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@osfsa
IJ Scholar, MA
@WitsUniversity
On July 1, I resigned from
@DailyMonitor
. Today is my last day. Don't let your fire go out, spark by irreplaceable spark, in the hopeless swamps of the not-quite, the not-yet, and the not-at-all. The world you desire can be won. It exists. It is real. It is possible.
2014 v 2024
Ugandans should come out clear and tell the world that she doesn't represent how we think and how we feel. She is a DISGRACE to the OPPRESSED people across the globe!
Congratulations to
@FDCOfficial1
for presenting a candidate
@SsemujjuNganda
. Officially Uganda's Opposition has 15 MPs. Most of the guys you see are posturing that they are REMOVING A DICTATOR but...
Most Ugandans, especially on social media, equate working/being on TV to intelligence. That, thankfully, is slowly being erased courtesy of social media!
Ssekandi is paid a housing allowance of UGX300M annually. He is entitled to a UGX370m car allowance. He earns a monthly pension of UGX6.7m translating to UGX80.4m annually. Alongside his spouse and immediate family members gets Shs6.4m annually for medical treatment. 1/
Speaker
@AnitahAmong
is expected to handover vehicles to former Speakers of Parliament this morning & among the recipients include; Al Haji Moses Kigongo, Edward Kiwanuka Ssekandi, Rebecca Kadaga and Prof. Edward Rugumayo.
One takeaway from
#NTVOnTheSpot
with Katikkiro
@cpmayiga
is that you don't need to have 6 guests engaging on issues for less than two hours. Have a good guest or 2 & probe their thinking & views on a number of issues. The audience gets value for time & money! Kudos for tonight!
My wife has gifted me
@dfkm1970
book; the politics of common sense for valentine's day. If you choose to marry, marry someone who understands your hustle and supports it. A happy one to you all.
8th Street Namuwongo:
@KCCAUG
@kasyate
The works will start in February, 2023. Narrative shifted to "forward maintenance". Two months later. No real works or forward maintenance. We keep the hope!
I can confirm my Dawa Tea at Entebbe CJ was good as it always has been. I emptied the cup. And YES this is not a paid for tweet. I am no influencer but we MUST protect the best local brand to have emerged out M7's Uganda!
On a random day, stand at Fairway Junction facing Kololo and count the number of Black Mercedes Benzes belonging to that ministry driven by beautiful women on their way to Kampala Club, Sheraton etc.
For hours,
@PoliceUg
has sieged Mitchell Hall
@MakerereU
. Students say the force has not only pumped tear gas in their residences but also used live ammunition. In the video, an officer delivers a canister into a students' room!
@DailyMonitor
@ntvuganda
@933kfm
Museveni's explanation for his govt's execution of Zebra Senyange should worry any Ugandan. I have never seen Tibz struggle to come up with a coherent statement. Kitalo!
Update: The NUP candidate has arrived at the district tally center here at the Kayunga District head quarters. Her competitor, the ruling NRM candidate is yet to make his way here.
@DailyMonitor
#KayungaByElection
In all the elections I have covered, this is the most peaceful polling station. I kept visiting it throughout the day. Everyone, including the supporters on either side, was doing what they are supposed to do.
#KayungaByElection
@DailyMonitor
@933kfm
Create a mess, refuse to solve it for sometime, work on your ego and opt to solve it. Ugandan influencers(meaning of influencers strictly restricted to Ugandan context) will be ready to sing for you. Apparently, this kind of reasoning is associated with a "journalist/Journalism"
Let's agree that if Gen.
@mkainerugaba
succeeds at bringing this Diplomatic row to an end, If we see borders re-opening & trade resuming. We should give him his due credit.
Imagine someone masquerading as a journalist/media worker reporting a violent assault as "disciplines". Is this clown still attached to
@nbstv
@nextmediaug
or likes and such social media engagement supercede everything. Ndugu
@DaltonKaweesa
is this normal for you guys?
This guy also has people he finds incompetent. Wow!! Best way is to issue a statement challenging what NV is publishing, sue them if you have a case. You can't always blackmail, insult your way out of the hard questions. Account!!
