David F.K. Mpanga
@dfkm1970
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Native. Son. Brother. Husband. Father. Friend. Lawyer. Anti-clockwise thinker.
Kampala, Uganda
Joined February 2011
My book "The Politics of Common Sense" will available as an e-book from 3rd November 2021!.Apple:.Barnes & Noble:. #360Mentor #ThePoliticsOfCommonSense
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My love and my whole heart ❤️ . Rest in peace Maama. You did everything and more. Rest in peace.🙏🏿
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In the cold, wet, and grey days of exile in England, Maama wrote a secret prayer:."Dear Lord, I pray that you protect me and my family. I want to see my children growing up marrying and having grandchildren. I also pray that I die in my country." Her prayer was answered . 🙏🏿
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Today we celebrated my mother @JoyceRMpanga's 90th birthday! With her is her classmate Auntie Adelina Lubogo who turns 90 later this year. We thank God for Maama's life!
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If you see a man looking like this and feel like you have to "both sides" your condemnation of torture then there is something wrong with you! Torture is wrong. Torture is abhorrent. Torture is inhumane and degrading. State agents must stop torturing people!
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We shall never see the Uganda we want until we develop a central nervous system that enables us to feel each other's pain.
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Our ancestors must have seen a year like this before. So Luganda has no literal phrase for "Happy New Year". We don't know what's coming. We say "Kulika Omwaka!" loosely, "Congratulations on surviving the past year!" We have made it thus far by the grace of God. Mukulike Omwaka!.
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Happy 89th Birthday to my dear Maama @JoyceRMpanga. We love you very much, and may God continue to bless you.
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A burglar(s) broke into my mother's house last night. My mother's driver tussled with the burglar & disarmed him of a knife. The driver went to the Lugujja Police Station this morning. They said they couldn't do anything unless my 88 year old mother came to the station herself.
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When you hear these words said by a Government official: "a raft of measures"; "doing all we can"; "we are going the extra mile"; "leaving no stone unturned"; "we are fully engaged with the affected community"; or "we are now on the ground", just know that NOTHING is being done.
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We shall never see the Uganda we want until we develop a central nervous system that enables us to feel each other's pain.
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A perfect working day has been wasted. But nobody will lose their job or even a single day's allowance over this debacle. Nobody will even bother to apologise. Complacency, blind acceptance of abuse, waste, and mediocrity are the order of the day. #UgandaCensus2024.
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"Then they sent the vaccine. The virus had disrupted our lives for a year. We were so relieved. In that moment we forgot that they were foreigners interfering in our internal affairs, imposing homosexuality and trying to steal our oil." - Anonymous UG Politician's memoirs 2035.
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Let's get out there and work hard! No country has ever politicked, partied, or gossiped its way out of poverty! Let's stay focused on production! The politicians, celebrities and attention seekers all earn off our sweat. Let's give them an hour or so at the weekend.😁.
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Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can. Be happy.
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Throwback Sunday. 1992 in Middle Temple Inn. Diana Princess of Wales was a Bencher and came to the Inn to dine with the students. My mother, who understands the value of history kept her copy of this picture.
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We are about to hit Peak Boda; the point at which the number of boda-bodas on the road will make it impossible or unsafe to drive a car.😁
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This young man and his friends obstructed traffic at Kitintale junction so that he could stage this proposal. The commotion and the way the young lady was dragged out of the car she was in made me fear that I was about to witness something violent. 1/
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An important decision delivered by the Family Division of the High Court today. It is unlawful for men to dispossess their wives of matrimonial property by bequeathing it to their eldest sons in their Wills without their spouse's permission.
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To all those who walked with us through the darker part of the Valley of the Shadow of Death, thank you very much!🙏🏿
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The fourth recipient of the Kabaka's 66th Birthday Honours is Dr. Ken Chapman Kigozi. Born in Texas he has served as a missionary in Uganda for 40 years working as a dentist in Mengo Hospital & teaching many Ugandan dentists. He was inducted into the Ffumbe (African Civet) Clan.
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"Here lies the body of William Jay, Who died maintaining his right of way – He was right, dead right, as he sped along, But he’s just as dead as if he were wrong." - Dale Carnegie. Always contemplate on that verse before you enter into any argument.
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Justice Julia Sebutinde is taking a lot of flak on social media for her dissenting opinion in the case brought by South Africa against Israel. Most of the criticism is not based on a reading of her dissenting opinion or an understanding of public international law. 1/.
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I am humbled by my peers. Thank you very much for voting me @ug_lawsociety Outstanding Criminal Defence Lawyer of the Year.
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Me: I saw @Jidenna at the Serena this morning. Daughter (15): 😱 Did you tell him I introduced you to his music?.Me: No. He was minding his business so I decided not to bother him. He was just a few metres away from me in the car park. Son(13): Next time bother him!!😂😂.
