Whenever someone tells me, โThings only changed recently,โ I usually assume they only started following Ugandan politics around 2021.
I still remember the 2016 presidential election debate, where Dr. Kizza Besigye said that some of the people who had come with him had gone missing. Back then, social media wasnโt what it is today. If someone was arrested or disappeared, many Ugandans would never even hear about it. Today, almost everyone has a smartphone and news spreads within minutes.
You canโt compare the generation of Dr. Kizza Besigye, Ingrid Turinawe, Sam Mugumya, Erias Lukwago, Doreen Nyanjura, Salaamu Musumba, Augustine Ruzindana, Jack Sabiiti, Sam Kalega Njuba, and Maj. Gen. Mugisha Muntu with us Gen Z, who debate politics from the comfort of X Spaces.
Among this generation, who can honestly withstand what some of those men and women went through?
Many of todayโs loudest voices canโt. Some try to act tough but the moment a small opportunity comes their way, they change overnight. Give them UGX 200,000 and suddenly they start speaking in tongues. ๐๐๐
I remember people who sacrificed their businesses, careers and personal comfort because of their political beliefs.
There was a businessman from Kanungu who owned tea factories and openly supported the FDC. He said government pressure, including heavy taxes, was used against him, yet he maintained his political stance.
Today, many people are content as long as they can afford rent in Najjera, drive a Subaru, and have a comfortable lifestyle. Their attitude is, โAs long as Iโm enjoying life, everything is fine.โ ๐๐๐
Police were guarding her home, but she walked out pretending she was going to fetch water. She hid among children to use them as a shield, and within the next 10 minutes, she was already in Katwe alongside the likes of former Kampala MP Nabilah. ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐
Someone on the podcast compared England's World Cup record to Uganda's...
I wasn't ready for that. ๐โฝ
Watch the full conversation on my YouTube channel.
England and France gave everything in the World Cup third place play-off, but after the final whistle, players from both teams came together in prayer.
The players praying together were: Dayot Upamecano, Bukayo Saka, Maxence Lacroix, Eberechi Eze, Marc Guรฉhi, Jean-Philippe Mateta, and Trevoh Chalobah. โค๏ธ
My friend Prof. Solomon Ochwo Oburu slaughtered a goat for our visit. For those Americans who arenโt familiar with #Uganda customs, this was a high honor. Iโm deeply grateful.