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Advocate. MCIArb. @StanfordLawSchool LLM Law, Sci & Tech class of ‘24. Husband. Father. Reader. Law Don @MakLawSchool , Convener @clet_ug . Law, Tax, Tech.
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This past weekend I graduated from
@StanfordLaw
with an LLM in Law, Sci & Tech. By the grace of God alone! Grateful to
@nickopiyo
and the other kind souls God used to bless and amaze me on this journey! I met and encountered kindness I didn’t know possible. What a journey!
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I have to say, Hon Segirinya is oba the one man I will be watching over the next five years? Quite a guy!
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Police Truck No. 17. One day we will learn the whole story. One day.
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I was raised by two arts teachers. I watched my mom struggle to make ends meet when days were tough. Enduring the debate on unequal pay to arts teachers is just heartbreaking. They too live among us. They have kids to raise. Families to feed. Don’t blackmail them. Pay them well.
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This is my last tweet on all things COVID. I have been keeping my peace. But the inequality and unfairness in this country is sickening. One day, I hope we all express just how fed up we are. Is it too much to ask of leaders to be fair and to care? Is that too much to ask? Is it?
In an interesting twist of events, Members of Parliament who were ordered to return the controversial UGX 20 million have received UGX 40 million in appreciation for supporting the motion to recognize President Museveni for the management of the
#COVID19
.
#NBSLiveAt9
#NBSUpdates
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14 years ago a van picked up 16 of us to go to our usual morning classes. I was reading my LLM then. This morning a car picked me up to give the day’s lectures. A man gets few honors this special, all his life.
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OK fine. Due to public demand, I've ow done something about the hair. Bana Uganda musesa.
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We need to know where our colleague and my dear friend,
@nickopiyo
has been taken and why he is being held. We expect that all his rights will be respected, notably his right to counsel and, if he must be in custody, that he won’t be held longer than 48 hrs
#FreeNickOpiyo
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I’ve told
@nbstv
I will NOT join the show tomorrow. My client has said all they wanted to say at this stage in the statement below and in today’s
@DailyMonitor
page 7. We will deal with the legal issues in the right forums.
On the Topical Discussion tomorrow, lawyers Fred Muwema and Robert Kirunda face off in a discussion about the untold story behind the Simba Group and Vantage Mezzanine disagreement.
Join the discussion live on
@nbstv
starting at 8:00 am.
#NBSMorningBreeze
#NBSUpdates
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Uganda’s blocking of social media ahead of an election is autocratic. It has nothing to do with National interest. It inconveniences and hurts a lot more than it helps. We should be doing better.
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My view on the latest LDC results: before you lambast the institution and its teachers, have an HONEST conversation with at least two teachers and two students. Get perspective, then form a view you can defend. Each story is unique. Each case is different. We generalise too much.
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Very humbling to have spent the day teaching Blockchain, Crypto & the law to the current LLM class at my Alma mater in the very room I took my LLM lectures 16 years ago. Tomorrow we cover AI.
@CryptoSavannah
@ED_SAGE
@KwameRugunda
@noryo
@SafeBoda
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This video was very beautifully done. S/o to the Tourism Board. Who did the voice over?
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"A court is defined by the justice it administers. Not by the ceremony it displays."
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After LDC, I worked for only one law form before I started my own practice. One month into the job, I tendered my resignation for reasons I will tell another day. My boss at the time called me to his office and gave me a tip: “never burn bridges.” I stayed 6 years. Good advice.
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Uganda's State Minister for Tourism is out of line. That we reduce a section of Uganda's women to a tourist attraction is wrong. It is offensive on so many fronts. He has displayed a complete lack of appreciation of what Ug Tourism is and should be about. Kiwanda should resign.
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LEGAL ALERT:
The Constitutional Court today found that EC violated various articles of the Constitution by retiring the 2011 voters register and refused to reinstate .
@norbertmao
& deprived him of his rights to vote and to be treated fairly. Congs
@norbertmao
&
@chapterfourug
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On the same day that we see a country bend it’s rules to the rich and powerful, we see this story and also learn that MPs who were compelled by court order to return funds improperly appropriated have been given twice as much as they had to return. What a country!
Jinja market vendor shot for flouting curfew dies. Evelyn Namulondo was shot in the abdomen on Wednesday at around 5am allegedly after her bodaboda rider declined to stop, prompting police to open fire. Police denies the allegations
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So, it turns out my dear brother
@SimonKaggwaNjal
is a global phenomenon because of that old interview on gay rights. I had absolutely no idea how famous the interview is. My friends from many countries can’t get over the fact that I know him. Ssebo oli wakabi!
