National Unity Platform president H.E. Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, commonly known as Bobi Wine, has confirmed that he has temporarily left the country. Kyagulanyi said he left Uganda to engage with international allies before returning to continue his political activities aimed at what he described as liberating the country. In a statement posted on X, Kyagulanyi…
By Enock Katamba | Uncovered UG NewsPublished: February 20, 2026 The European Parliament has summoned H.E. Mirjam Blaak, Uganda’s Ambassador to the European Union, to address the issue of the general elections that took place on 15 January 2026. On Monday next week, Blaak, along with officials from the opposition National Unity Platform, will address…
By Peterson Luzinda Bobi Wine praises young media founder Nyanzi Martin Luther at a Mpigi rally for shaping NUP’s independent broadcasting strategy ahead of the 2026 elections. The address, delivered amidst the intensifying 2026 presidential campaign cycle, highlighted a strategic shift in the opposition’s communication strategy. Kyagulanyi used the platform to offer high praise for Nyanzi…
By Luzinda Peterson As the National Unity Platform (NUP) presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi’s campaign continues to be marred by teargas, random arrests, and heavy security deployment, Bobi Wine on Thursday physically engaged with police officers to save NUP supporter. In a video that has since gone viral on social media, Bobi Wine is seen jumping…
National Unity Platform presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi is set to campaign today in Luuka and Kaliro districts. However, he is expected to address supporters at the Luuka District Headquarters, the same location where he was detained on Nov. 18, 2020, on charges of violating COVID-19 campaign restrictions. That arrest and the subsequent government crackdown sparked…
Today, Friday, 26th September 2025, the National Unity Platform (NUP) President, Robert Kyagulanyi, has officially launched the party’s new regional offices in Mbarara. The new office is located along Kiswahili Road opposite Independence Park in Mbarara City. Kyagulanyi said the office was launched in the memory of Jolly Muigisha, the late former NUP Deputy President…
The Electoral Commission (EC) has officially cleared eight candidates to participate in the 2026 presidential election race after the successful nominations held on September 23 and 24 at the EC grounds in Lweza-Lubowa, Wakiso District. The nomination exercise was conducted by Justice Byabakama Mugenyi Simon, the Electoral Commission Chairperson and Returning Officer for Presidential Nominations….
This morning, NUP supporters from different districts came to the party head offices in Kavule to secure signatures for the presidential nomination of Robert Kyagulanyi. The spontaneous mobilization followed an urgent call from the party to its members from 36 districts to show up at the party offices in Makerere Kavule to provide signatures. This…
National Unity Platform president Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu has criticised the death of Marinos Alexandros, a party supporter who was allegedly abducted, tortured, and raped in the chambers of the Chieftaincy of Military Intelligence (CMI) before being unlawfully detained and later released. Kyagulanyi told the Uncovered Ug Media team that “Her crime? Playing Bobi Wine’s music…
In a surprising turn of events, the President of the National Unity Platform, Robert Kyagulanyi, has taken decisive action by suspending the Deputy President of the Party for Central Region, Hon. Mathias Mpuuga, from his role as Parliamentary Commissioner. The move, detailed in a letter dated March 27th and signed by Kyagulanyi himself, cites Mpuuga’s…
