Bobi Wine lonely in opposition
Bobi Wine at a rally on nomination day NUP faces its biggest test yet as other parties fizzle outCOVER STORY | IAN KATUSIIME | Shortly after 11am on a day filled with a
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Ziza Bafana Joins NRM, Distances Himself from Opposition
Dancehall musician Ziza Bafana has officially crossed to the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM), ending his long-standing ties with the opposition.For the last two years, Bafana openly supported Bobi Wine and the National Unity Platform (NUP), ofte
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Bobi Wine to Launch 2026 Campaign in Busoga after Buganda Elders’ Backing
The group, led by former premier Joseph Mulwanyamuli Ssemwogerere, did not issue a public statement, but their tacit endorsement was viewed as highly symbolicBobi Wine will spend this week in eastern UgandaJINJA, Uganda —
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Bunyoro Youth challenged on peaceful elections
Balam Barugahara, the state minister for gender, labour, and social development in charge of children and youth affairs while speaking during a multiparty youth dialogue organized by Netherlands Institute for Multiparty Democray (NIMD) at Masindi Kolping hotel in Masindi municipality on Thursday
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NUP Begins Vetting Parliamentary Aspirants
The National Unity Platform (NUP) has kicked off the vetting of aspiring Members of Parliament, with the process starting on Monday at the party’s headquarters in Makerere-Kavule.Aspirants from Wakiso, West Nile, and Kigezi were the first to appear before the party’s E
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Beatrice Mao Launches Manifesto, Vows to Transform Kampala
The Democratic Party (DP) yesterday, September 14, 2025, gathered at Serena Hotel in Kampala for the official launch of Beatrice Mao’s manifesto as she seeks the Kampala Lord Mayor seat.Mao, who previously attempted to contest in 2021 but was disqualifi
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Head of NUP Leadership Training School Doreen Kaija ‘kidnapped’
The head of the National Unity Platform’s (NUP) Kamwokya Leadership Training School, Doreen Kaija, has allegedly been detained under unclear circumstances.Kaija, who is also contesting for the Kampala City Hall councillor seat in Nakawa East, was report
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Bobi Wine bodyguards further remanded over ‘military parade’
Some of Bobi Wine bodyguards in the dockFive supporters of the opposition National Unity Platform (NUP), mostly Bobi Wine aka Robert Kyagulanyi’s bodyguards, have been charged and remanded to Luzira Prison on allegations of unlawful drilling, after vide
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Seven nominated for Mbale city mayoral race
One of the candidates Joyce Matuka KiduluSeven candidates have been officially nominated to contest the Mbale City mayoral election, setting the stage for a hotly contested race.The candidates include Cassim Namugali Wamatabu of the Forum for Democ
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Rukiga: Ex-FDC Chairperson Mbareba Joins LCV Race as Independent
Michael Kwarikunda MbareebaRukiga – Former Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) Rukiga District Chairperson, Michael Kwarikunda Mbareba, has officially entered the race for the LCV Chairperson seat as an independent candidate, marking a major shift in the