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The High Court yesterday ruled that Ugandans in the diaspora and prisoners have the right to vote and directed the EC to take all necessary steps to ensure that these citizens register and vote. What a year the EC is going to have!
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Let us see if I can say this simply and clearly. HE Silulu has nothing to prove. Women lead. It's not correct to say they "can" lead. They already do. If you dont believe me, you have not met women. They lead. That's all. She has nothing to prove. She's done that already. Salute.
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If a young lawyer came to me and asked me to give them one tip I think would serve them well, I’d probably only say invest in quality relationships. The dividend may come later than you think but the value is in platinum.
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As social media was awash with the genuinely beautiful pictures of the Busoga Royal wedding, I couldn’t help but think of all the derogatory jokes about basoga in the past. Gratifying to have seen a wedding so organized and so truly beautiful. Busoga and its people are special.
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The Ugandan Constitutional Court has 2day confirmed it's 2008 position that its unconstitutional for a Judge to hold an office in the executive before resigning from the bench. Further, that henceforth any such appointments shall be void and all actions by such appointees invalid
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One last thing. The throngs on the streets in Tanzania remind us: leading is really about "Omuntu wa wansi." We must care for the last and the least. That's where the impact is. Politics and leadership should be about caring for all, not a privileged few.
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This picture proves to all of us two things: 1. a good name is better than fine perfume. 2. It helps to master your skill of hand. We did not struggle to believe that
@SolomonSerwanjj
had nothing to hide. That public trust has a higher value than platinum.
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Today I had the distinct privilege of speaking at the 4th Benedicto Kiwanuka memorial. What a privilege! I summarized CJ Wambuzi’s latest book, which I co-edited. I commend it to all advocates and judicial officers and all interested in UG’s history.
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I just lost my phone to a petty thief. Please disregard any communications you get from my number until I indicate otherwise. Thank you.
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An earlier tweet on this handle asked which artist would release the first song on
#Covid19
. This morning
@HEBobiwine
and Nubian Li did us the honor. Very well done. Sharp messaging, timely and excellent quality.
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To the single mothers out there who are, by circumstances beyond their control, left to play the father’s role, especially those raising children with special needs, we celebrate you. Muli bazira!
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COVID19 is now going to show us what the economy really looks like. I used to argue that our economics was not expressed in GDP/GNP. I feel for the boda rider. My favorite economic index. May God protect them and their families.
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The decision in Ham v. DTB is going to keep us talking for a while. It does have very wide reaching implications. I guess we wait and see.
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Let's try to make sense of this: Captor takes you on doubtable charges. Captor breaks law by torturing you. Captor initially denies you independent treatment. Captor takes you to court. Court grants bail, sanctions travel. Captor insists on treating you, restricts travel.
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Ssebo, .
@Hbamulinde
, thank you for your inspiration. My brother.
@wandasammy
has done the deed. I feel very smart wearing these words.
Please keep dropping those nuggets.
Thank you, .
@wandasammy
. This one I will wear with pride!!!
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1/2 So, I have not said much about this
#SocialMediaTax
and maybe one of these days I will. But in the midst of all the public outcry, let me just point out that this should awaken all of us to our role in choosing leaders (eg MPs), debating policy and holding leaders accountable
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Ok but on a serious note, someone explain this to me: why do Kenyan police have horses? 🤔
We will come back to the two young people that rode off with them later. As in, ride a horse and take it where? 🤷🏽♂️
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Resilience looks like this. It is said this pupil was riding to sit his Primary Leaving Exams. If it be true, may he succeed and may he never lose the passion to pursue those things that matter. Ride on, son. Ride on.
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My great and dear friend,
@Jonekyoma
has picked a fight with
@Airtel_Ug
it is a fight I believe in. It is a fight we will support. Not only because it will move the needle, or because we are all daily victims of this continued retinue. But mainly because its the right thing to do
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What a night! Everytime one of these murders happens, I have so many questions on my mind. Today I sat in a poignant silence wondering: how far will this go? How does it all make sense?!
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What possible explanation do you give to a child who asks the simple question: how did this happen? How will we possibly explain the fact that the Kiteezi tragedy happened in our day and time?
How many lives will it cost before we start to truly care about the ordinary Ugandan?!
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I see a day in the future of Uganda when the armed forces will march on the judiciary in ways yet unknown. May the judges that sat yesterday live long enough to see and understand the weight of their words in ruling as they did in opening that door.
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I asked my housemate:
Katonda mwamukozeki? Nga ebbugumu lingi?
Answer:
Waliwo eyalya sente z'enkuba.
Ugandans have humor!
