NUP Announces New Electoral Committee Amidst Escalating State Crackdown

Chris Kato

4 days ago

Kyagulanyi addresses the nation after the NEC meeting, flanked by NUP legal and political officers. He decried state repression and reiterated the party’s resolve ahead of 2026.

Uganda Today Edition: NUP Announces New Electoral Committee Amidst Escalating State Crackdown

Despite the chaos, NUP’s internal electoral preparations moved ahead. At a closed-door National Executive Committee meeting held at the party headquarters, Kyagulanyi unveiled the new Electoral Management Committee that will steer the #ProtestVote2026 campaign.

Ms. Chemtai Harriet, a long-serving NUP coordinator from Sebei sub-region, was appointed Chairperson, with Dr. Ivan Ssempijja, a respected youth leader and former Makerere Guild President, as Vice Chair.

Image Caption 2: Robert Kyagulanyi presides over a strategy meeting at the NUP secretariat where new Electoral Committee leaders were officially announced to steer the #ProtestVote2026 campaign.

Kyagulanyi Rallies Party Against “Criminal Regime”

In a press address following the meeting, Kyagulanyi condemned the increasing incidence of abductions, torture, and rights violations targeting NUP members. He called upon Ugandans to resist intimidation and remain focused on the cause.As images of Mutwe’s condition continue to circulate, NUP supporters have taken to social media to demand accountability and international attention, while rallying behind the party’s new electoral front.

Amidst crackdown and unprecedented repression, NUP is determined to cause regime change

Eddie Mutwe in Agony as NUP’s Robert Kyagulanyi Decries Escalating State Repression

The National Unity Platform (NUP) has once again raised alarm over what it calls state-orchestrated brutality and judicial repression following the production of Edward Ssebuufu, popularly known as Eddie Mutwe, in a Lwengo court under visibly tortured conditions.

Mutwe, a close aide to NUP President Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, appeared in court Monday morning, not in a police vehicle, but rather a private car under heavy shielding by plainclothes security operatives. Eyewitnesses and journalists on the scene observed disturbing scenes as the security operatives, including a notably large woman in plain attire, aggressively tried to block cameras from capturing Mutwe’s state. Despite these efforts, some images and video snippets made their way to the public, showing a barely mobile Mutwe limping and being helped to walk, grimacing in anguish.

Despite the man shield provided by one police officer and several other plain clothed security operatives, to prevent press cameras from capturing tortured and ailing Eddie Mutwe footage while alighting out of private car, press cameras were able to capture images as he was being helped to walk into Lwengo courtroom.

“It’s evident they tortured him,” said Kyagulanyi in a statement. “His head and feet are swollen. He is unable to walk on his own. This is what Museveni’s son did to him! And yet, instead of releasing him to seek urgent medical care, they rushed him to court and shamelessly had him remanded.”

The development comes amidst broader concerns of systematic targeting of opposition figures. According to NUP, Eddie Mutwe was in perfect health prior to his abduction—only for him to reappear days later, broken and battered.

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