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He sat down and weighed up the matter at hand. After careful consideration, he concluded that his animals needed the iron sheets more than the people of Karamoja. His ANIMALS are more deserving than the PEOPLE of Karamoja!
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When you realise that the Economy has morphed into "Enkonome"! (Economy efuuse Enkonome, banange!!!) 🤣🤣🤣. 📸 @francis_isano
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I might be a little old fashioned but I think this trend of staged public proposals is abusive. Why do you need the peer pressure of "romantic" strangers to get her to say yes? Also why are we copying these weird things? What is romantic about getting engaged in Kitintale market?.
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I got a brand new car from my 7 year old daughter for my birthday and lots of heart-warming messages. Thank you very much and may God bless you all.
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The #UgandaParliamentExhibition has reminded me of Margaret Thatcher' s words. "There is no such thing as public [or government] money, only taxpayers' money." This is our money. We work very hard for it. Stop looting and wasting it!.
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Dearest Taata, we still love and miss you. We hope that we continue to live up to your ideals and make you proud.
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The cantankerous village drunk who condemns the city-dwelling children for having neglected their deceased father while he was alive speaks the truth, but he may not be the best person to administer the deceased's estate. Two things can be true at the same time. 1/.
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Client (to Clarence Darrow after he had successfully represented her in Court) : "How can I ever show my appreciation, Mr. Darrow?". Clarence Darrow: "Ever since the Phoenicians invented money, there has been only one answer to that question.".
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Sadly the ugly scenes we witnessed yesterday were not an event. They are part of a process. They are the second order consequences of decisions made over the last forty years or so. But violence and brutality solve nothing they only breeds worse violence and more brutality. 1/.
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I have just learned of the passing of Dr. Paul Kawanga Ssemogerere! We have lost a great statesman. I had the privilege of drinking from the well of his wisdom. I admired his intellect and humility. Blessed are the peacemakers!🙏🏿
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It was great to see veteran human rights defender Ladislaus Rwakafuuzi at Court today. Keep fighting brother!
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A beautiful rainbow (Musoke) above the Lubiri in Mengo. Wangaala ayi Beene! #KabakaBirthdayRun2023
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This video is heartbreaking. This old lady should be told the whereabouts of her children. The Constitution guarantees the right not to be held incommunicado. Her sons should be released or produced before a Court of Law and charged with an offence sustained by credible evidence.
VIDEO: Endless tears! . 75 year old Regina Namukasa is going through immense pain ever since her three sons were picked up by people suspected to be security operatives on 6th January. Their whereabouts are still unknown. Details in #NTVKuSaawaEmu and #NTVWeekerndEdition
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But if the driver had said that Bobi Wine is at my mother's house for a cup of tea! The whole Police Force, their mothers and their dogs would have been here in a fraction of a second!.
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It may not be a popular thing to say right now, but at some time in the future it will be acknowledged that it was a mistake to hold Uganda 's 2021 General Election in the middle of a deadly global pandemic. It has infused divisive politics into a fragile public health situation.
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Thanks to the Old Budonians Fraternity. I will do my best to make you proud(er) 😉!. To my brother @Comrade_Otoa, as Dr. Martin Aliker once said to Bishop Balagadde Sekadde, there is still time for you to complete your education by going to Budo.🤣🤣
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I'm not usually pedantic or given to grammar nazism but this thing really gets my goat. For those reporting about #PLE results, "aggregate" means "total" or "calculated by the combination of several separate elements". No student got "8 aggregates"! They got an aggregate of 8.
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Here is a thread about the importance of always keeping things in perspective and the value of random acts of kindness too strangers.
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It's been 46 years since you left us Taata! We still love you and miss you.
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Wishing @HEBobiwine a swift recovery. Non-lethal weapons, used recklessly, can cause injury. @PoliceUg should investigate this incident fairly and bring those who discharged teargas cannisters recklessly to book.
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"A tiger does not proclaim his tigritude,he pounces. In other words: a tiger does not stand in the forest & say: 'I am a tiger'. When you pass where the tiger has walked before, you see the skeleton of the duiker, you know that some tigritude has been emanated there." W. Soyinka.
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In his last act of determined convention breaking, Professor Apolo Nsibambi appointed his daughter Rhoda Nakimuli Kasujja his heir.
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Today, we bade a final farewell to David Alexander Charles Birungi Barlow. Birungi was born on the 3rd of July 1970 to the late David Alexander William Nsubuga Barlow and my mother's younger sister, Margaret Maria Nabitosi Barlow. He was my very special cousin and namesake.
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The things you say when you don't have to buy your own fuel! "Relatively okay!" Relative to what? SMH!.