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I am proud to have contributed to the arguments in BAT v. AG. But I'm also sad that Dr. Sheila Ndyanabangi did not live to see this day and hear the decision that relied heavily on her expertise. This decision is a fair and befitting tribute to the health sector in Uganda
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“It can kill all viruses, including bacteria...” nasoma mateeka Naye ahaaa! Uganda n’ebyaayo! You really can’t make some stuff up.
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Many years ago, I read a line somewhere that has served me well in considering how we live our lives and express our views about others from a Christian perspective: it helps to remember that every saint has a past and every sinner has a future.
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In studio this morning, the good and affable
@OfwonoOpondo
dancing to the timeless tune, Jim!
@SemweyaMusoke
@Kasanne
@abdulkatuntu
@OsmanPatricia
@_Nakiee
@CapitalFMUganda
#thecapitalgang
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There is a certain pain in sitting alone and quietly thinking about the troubling events around you. We all hear those thoughts. We may rationalize, deny, or even be wrong half the time. But do we all feel the weight?
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Wandering between reading tax law and the Computer Misuse (Amendment) Act on a Sunday evening is the complete clash between goals and necessity. This amendment is deeply troubling. We surely can’t not do something about it.
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I can't shake these three cases off my mind: Jamwa v. Uganda, BoU v. CBL, Ham v. DTB. The window for attracting FDI into Uganda is closing slowly but steadily.
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Robert Kyagulanyi Sentamu. Herbert Zaake, Betty Nambooze Bakireke. I just can't shake the names off my mind.
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Thank you, .
@rkabushenga
We will remember 1/4
In your time as CEO at
@newvisionwire
I came to yo office only once. I'd come to ask assistance with finding ways to help kids with Cerebral palsy and parents raising them. You paused your day and just listened. Actually listened.
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Still in search of logic: students should end the strike and return to normal university activity. But let us throw some tear gas at those who are in the library reading quietly, and shoot at those who are in the rooms above ground floor in Mitchell Hall. Help me to understand.
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"The UN Charter begins with "We the People...." The AU Charter begins with "We the leaders..." Don Kaberuka
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Ok. Kambuuze nga falla. Can you “sack” someone whose contract has expired?🤔
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Martha Kabasingusi is in her first year. She is mooting before the Deputy Chief Justice and four other Justices of the Court of Appeal. She is arguing the law with authorities that are taught much later in the course. The future of the legal profession in Uganda is bright.
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Taremwa is a Fourth year student. He is arguing the right to Development in the context of Business and Human Rights. He will make a fine lawyer when he passes the Bar. He will pass the Bar.
#FineTalent
.
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Sometimes we confuse containment for discipline. Some institutions in this country are as beastly and imbecilic as those of the past they claim to have freed us from. We very much live in the past. We just pretend not to.
#Morningtrafficnotes
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The idea that the President
@ug_lawsociety
should select 30 lawyers is both ill advised and sub judice. I hope
@spkinobe
@SPKinobe2018
will reject/abandon it all together. We must never ration access to justice or legal services. Let’s engage better ways to address this issue.
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I woke up this morning thinking about people who are lonely. The ones who find life’s meaning in crowds and hanging out with friends. It’s not a bad thing. But I’m thinking about those who define their sense of belonging this way. Don’t despair. You matter. You are not alone.
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Someone please tell us this man's names. Let us start to identify these victims and with them. Let us feel their pain. I'm still looking for the words to describe his emotions in the last ten seconds of that video.
#Chiluma
!
#UgandansAreNotCattle
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What a joy to touch base with my dear brother and friend,
@drkasenene
! Of course we took a roll call on who in my office follows his advice on healthy living! He’s unhappy about a few things in my industry but we have discussed how to move forward.
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Somebody help me: what’s the logic behind a security agency of any kind conducting a night time raid in a hall of residence at a University? Is there really no civil way to communicate a message whatever that message might be?
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This sign off reminds me of the one meeting I went for slightly more than a decade ago. As the chairperson called the meeting to order, a cabinet minister indicated “Mr.... Ogu omusigazi tinkumumanya.” I was there by invitation I excused myself. One day I will write this story.
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If you went to primary school in the last 2.5 decades of the last century, you would have answered a question about the six killer diseases. Humanity fought them and some are almost forgotten. Let’s now focus on neurological conditions. We can win against CP and Autism. We will.
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So, let's document this: how did the Internet shut down and its rarwd implementation affect you and is it still affecting you? Tell me how.
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So, for those of you crazy about it, why don’t you spice up this
@ntvuganda
versus
@nbstv
contest: who of you can pull off the older local hits better? I nominate the following hits: Paulo Kafeero: Lucia ka kinyoozi, Elly Wamala: Boda Boda Philly Lutaaya: Haniifa.
