NUP has announced that it will not be launching its campaign Manifesto on Friday as earlier planned.
Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi wine the NUP Party president says they have decided to push the launch by one day to Saturday, November the 7th.
“The manifesto launch is scheduled to take place in Mbarara, Kakoba Division. We have accordingly notified the Electoral Commission and Uganda police,” The Kyadondo East legislator said in a statement on Thursday.Bobi said
This is to allow room to mourn and burry Dr.Anas Kaliisa, a renowned Muslim scholar also elder brother to Next Media Services proprietor Kin Karissa who died on Wednesday evening.
“In light of the untimely death of the senior leader, Sheikh Anas Kalisa, who will be buried this Friday in Ntungamo, we have postponed our manifesto launch to Saturday 7th November, to enable our senior leaders, including myself, to participate in the funeral.he explained
Dr Anas Kaliisa who will be buried on Friday 6th, 2020 in Ruhaama, Ntungamo district.
Speaking on Wednesday at the NUP party headquarters in a presser National Unity Platform ( NUP) secretary-general David Lewis Rubongoya announced that the Manifesto would happen on Friday in Mbarara, the same day they plan to open a branch there.
“On Friday this week, we will be launching our manifesto in Mbarara City. We will also officially open our regional office in Mbarara that day. We had planned to launch our manifesto here at NUP offices yesterday but you saw what happened; how security operatives fired teargas and bullets at us,” Mr Rubongoya said.
