National Unity Platform (NUP) is set to hold a high-spirited graduation ceremony at its headquarters in Kamwokya. The ceremony will award certificates to dozens of party members who completed comprehensive leadership training at the NUP School of Leadership.
The colorful event will be attended by senior party officials, youth leaders, and invited civil society members, marking the latest effort by Uganda’s leading opposition party to groom the next generation of political leaders ahead of the 2026 General Election.
“On Friday morning at Makerere-Kavule, certificates will be awarded to the second cohort of comrades who have completed Level 1 at the School of Leadership,” posted on the NUP official X account.
The NUP School of Leadership was launched earlier this year as a strategic capacity-building initiative aimed at empowering members with skills in governance, civic responsibility, electoral strategy, communication, and grassroots mobilization.
Graduates underwent weeks of intense training covering constitutionalism, political theory, public speaking, digital security, and non-violent activism.
“We are not just training politicians. We are raising transformational leaders,” said Florence Namayanja, a senior trainer and Mayor of Masaka City.
The ceremony comes at a time when political tensions are mounting in Uganda, with the opposition increasingly under pressure from security agencies and state institutions.
NUP has often accused the government of targeting its supporters with arbitrary arrests, violence, and smear campaigns.
“Let this be known: while the regime brutalizes our members, we are busy equipping them intellectually and ideologically. We will not be silenced,” declared Joel Ssenyonyi, Leader of Opposition in Parliament.
Kamwokya, once a neglected suburb of Kampala, has become a symbol of political resistance since NUP President Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu (Bobi Wine) rose from its streets to the national stage.
Today, it stands as a hub of youth political training, ideological awakening, and democratic organizing.
Some of the newly certified cadres vowed to contest for elective office in 2026, while others pledged to return to their communities to educate, organize, and inspire civic participation.
“This certificate is not just paper; it’s a call to action. I’m going back to Arua to mobilize,” said Janet Ariokot, one of the graduates.
Party leaders used the occasion to reaffirm NUP’s commitment to non-violence, people power, and transparent leadership, while urging the youth to remain resilient and hopeful despite growing repression.
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