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Deputy Speaker Tayebwa receives more than 250 NUP defectors into NRM in Tooro sub-region

Election Related Single source Uganda (national) 25 Dec 2025 Severity: 1/5

Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa presided over a ceremony in the Tooro sub-region at which more than 250 former NUP supporters from Kyenjojo, Bunyangabu and Ntoroko districts were received into the NRM, according to Nile Post. Some of the defectors, including former NUP candidates, said a lack of campaign facilitation was among their reasons for leaving.

A national event, not tied to one district.

Single source: Reported by one outlet; not yet independently confirmed.

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