Ntungwerisho

Enfant d'afrique/Lawyer/ Running Enthusiast/ Hope+Faith+Love

[Ntungwerisho @Colman_Nt]

Last year’s word was GRACE. This year’s shall be COURAGE.

[Yenze Luwaga Mubezi @MubeziLuwaga]

Btw has the Capital Markets Authority made a public statement on the closure of NMG?

Shouldn't they be troubled by the closure of a listed company in such a manner? \

[𝑱𝒆𝒎𝒊𝒎𝒂 𝑵𝒂𝒍𝒖𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒔𝒊 💎 @like_a_gem]

Would it be too much to ask of radio show hosts to have a road safety minute every hour of their respective shows?🤔

And in that min. or 30s a safety message be shared with the listeners. e.g., "if you're listening to us in your car buckle up, put your phone away"...etc

[Geoffrey D. Obbo @geoffobbo13]

You close a publicly listed company on the country's stock exchange, then post pictures of political leaders being tortured and have hundreds of political prisoners then you expect to have the best travel advisories.

[Bibi Rukwengye @Rukwengye]

Quite honestly, if you were an outsider reading events from Uganda over the last 6 months, what would give you the impression that we're any better than those other countries?

[Edna Ninsiima @BeingEdna]

Performing rage because: “so many Ugandans employed are under the tourism sector!”, but have remained indifferent towards:
- the hundreds of employees of Nation Media?
- the families whose breadwinners are incarcerated without trial or worse, disappeared, for months & years?

[Ntungwerisho @Colman_Nt]

@MercyLakiskis @Mglsd_UG @MoWT_Uganda @Educ_SportsUg @BalaamBarugahar @Parliament_Ug @MunahLucky @Kasuku256 @UgandaMediaCent @Thomas_Tayebwa @PoliceUg Good intentions here Minister, but surely you must know not to record these children (without their parents’ consent) and then share the recordings online..

[Ronald Amanyire @amronaldo]

Let me repeat this clearly and again. The moment you step out of your house, your office, or your market stall, you enter a road network filled with variables you cannot control. In that environment, your safety depends entirely on the state’s ability to manage those variables. This is precisely why the global road safety framework is built on the Safe Systems approach which is an approach that requires government to control and coordinate every element of the system, not blame individuals for outcomes they cannot influence.

The Safe Systems Approach starts from one non‑negotiable principle: Human beings will make mistakes which means the system must be designed so those mistakes do not become fatal.

Uganda’s bus crashes happen because the system allows predictable human errors to escalate into mass‑casualty events

1. System Design Control: the real root cause

Uganda’s highways are narrow, undivided, and lack forgiving features. This means:

⏩️No median barriers → a single overtaking mistake becomes a head‑on collision.

⏩️No shoulder recovery space → buses veer off the road and roll over.

⏩️No speed‑calming infrastructure → buses travel at 100–120 km/h on roads designed for 60–80 km/h.

⏩️No protected overtaking zones → drivers must guess when it is safe.

In Safe Systems logic, this is the primary failure.
Drivers are operating in an environment where one mistake = mass death.

2. Safe Vehicles: buses are not engineered for crash survival. Ugandan buses often lack:

⏩️Electronic stability control
⏩️Rollover protection
⏩️Seatbelts
⏩️Crash‑worthy structures

A Safe System assumes crashes will happen so vehicles must absorb energy and protect occupants. Uganda’s fleet does not.

3. Safe Road Users: predictable human behaviour, not “bad drivers”. Careless overtaking and speeding dominate crash statistics because:

⏩️Drivers are pressured by owners to arrive faster.
⏩️Night travel is incentivised by business models.
⏩️Enforcement is sporadic and easily bypassed.

Safe Systems treats this as normal human behaviour under pressure, not moral failure. The system must anticipate it and neutralise its consequences.

4. Post‑Crash Response: deaths occur because rescue is slow. Many bus crashes become fatal because:

⏩️Ambulances arrive late or not at all.
⏩️Victims are transported in pickups or taxis.
⏩️Trauma care capacity is limited.

Safe Systems requires rapid, professional post‑crash care to prevent survivable injuries from becoming deaths.

Synthesis: What actually causes bus crashes in Uganda?

Under Safe Systems, the cause is not drivers. The cause is a system that guarantees driver mistakes will lead to fatalities.

Uganda’s bus crashes are the predictable outcome of:

⏩️High‑speed buses
⏩️On narrow, unforgiving roads
⏩️With weak enforcement
⏩️In poorly crash‑worthy vehicles
⏩️At night
⏩️With slow emergency response

This is why the same crash patterns repeat every time, year after year without anyone taking full responsibility. FOR GOD AND MY COUNTRY.

[Drop Site @DropSiteNews]

⚠️The Egyptian Relief Committee in Gaza had been organizing public screenings of World Cup matches for displaced families across the Strip. About an hour before today’s Egypt-Argentina match, Israel killed the committee’s public relations director in a strike on his vehicle. Two others, including a child, were also killed.

[David Sejusa, DM. @sejudav]

Those fine moments don't work with cheats. Just listen to IDDI....

[Paddy Power @paddypower]

End to end football, no panning to celebrities in the crowd every 2 minutes, atmosphere is unmatched.

This, is World Cup football.

[Ntungwerisho @Colman_Nt]

Another viking row guarantees us another Haaland vlog too 😂

[NoteS. @NoteSphere]

What a special week for real lovers.

[ESPN FC @ESPNFC]

Cape Verde were the smallest-ever nation to qualify for the knockout rounds at the World Cup.

They just took the defending champions to extra time and nearly shocked the world. What a run 🇨🇻

[Bill Joseph @ainerugaba]

Mabirizi was well ahead of his time! Much respect! 🫡

[KIIZA ERON @kiizaeron]

“I am but a simple human being entrusted with a noble and heavy mandate to do justice to all in line with Article 126 of the Constitution of the republic of Uganda. This is no mean feat. Judicial integrity does not always involve shunning bribes; along with fighting corruption is also the
requirement of a judicial officer to have a strong mind that is only swayed by the law and relevant facts at hand. I owe allegiance to Uganda. I can only take a decision that I can live with; with a clear conscience. As a judicial officer with a Christian Catholic background, I am fortified in the decision I am about to deliver; and pray that God shall be my Judge.” — HW. ATIM SHEILLA GLORIA.

[Geoffrey D. Obbo @geoffobbo13]

Very quick to charge Maria Matembe who did public service and left scandal free while for Anita Among there is no charge sheet that has yet seen light of day...

[M I K E ©️ @mike_muhima]

A woman of high esteem. A senior citizen. And they reduced her to pleading for mercy in a dimly lit court.

[Gava Charles @charlesgava_256]

As I always say, it's our role in academia to be ahead of both industry and policy. My Masters thesis and this published work (which was part of my masters study) dives into the question of seismic vulnerability of existing buildings.

Probably this knowledge will be used.

[Jude Byamukama @Jbyam1]

At some point in the future, there should be a Commission of Inquiry and prosecution of the JLOS enablers of human rights violations of this era.

[Misheline Mutuzo @Lord_Mutuzo]

Guys… the magistrate looked at Miria Matembe making this cry and then still refused to hear the bail application!!

#FreeMiriaMatembe