NUP Probes Extortion, Harassment Claims Against Senior Party Officials

Uganda's main opposition party faces serious trouble after members accused top leaders of demanding money and sex from people who want to run for office. Robert Kyagulanyi admits his National Unity Platform has problems with senior officials asking for bribes and harassing women candidates. The party boss says his own brother Fred Nyanzi got named as one of the people taking cash from hopeful politicians. Female candidates claim party bigwigs forced them to have sex during the candidate selection process. Party leaders promised to investigate these dirty dealings right away.

Kyagulanyi put his deputy president Jolly Tukamushaba in charge of finding out what really happened inside the party. He told party members to come forward with evidence about corrupt officials who broke the rules. The scandal makes NUP look just like the ruling party they claim to fight against. Kyagulanyi says his party must act differently from the government they want to replace. The investigation could destroy the party's reputation before the 2026 elections.

The opposition leader also attacked President Museveni's government for using fake bomb scares to arrest his supporters. He says officials pay young people from poor areas to march for the president and later throw them in jail. Kyagulanyi believes the government creates violence on purpose to blame his party members.