Summary:
- NUP President Robert Ssentamu Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine, urged the new leaders to prioritize service to the people above all else, reminding them of their duty as servants of the people, not the other way around.
KAMPALA: The National Unity Platform (NUP) Executive Committee on Thursday approved appointments, in an acting capacity, for new party leaders to fill vacant leadership positions.
The appointees include Hon. Muwanga Kivumbi Muhammad as Deputy President in charge of Central Uganda and Jolly Jackline Tukamushaba as Deputy President in charge of Western Uganda. Other leaders appointed are:
- Rev. Dr. Ben Byamugisha Butumbwire, Secretary for the Elderly
- Harriet Ageno, Secretary for Policy
- Julius Maganda, Secretary for Persons with Disabilities (PWDs)
- Prince Bwambale, Secretary for Youth, Western Region
In his address, NUP President Robert Ssentamu Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine, urged the new leaders to prioritize service to the people above all else, reminding them of their duty as servants of the people, not the other way around.
Kyagulanyi also condemned the trial of civilians in military tribunals and highlighted the ongoing plight of political prisoners detained in regime prisons. He encouraged the appointees to stay committed to the values of the liberation struggle and to work diligently to advance its cause.
Additionally, Kyagulanyi tasked the Leader of the NUP Parliamentary Front, Rt. Hon. Joel Ssenyonyi, to propose a Private Members’ Bill to amend existing laws, ensuring that individuals tried in military courts have the right to appeal in civilian courts.
NUP Secretary General David Lewis Rubongoya emphasized that the appointments are interim and will remain so until the delegates’ conference scheduled for June this year.
Rubongoya also criticized the regime’s Electoral Commission for reducing electoral areas in regions where the regime lacks support, calling it a deliberate attempt to suppress opposition voices.