What Museveni's puppet Don Wanyama has reduced the New Vision to! Worse than a tabloid. Happens when you personalise institutions and appoint incompetent stooges & sycophants to head them. Our nation is in deep crisis- they must manufacture lies to divert.
#WeAreRemovingADictator
Even the buildings our rulers construct to honour themselves are plain ugly and confirm a distinct lack of imagination. What does it cost to hire an architect to design something those who will inevitably take over can marvel at or turn into a museum!
A conversation about airports in +256! I suggest renaming Entebbe Airport to Mwanga or Sir Edward Mutesa II, but folks got heated about tribalizing a national asset. "What about Kabalega Intl Airport?" I ask. Response, "That is in Bunyoro." But Entebbe is in Buganda...silence.
The online editor of a "top media house" is also the official spokesperson of a top general in the UPDF(Uganda's military). How does the media house, which claims to be private and independent, fight off the rampant accusations of being captured/ a tool for state propaganda?
The person responsible for SFC, UPDF, is also responsible for KCCA. They messed up your country, and they are still messing it up. Stop the elitism of hoping and explaining away every stupid thing. We need to fix our country, and it starts with calling out this nyokore
Breaking: John Mary Ssebufu the lead agent for the NUP candidate has been kicked out of the tally center after raising complaints on the results being announced
@DailyMonitor
#KayungaByElection
Rewrite: I met Mr Ssebidde, a student with disability who, together with hundreds of others, lost property and were injured when the military under my sanction and watch invaded their halls of residence. I apologised to him as I intend to do to others and will assure them....
I met Mr. Ssebidde, a student with disability who lost property and was injured during student riots. I apologized to him and assured him that his damaged property will be compensated.
VIDEO: Must watch scenes as security officials lead and follow more than 100 peaceful student marchers from 13 Ugandan universities as they head to Parliament over the anti-gay law. Organizers of the march say they "are after thanking President Museveni and Parliament for
Every Monday, the Ugandan cabinet of 80 plus members, each with atleast 3 taxpayer SUVs worth Shs300m plus, and at least 10 guards at their disposal sit a few meters from this "hospital" to discuss the future of this cowntry!
Entebbe Regional Referral Hospital authorities have been compelled to close down operations at Entebbe Grade A Hospital due to its sorry state.
#NTVNews
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Mzee Omar Mandela checking out operations at FoodHub, the poor man's section of
@cafejavas_ug
. 99.9% of the patrons didn't know who he was. You can tell from the faces of the employees that he is not the kind of boss who inspires fear in them. One great Ugandan businessman!
Uganda really needs a serious conversation on the cost, but most importantly, the quality of internet we get. Can't media houses, NGOs etc that organise these panels have one with telecom leaders, regulators and consumer representatives to discuss possible solution. 1/2
One has an ignorant crowd ready to insult those who see through his empty talk while the other has sycophants who will do anything for his an uninspiring attention. Difference btn the two is access to guns. They are the same.They represent a Uganda anyone with sense should dread!
Freedom of speech: give me Bobi Wine over Muhoozi any day. Regime apologists freely express themselves below Bobi Wine’s tweets but opposition fanatics (even the liberal ones) can’t freely express themselves below Muhoozi’s tweets
What happened in Kayunga wasn't "traditional rigging" I am still struggling to put words to it but I know Kyobutungi the offspring of masts will be haunted for a longtime. I pray she lives to chronicle what she did, first hand, in a book!
Frankly, let’s pray for people at the Electoral Commission who are always ordered to find non existent votes for NRM often on gun point. I know good people there who don’t like blatant vote rigging. They would wish to organize better elections if given space.
The public response to the passing of Jajja Hon Cecilia Ogwal should answer the big question of why some Ugandans celebrate the death of certain public figures. You may not have liked her politics, and she made some mistakes, but Hon Ogwal was a decent human being! R.I.P
Anyone coming to my inbox, DM etc with conspiracy theories about the Kabaka will be swiftly BLOCKED. There is a great audience by the NUP scum and their leader manufacturing and circulating the same for over six month now. They thrive on it. PLEASE engage them! Awangaale🙏🙏
We, Ugandans, must concern ourselves with every single means of struggle: legal, illegal, passive, active, violent and non- violent. We must harass, debate, petition, boycott...The acceptance of our condition is the only form of extremism which discredits us before our children!
