NUP Distances Itself From Nalubowa’s Meeting With Museveni

What the report says

The National Unity Platform has publicly distanced itself from a meeting between its member Rose Nalubowa and President Yoweri Museveni, saying it was not consulted and was unaware the engagement had been arranged. In a statement released on Saturday, November 7, the party said it only learned of the meeting after Nalubowa spoke about it publicly.

According to the Nile Post report, Nalubowa said Museveni had summoned her after the elections, and that she met him with about 12 other people. The article also notes that Justine Nameere, who won the Masaka City Woman MP race on the NRM ticket, was present at the meeting. The two women were political rivals in the disputed contest.

The development comes after Nalubowa challenged Nameere’s victory in court. The report says the Masaka High Court dismissed Nalubowa’s petition on October 21, 2026, after a recount had already reversed an initial lead that Nalubowa had held in the original tally. Her legal team later signaled an intention to appeal.

The dispute matters because it sits within a broader pattern of post-election tensions in Masaka and highlights internal sensitivities within the opposition party over how members engage with the presidency. The article presents Nalubowa’s account and Nameere’s explanation of the meeting as separate versions of events, while NUP’s position is that the engagement was personal and not party-sanctioned.