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Army court releases 17 of 35 NUP supporters
May 25, 2021 Some of the NUP supporters arrive at the army court
The General Court Martial has released 17 of the 35 National Unity Platform (NUP) who have been on remand since December last year when they were arrested from Kalangala island during the presidential campaigns. 18 others have been further remanded until June 8.
Those released on Shs 20 million (non-cash) bail include; Robinson Ntambi Mudde, Stanley Kafuko aka Kysta, Kivumbi Achileo, Samson Ssekiranda aka Giant, Robert Katumba, Kyabagu Geserwa aka Pympah, Faisal Kigongo aka Ras Fazo, Musa Mulimira, Sam Mutumba aka Papa Sam, Hussein Mukasa aka Oshea, John Bosco Sunday, Fahad Tamale, Bashir Murusha and William Nyanzi aka Mbogo.
Daily Monitor
Wednesday January 27 2021
Masaka Municipality MP Mathias Mpuuga (left) shares a light moment with Mukono Municipality MP Betty Nambooze (in white) and other DP block members as they officially joined Bobi Wine’s NUP in Kamwokya, Kampala, in August 2020. PHOTO | MICHAEL KAKUMIRIZI
Summary
The Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) has been providing opposition leadership in parliament for the last 15 years, since the rebirth of multiparty politics in Uganda, due to its numerical strength. But FDC has now been beaten to the trophy by NUP with 61 against 36 MPs.
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The National Unity Platform (NUP), a new political party in Uganda emerged as the most dominant opposition party having won 61 parliamentary seats. This effectively means that it’s the party to provide opposition leadership in parliament.