consultative Forum (NCF). In a letter dated Wednesday 17th, September …

Maverick city lawyer Male Mabirizi panicked as Kanyanya Chief State Attorney Sharon Sarah Nambuya ordered for his arrest because he was using his phone to record Court proceedings when National Unity Platform (NUP) deputy spokesperson Alex Waiswa Mufumbiro and Sauda Madada were being charged with unlawful drilling. Mabirizi laughed at Nambuya insisting that she has no powers to order for …

Andrew Ssebunya the ex-boyfriend to Kampala women Member of Parliament Shamim Malende has denied allegations that he was the one behind the attack on National Unity Platform (NUP) super foot soldier Julius Katongole. Katongole who recently secured NUP ticket to represent Lubaga South at Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) was attacked at Nakulabye a Kampala city suburb when he was …

The National Unity Platform (NUP) has called for the immediate release of party activist Sauda Madada, who was arrested by police at Busia while attempting to cross into Kenya. Madada, a prominent figure in the opposition party and recently nominated as an independent candidate for the Kampala Central Woman Lord Councillor seat, was detained as she tried to cross the …

The National Unity Platform’s (NUP) Election Management Committee has announced it will commence the vetting process for its parliamentary flag bearers next week, starting on Monday, September 15, 2025. The vetting process is a two-tier system, with a candidate’s final score based on 40 per cent performance before the vetting committees and 60 per cent from grassroots consultations. This process …

The National Unity Platform (NUP) has formally submitted presidential nomination forms to the Electoral Commission, marking the official start of Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu’s (aka Bobi Wine) bid for the presidency in the upcoming 2026 General Election. NUP Secretary General David Lewis Rubongoya confirmed that the party successfully gathered the required endorsements, collecting at least 126,000 signatures from 126 districts, as …

Alex Waiswa Mufumbiro the National Unity Platform (NUP) deputy spokesperson has confirmed that he recorded more than 6 statements as detectives from police’s Criminal Investigation Department (CID) were trying to fix the gaps to convince the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) to sanction criminal charges against him. One of the detectives who handled Mufumbiro confirmed to this investigative website that …