The prices at the pumps today are relatively okay. The situation has not reached a level where we must intervene - John Friday, Assistant Commissioner, petroleum supply in the Ministry of Energy #MorningAtNTV
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Confidence can be the product of ignorance. It is easy to stand on the peak of Mount Stupid and holler at PhD holders on the Plateau of Sustainability. Saying "Well, I am entitled to my opinion!" cannot cover the nakedness of stupidity exposed from on high.
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Maama, you always had a smile on #InternationalWomensDay. Happy Women's Day, nnyabo! We love you and miss you very much❤️🙏🏿. "Many women do noble things, but you surpass them all." Proverbs 31:29.
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Kabaka Birthday Run 2022 - "Men Against AIDS to Save The Girl Child" sponsored by @Airtel_Ug @dfcugroup and @UNAIDS.#KabakaRun2022 #KabakaWange
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We are facing a pandemic that is rapidly changing the way we live and interact. Nobody has lived through this before. Many words, said in the rush to say something to fill the void, will be eaten tomorrow or the day after. Best to watch, learn and adapt. #StayHomeUG #StaySafe.
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@qataharraymond "When the hyena wants to eat its children, it first accuses them of smelling like goats.".
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This man watched a woman drown. He said he could swim & thought of jumping into the water to save her. But he had his phones in his pockets.
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"A riot is the language of the unheard." - Martin Luther King Jr.
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My mother's younger brother, Dr. Bwogi Kanyerezi passed away this morning. He was more than an uncle to me. He was a mentor and a friend. May God grant his soul eternal peace.
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If a terrorist group staged ambushes on major highways, killing 55 people and seriously injuring 212 others in three days, a state of emergency would likely be declared. We must all treat road safety SERIOUSLY! This is really awful and must stop.
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If only Ugandans' humour could be transformed into energy using the geometry of hydrogen!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣.
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An important ruling for all criminal practitioners (prosecution and defence) to take note of. In the case of @nickopiyo v Uganda, Gidudu J has made it clear that Courts should protect accused persons' right to a fair and speedy trial enshrined in Art.28(1) of the Constitution. 1/
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"Even a fool is thought wise if he keeps silent, and discerning if he holds his tongue." Proverbs 17:28. "Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to [tweet] and to remove all doubt.".— ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
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Lots of sniggering about the Lugave Clan Tree but there are underlying questions which should be considered. Let's start this thread with the basic one - what is the value of a tree? I suppose the answer depends on who you ask. In Japan trees are relocated to make way for roads.
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"Comparison is the thief of joy." - Theodore Roosevelt
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Rest in peace Brenda. Our most sincere and heartfelt condolences to @GenWamala and family. May truth and justice prevail.
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Freedom of expression does not come with a correlative obligation on any one to listen to or agree with your views. There is also no obligation to respond to each and every expression you disagree with. It is sometimes best to shrug and move on.
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"Every generation imagines itself to be more intelligent than the one that went before it, and wiser than the one that comes after it." - George Orwell.
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Letter of commendation written by Katikkiro Apolo Kagwa as he stepped down from the Chwa II regency in August 1914. In it, he commends my grandfather, Yafesi Lubwama, for seven years of service as a personal secretary and treasurer for the Namirembe Cathedral building fund.
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"Amaanyi tegalya; embazzi tewaata mmere." - Luganda proverb (Loosely, not all problems can be solved by using brute force; you cannot peel bananas [the Kiganda staple food] with an axe.).
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"In university guild politics, when a Musoga supported a fellow Musoga, we the Basoga called this 'solidarity'. But when a Munyankole supported another Munyankole we called it 'tribalism'." - @Alexluganda2😁.
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The DPC for Old Kampala saw my tweet and came immediately. I also went to the Dog Section in Nsambya and got a sniffer dog. The dog tracked the burglar and he has been arrested. He lives in the neighbourhood!.
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It has been my privilege to talk to @HarvardHBS MBA students on Regulation and Compliance in Emerging Markets.
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Just had an odd thought this morning. This image from the Nyero Rock Art looks quite like the #coronavirus. Were the ancestors sending a warning?🤣🤣
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A beautiful tribute to my late mother @JoyceRMpanga by my nephew and her muzukulu @Dunnydd. Duncan is a professional animator who wirks with @CNN. Thank you so much, mutabani! Jjajja loved you very much and you always made her proud!!
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*Someone does something about anything.*.Bystanders: "Why are you doing that thing now when you should have done it year ago?".Other Bystanders: "Why are you doing that thing now when you have done nothing about all the other things that need to be done?" 1/.
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The events in Arua: election violence; killing of Yasin Kawuma; forceful arrest and torture of lawmakers and politicians including @HEBobiwine are deplorable. We have a Constitution, it provides for all these situations. Please follow and uphold it.
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Congratulations dummies! You just turned a 7 minute queue into a 30 minute blocked junction ordeal!
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