By URN<\/p>\n
The National Unity Platform (NUP) has intensified mobilisation efforts ahead of the upcoming LC1 elections, urging its supporters seeking grassroots leadership positions to obtain party membership cards and prepare for the polls.<\/p>\n
\u200eThe party says it has already registered members who will contest for LC1 chairperson positions and other local leadership roles in Kampala and Wakiso districts as part of efforts to establish its presence at the village level.<\/p>\n
\u200eNUP mobiliser Habibu Buwembo said the party did not actively participate in the previous LC1 elections because it had not yet been fully established, leaving it without elected LC1 chairpersons.<\/p>\n
\u200eHe said the party has now fronted candidates for various local leadership positions and expects the election results to be announced on the 28th of this month.<\/p>\n
\u200eBuwembo also alleged that some NUP members preparing to participate in the elections have faced intimidation and threats from state operatives.<\/p>\n
\u200eThe mobilisation event was attended by NUP leaders, including Kampala Lord Mayor Balimwezo Nsubuga, Leader of Opposition Joel Ssenyonyi, Members of Parliament from the party and candidates contesting for LC1 and other local government positions in Kampala and Wakiso.
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\n\u200eAddressing supporters, Lord Mayor Balimwezo Nsubuga described LC1 leadership as the foundation of governance, saying village leaders play a critical role in connecting communities with government services.<\/p>\n
\u200eHe urged voters to elect leaders of their choice, saying leadership is a responsibility granted by God, while calling on authorities to allow Ugandans to participate in the elections peacefully without intimidation or interference.<\/p>\n
\u200eUsing an analogy, Balimwezo said: \u201cI am the roof, but I need the foundation, and that foundation is the LC1 chairperson,\u201d emphasizing that effective service delivery depends on strong grassroots leadership.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
By URN The National Unity Platform (NUP) has intensified mobilisation efforts ahead of the upcoming LC1 elections, urging its supporters seeking grassroots leadership positions to obtain party membership cards and prepare for the polls. \u200eThe party says it has already registered members who will contest for LC1 chairperson positions and other local leadership roles in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[11,9,13],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-11305","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-national","7":"category-news","8":"category-politics"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/spicemedia.ug\/spicefm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11305","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/spicemedia.ug\/spicefm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/spicemedia.ug\/spicefm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spicemedia.ug\/spicefm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spicemedia.ug\/spicefm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11305"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/spicemedia.ug\/spicefm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11305\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11308,"href":"https:\/\/spicemedia.ug\/spicefm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11305\/revisions\/11308"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/spicemedia.ug\/spicefm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11305"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spicemedia.ug\/spicefm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11305"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spicemedia.ug\/spicefm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11305"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}