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Many life-changing lessons I’m learning in the last 24 hours. But two of them: 1. Tell your story. People out there are hurting and have not shared what they are going through. Your story will encourage them. 2. God cares, and so do some people. What a God!
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A man with an experience is never at the mercy of a man with an argument.
I know I'm late to this, but as someone who dropped out of school, all I can say is:
Please get that degree.
That paper is useful in ways you'll never understand until you desperately need it.
Outlier stories are nice and all, but they are not the average person's story.
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I have really been trying to stay away from negative vibe in this season but I can't resist this one: what's the logic of putting up billboards when everyone is indoors? anyway, let me go back to thinking about more productive things like how to get emergency care for patients.
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There is something about leaders that care about the pain of ordinary folk and actually do something about it. When we are done with all the politics and arguments and struggles, it’s the compassion that makes all the difference. Thank you
@HEBobiwine
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So, today we will just respond to this misleading argument that foreign lenders are avoiding taxes in Uganda. Interest on those loans is actually NOT taxable. You want to collect tax, amend the law then you can blame URA. See section 83(5) of the ITA and definition of Debenture.
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This Supplementary Budget passed last Wednesday was nothing short of
#MoneyHeistSeason5
. Some things should make the stomach of any sane Ugandan to turn. Surely.
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Thinking about that tweet I almost sent once in response to a condescending response here. I’m glad I didn’t. Just thought I’d tell someone out there: discretion really is the better part of valor. Many times, it’s just not worth it. A great week to you all!
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This is such a plain explanation of why
@nbstv
got it wrong last night. I'm sure theyve learned from it. I hope all media houses will revisit their ideals on their duty to society and the responsibilities that duty imposes on them. To know, to communicate correctly, effectively.
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Today is World Cerebral Palsy Day. S/o to all children living with CP & to parents doing their best 2 raise them. 2 mothers the mothers, esp those left to manage this challenge with their children w/o support from fathers or in some cases families. Muli bazira!
@SheilaghWatuwaN
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Cecilia Ogwal. A leader who was easy to respect and love, regardless of one’s political views. There are only a few politicians of our time that one can genuinely believe love our motherland. She was one of them. May she rest in peace.
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There is this part of my mind that is wondering why everyone must tell us they took a covid vaccine. I'm asking out of genuine curiosity. Why do we need to know who got vaccinated? Somebody help me understand....
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This is tough to watch. They live among us. One day we must address the plight of the urban poor. And I don't mean distributing mosquito nets in markets.
# Uganda
Vendor Rashid Mugisha weeps as he tries to persuade the police to allow him to work. He explains that he walked from Lugala (5.6Km) to town. He has a wife and two children, one a newborn. He depends on his daily income.
#Lockdown
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Before they built Nalubale bridge, the narrative was the Rippon falls wouldn’t be affected. Dam would be too far. I miss the Rippon Falls. Before they built Bujagali dam, argument was the falls wouldn’t be affected. Dam would be 20km downstream. Falls are gone. I miss them.
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This tweet has stayed with me and brought back an idea I have spoken about to some few close friends. It’s time to do something about it. When lockdown is lifted and gatherings are permitted, I will host a Baraza for young adults (20-35). Let’s open the conversation. Who’s in?
I wish churches preached more about mental health issues and how their sheep can navigate them within the framework of the bible/faiths.
Not everyday, God will give you a 'big' car/ job/ spouse.
Most people are usually one crisis away from giving up on God entirely.
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@nickopiyo
has a right to speak to counsel. He also has a right to bond. I have long questioned the practice of
@PoliceUg
arresting people esp in non violent situations without being ready to charge or produce them in court. Some detention is pointless.
#freenicholasopio
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Thank you, good people for all your very kind messages. For me, to be loved is to have lived. I am overwhelmed by your love and support and kind wishes. I am grateful.
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There's that old Luganda hymn that is on some people's caller tunes with thr first line as: "nali muto, kati nkuze kubyenzize ndaba, ddala Mukama alina amanyi..." could someone please share with me the full hymn?
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On Magufuli a thread
Tito Magoti, a young brilliant Tanzanian lawyer whom I met a few years ago was a victim of his arrest and detention. A Law Society president I believe was also persecuted. John Joseph Pombe Magufuli was no fan of human rights. On this he failed. We must
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So, let’s see: pple spent billions in road construction and endured an impossible traffic mess over several years in the promise of a more efficient use of the clock tower junction. They then opened the road without installing traffic lights, only to resort to temp measures. Aha.
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Someone should publish 'The Complete Works of Tamale Mirundi' I bet there's enough content to make at least two volumes.
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