You close some roads unleashing traffic jam for an event that could be organised in Entebbe without chaos, you ignore infrastructure in Kampala for years leaving people in floods and garages, you impose curfew at 7pm. A day wasted for many but you call yourself a leader! SAD
The 1st thing I do, when a young person is asking for an opportunity is to do basic due diligence, check their credibility on their social media platforms… one had a good story and I will soon unleash him as our new staff.
Take care of your social media, what you post will
On August 14, Yoweri Tibz Kaguta Museveni confirmed that he ordered SFC commandos to wear the Police Black Uniform (Counter terrorism) while in operations.
Here they are in action. Imagine what they do when the cameras are off!
Happening now: Military Police personnel have stormed Makerere Grounds where
@lawsocietymak
students are having a gala. They want to confiscate the red beret
@JoelSsenyonyi
is donning. Joel is a student at Mak Law School
@DailyMonitor
@ntvuganda
It is actually 50 dollars earned on MERIT, hardwork and with an education to back it up( things you lack or will never have). Shouldn't your reference be UBC(which those who feed you crumbs have looted) You are the greatest example that one can't put lipstick on a 🐷.
🤣😂🤣😂🤣🤣 How do you feel when using such language on social media? That you're learned? Learned people are with the BBC, not eating dust in Namuwongo, waiting for $300 at the end of 30 days. Calm down, Bro. You're NOTHING.
Media reports that Kakwenza has been "charged" at Buganda Rd Court & "remanded". Who was the presiding magistrate? Were his lawyers present? Were there journalist or his relatives to witness the process? Isn't the media being used to sanitise an extrajudicial process?
Country under 7pm curfew. Been on the road since 6pm and have moved less than 5km trying to access the Expressway. Consequences of a president who retired 20 years ago in power!
Two iconic images clicked 45 years apart. The US Embassy staff fleeing from Saigon (top) and Kabul (bottom).
Never trust a friend who leaves you saying he'll be back - Old Vietnamese saying.
In 2018, the salaries of the guys that fly President
@KagutaMuseveni
were significantly increased, some 10x. They have been increased again. Some will earn twice what a PS(who controls budgets of 100s of billions) earns. And you think corruption will end!
My country is an active movie scene. Alleged crime scene not secured, no bomb experts, suspects paraded to a compliant media, no police presence in a civilian setting, no sign of proper evidence collection. Even the most regime appeasing judge will throw the "case" out!
WATCH: Four people have been arrested in a UPDF operation in Nabweru North, Nansana Division, Nansana Municipality, Wakiso District after they were allegedly found in possession of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs).
#MonitorUpdates
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@nabuken2
Uganda's Security Minister Jim Muhwezi owned and held shares in two shell companies according to the
#PandoraPapers
#PandoraLeaks
. In February 2015, Muhwezi became one of three shareholders of the British Virgin Islands company Audley Holdings Ltd. 1/
I love how Kabaka has put his sister Nnaalinnya Lubuga Agnes Nabaloga in charge of official duties and how Nnaalinnya is playing the role with grace. Could Buganda be ripe for a "woman king"? The Kabaka has power on custom. He can declare that women can be "heirs" to their dads
Next time you see those statements of "...we are concerned" Remember this: Africa has only vaccinated 3.1% of the continent’s population, compared to 67% in North America & 31% in Asia. The EU is holding enough stock to provide almost 7 vaccines per person, the UK 8 and the US 5.
Happy Birthday to one of the finest and kindest human beings
@kizzabesigye1
Uganda is better because of your leadership and selfless struggle. Never stop!
We appeal to members of the public to report to us any party or event that breaches the Coronavirus regulations.We also warn any person that will attend such events that will be arrested for breaching the laws.3/3
Update: We have been able to see
@DailyMonitor
journalist
@kakumirizi2002
. He is fine but remains in police custody with a number of Opposition legislators and other people arrested last night by security operatives. 1/
Any discussion about COVID-19 in UG that doesn't include demanding accountability since March 2020 is a JOKE. This includes all funds(loans, donations and taxes) plus actions and inactions. We can't "act or perish" together with thieves
@MinofHealthUG
etc. Wear 😷 & follow SOPs!
