NUP Distances Itself from Nalubowa’s Meeting with Museveni, Says Party Was Not Consulted

The National Unity Platform (NUP) has distanced itself from remarks by former Masaka City Woman Member of Parliament candidate Rose Nalubowa, who disclosed that she had met President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni following the recently concluded elections.

In a statement issued on Saturday, November 7, 2026, the opposition party said it was neither consulted about the meeting nor aware that it had taken place.

“Our attention has been brought to comments made by Hon. Rose Nalubowa by which she stated that she met with Gen. Yoweri Museveni, who according to her, summoned her after elections,” the statement signed on behalf of the party reads.

The party was categorical that Nalubowa’s engagement with the President was not undertaken in consultation with its leadership, distancing itself from the meeting and the circumstances surrounding it.

“We wish to clarify that as a Party we were never consulted on this matter, and were not aware of any such meeting,” NUP stated.

Nalubowa contested for the Masaka City Woman parliamentary seat in the recently concluded elections but lost to Justine Nameere, who also serves as Minister of State for Local Government.

Her revelation about meeting Museveni has consequently attracted attention, particularly given the political circumstances surrounding the engagement and her affiliation with the opposition party.

NUP’s clarification raises questions about the nature of the meeting and whether Nalubowa attended in her personal capacity or as a representative of the party. However, the statement did not provide further details about the circumstances of the engagement or indicate whether the party intended to take any action regarding her remarks.

The party also did not disclose whether Nalubowa had communicated the meeting to any of its senior officials after it took place.

For NUP, the statement appears intended to establish a clear distinction between the party’s official position and the individual political engagements of its members.

The party’s brief communication, however, stopped short of condemning Nalubowa’s meeting with the President or announcing disciplinary measures against her, focusing instead on clarifying that the engagement had not been sanctioned or communicated by its leadership.

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