National Unity Platform (NUP) presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine, has accused the state of widespread human rights abuses and institutional bias, saying 2025 was marked by abductions, torture and prolonged detentions of government critics. In a New Year address delivered on Thursday at the NUP headquarters in Makerere-Kavule, Kyagulanyi said many…
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has accused supporters of National Unity Platform (NUP) presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine, of engaging in violence, looting and staging artificial crowds during political activities, claims the opposition leader has strongly denied. In his end-of-year message, Museveni said he had received multiple reports alleging that gangs linked…
Security at Mengo Palace reportedly restricted access to performers wearing red during the annual Enkuuka end-of-year festival, a colour widely associated with the opposition National Unity Platform (NUP) party. Musician Roden Y Kabako was barred from performing, while singer Pius Mayanja, popularly known as Pallaso, was only allowed entry after negotiations—on the condition that he…
Deputy Speaker of Parliament Thomas Tayebwa has welcomed more than 17 Members of Parliament flag bearers from the National Unity Platform (NUP) and the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) who have crossed to the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) ahead of the 2026 General Elections. Speaking at the NRM party headquarters in Kyadondo, Tayebwa said…
Kyotera District — Opposition presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, popularly known as Bobi Wine, on Tuesday defended the public display of the Ugandan national flag by his supporters, saying it belongs to all citizens and does not require permission from the state. Addressing supporters at a rally in Kyotera District, Kyagulanyi responded to recent security…