If we did love, the story of the 6 homeless children killed by the Lohana School wall would be trending all over social media etc, we would by now know their names, relatives, how they came to be in the place where they met their death etc. If, only, we did love...
The Kingdom of Buganda should go HIGH and treat Dolle yomwana and his protege Mau Mau with the contempt they deserve. They are bent on the North-South divide and it will only benefit 🎩
An aloof government that has chosen to ignore a fuel crisis. An incompetent official Opposition that cannot even mobilise its supporters to park their motorcycles and cars for a day to cause govt to pay attention, we are doomed. Shell has now added Shs80 on the 5k. Tough times
.
@SolomonSerwanjj
: Uganda's decision to abstain from the UN General Assembly vote means it's siding with the oppressor. Uganda is going to have to face the consequences of its decision.
#NBSMorningBreeze
#NBSUpdates
We are a small country but quite detached from each other. This, according to some reports happened in Nyarusiza with close to 10 dead and more wounded. The public, the media and the leaders are not as alarmed as we should be!
Dear
@UNRA_UG
@KEE_UG
we are wasting so much time on the toll. Create special lanes for those with stickers and also a traffic police fine for those who join the line but then refuse to pay. 10+ minutes is alot.
Trying to locate the whereabouts of our
@DailyMonitor
colleague
@kakumirizi2002
who was grabbed last night by what we believe are security operatives in Kayunga District ahead of today's by-election. We understand he has been moved to Naggalama Police Station.
Just been re-elected
@USPAmedia
President for my second and final term,each term is 2 years as per our constitution and I'll never tamper with it. I thank members for the trust and look forward to 2 years of serving.
The United States has sanctioned Uganda's Military Intelligence Chief, Gen Abel Kandiho. He joins a growing list of
@KagutaMuseveni
henchmen who have been sanctioned under various US legal regimes including former
@PoliceUg
boss Kale Kayihura!
Theodore Ssekikubo (Lwemiyaga County) has called for the removal of all the four MPs from the Parliamentary Commission, over the Shs400M-Shs500M they shared amongst themselves as service award, saying their ouster will restore the dignity & integrity of Parliament, and also
Dear
@NUP_Ug
@HEBobiwine
fans and supporters, you can fight for and promote your cause without resorting to fake news and debasement of our public discourse. This photo was taken sometime in May last year.
@Twitter
you are on notice!
Malawians have hit the streets of Lilongwe to protest the house detention of Ugandan president elect Kyagulanyi Ssentamu Robert. As Ugandans, this is our own cause and we can only achieve the liberation if we rise on our own.
@HEBobiwine
deserves this freedom.
#ThankYouMalawians
A source at Nasser Road tells me there is a team of operatives arresting business personnel printing materials relating to the ongoing fracas in the country. These are poor people trying to survive.
@PoliceUg
@metpoliceug
take note and end it.
@DailyMonitor
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Numerous fatalities, injuries reported after an explosion in Kyanja/Komamboga(Kampala Metropolitan Area). Ugandan security agencies yet to confirm or give details on the incident. The UK govt recently warned about an imminent terror attack in +256.
This month, April, marks 10 years since the Walk to Work protests started in Uganda. This turning point in our troubled history has almost been erased from our discourse and there are reasons.
@Isacmpanga
@TheMutaD
Many people come from very poor backgrounds and don't have the luxury of learning without pay. Your suggestion is very common in journalism and so much talent is lost as a result. "So you will be senior lawyers too" and continue the exploitation. We must break the cycle!
Workers paint Christ’s Cathedral, Bugembe in Jinja North City Division, where Kyabazinga William Nadiope IV and Ms Jovia Mutesi are expected to exchange their wedding vows on November 18, 2023.
#MonitorUpdates
📸PHILIP WAFULA
People underestimate the damage the Kayihura ERROR did to Uganda Police. These are the clowns he swiftly promoted into senior roles. Somehow, he thinks and imagines this is funny. SAD!
Fake alert🚨: This photo was taken in Kenya by one of the country's counties' governors Kibwana. The UG NUP Kawempe North MP CLOWN got it from one of the news sites. SHAME. See Evidence below!