By Kabuye Muawiya,
NATIONAL
▪ “Those who dismissed us as a mere wave will soon realise that we are a serious group, committed to leading the liberation struggle to its accomplishment,” Bobi Wine
The National Unity Platform leaders headed by the party president Hon. Kyagulanyi Ssettamu Robert, have on Tuesday (July 12, 2022) unveiled a piece of land onwhich they are going to erect a spacious building to accomodate the new party headquarters.
The 10 square chains land is located in Bwaise Makerere Kavule Kawempe division in Kampala.
Speaking during the ground breaking ceremony, the party principal Kyagulanyi, also known as Bobi Wine ridiculed to the ruling National Resistance Movement that has been on record calling Bobi Wine and his NUP party an aimless political group saying they they will soon realise their strength
“Very pleased today to lay the foundation stone for the establishment of the NUP headquarters in Bwaise, Kavule. Those who dismissed us as a mere wave will soon realise that we are a serious group, committed to leading the liberation struggle to its accomplishment,” sarcastic Kyagulanyi said
The spokesperson of National Unity Platform, Hon. Joel Ssenyonyi has confirmed to journalists that they procured the land from the money which the party has been collecting from each member of parliament monthly and other party fundraising channels
“The little money that we have been collecting from each NUP member of parliament on a monthly basis is the one that we have used to purchase this piece of land to construct our new party headquarters to help us conduct our party activities well,” said Ssenyonyi
Furthermore, Ssenyonyi admitted that the party headquarters at Kamokya had become too small for the party leaders to do their duties as well as allowing space for the party supporters to get involved in the party activities.
“We have been always using Maggere residence compound disturbing our party president and the family whenever we needed a large space to conduct our party activities but now there is no need, this piece of land is big enough to support all our party activities,” he added.
The ground breaking ceremony of the new NUP offices comes at the time when there have been a lot of complaints from the journalists, party supporters being locked outside the gates of their party headquarters due to limited space inside.
Mathias Mpuuga Nsamba, the leader of Opposition in parliament also the NUP member told reports that construction of the magnificent offices is expected to begin immediately.
“NUP now has a permanent home, and the people of Uganda know that our struggle is a permanent struggle for restoring sanity and a sense of permanent democracy in Uganda.” Mpuuga said
He noted that the party will now embark on soliciting for more funds to enable in construction activities.
The ground breaking ceremony was attended by amon other dignitaries; NUP Secretary General David Lewis Rubongoya, Leader of Opposition, NUP MPs, and NUP supporters.
