Opinion: Media’s blind eye to NUP’s wrongs threatens our democracy

An otherwise capricious political group, the so-called National Unity Platform (NUP) just passed off what it called its national delegates conference at which top party-political entrepreneurs were crowned, retaining their coveted seats, during which the media was sealed out. And the Uganda media houses, their journalists, and those that pass for political critics seeking genuine…

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Mpuuga is right about opposition unity. Is he the best person to deliver it?

Mathias Mpuuga yesterday launched the Democratic Front with a call for opposition parties to unite against President Museveni’s National Resistance Movement (NRM) ahead of the 2026 elections. Mpuuga, a seasoned politician known for advocating electoral reforms, emphasized the need for collective action. “Only through unity can we achieve meaningful political change,” he told the crowd,…

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