The latest information reveals that Moses Nkonge Kibalama, the purportedly elected President of the National Unity Platform and the Secretary General Simbwa Kagombe have opened new party headquarters in Rubaga division. This comes after NUP defector leaders wrote to the Electoral Commission and the European Union in Uganda, notifying them on change of leadership in the National Unity Platform – NUP Party.
Before transforming to National unity platform NUP,which is headed by Hon. Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu,the political party was called National Unity Reconciliation and Development Party- NURP which was led by Moses Nkonge Kibalama from December 2004 until July 2020.
While running for the Kyaddondo East seat, Kyagulanyi was shunned by both the DP and FDC political parties, so he ran as an Independent candidate. He adopted the People Power slogan as his rallying call, leading to what is referred to as the People Power Movement in Uganda.
Since the formation of the People Power Movement in 2017, a number of legislators, including members of the ruling National Resistance Movement and opposition Forum for Democratic Change, had allied with People Power.
The People Power movement finally got a legally registered party NURP, which belonged to Mr kibalama and changed the name to the National Unity Platform.On 22 July 2020, the founders of NUP, together with leading personalities from the People Power Movement, announced that Kyagulanyi had been elected President of NUP and presidential party flag bearer in 2021 general elections.
The party was registered with the Uganda Electoral Commission. The party's symbol is an umbrella in red, white and blue surrounded by three circles in red, white and navy blue. The NUP symbol is fully gazetted by the Uganda Electoral Commission.
Currently Mr kibalama has no ownership on the political party because he allowed
the party to transform to NUP including signatories and powers taken away from him
On 28 July 2020, the party unveiled membership cards that cost only USh1,000 (about USD 0.27 or GBP 0.2), an amount they said did not discriminate against social class and would be affordable to every Ugandan.
On 3 August 2020, the party president announced five members of parliament who crossed that day to the National Unity Platform. These included John Baptist Nambeshe (NRM), Patrick Nsamba (NRM), Francis Zaake (Independent) and Busujju’s legislator David Kalwanga (Independent).
On 13 August 2020, sixteen more Members of Parliament, joined the NUP political party, crossing from the Democratic Party (DP). This brought the total number of MPs who have joined Kyagulanyi in NUP, during the first two weeks of August 2020 to twenty one (21).
At the moment National unity platform has 48 Members of parliament
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