As the remains of His Royal Majesty, Omukama Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV arrive back home, we join the people of Tooro and all Ugandans in entering these nine days of solemn mourning.
King Oyo was a visionary leader, a symbol of unity, and a brilliant light who led his people with grace from a tender age. He carried the crown of his Kingdom with immense dignity, humility, and grace. Many looked at him as a symbol of what young people can achieve when given the space to lead.
He reigned with a quiet strength that inspired millions of young people across Uganda and the world, showing us that age is never a barrier to responsibility and service to your people. It is very painful that he did not get to exhaust his full potential.
His passing at such a young age is a profound loss to our culture and the nation at large.
We stand in deep solidarity with the Queen Mother, the royal family, and the entire Tooro Kingdom during this dark hour.
May we use this period of reflection to honour his legacy and leadership.
May God rest his soul in eternal peace, and may his ancestors receive him well.
Omukama atuulize. Enkuba etutiire. Entare egwiire. Mahano muno.
Museveni’s Uganda is "is degenerating into something darker and more despotic. The state once sought to cover its abuses with a veneer of constitutional legitimacy. 'Now we have a rabid, unapologetic, in-your-face dictatorship.'” https://t.co/KFdsNDPygq
That nagging pain that feels like you were family. Memories from a distance that feel like you were so close. Royalty that came with unusual humility and low profile. No drama, no harm, no noise - just human.
When Dr Kizza Besigye arrived in Nairobi in November 2024, he was a veteran Ugandan opposition leader, physician and four-time presidential candidate.
He had come to Kenya for a book launch but little did he know he would leave as a prisoner.
Nearly two years later, the 70-year-old politician is still incarcerated while battling for his life because of ill health and Kenya is largely to blame for his predicament. He recently collapsed in court, was admitted to hospital and suddenly returned to prison.
https://t.co/oAreXlj3aF
’Release Kizza Besigye’ Calls:
Kenyan activists demand for release of Kizza Besigye
Activists plan nationwide protest on Thursday
Mulinge: Dr. Besigye’s life in grave danger
Besigye was abducted in Nairobi in November, 2024
#CitizenExplainer
Dear good people, If this song hits 100k views in less than a week, I will do your documentary. Let's go.
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Nobody should be surprised that Museveni’s brutal son would consider anybody who is not from his specific ethnic origin a second-class citizen! By calling his brother-in-law - who he is always at odds with - a 'Muhutu', he is telling you how exactly he views those who don't belong to his tribe. Those who have eyes and ears know that this has been the unstated foundational policy and belief of the Museveni family rule. They now have a reckless, entitled son who is bold enough to say it publicly!
Like I have repeatedly said, you just need to sit down with several victims of abductions and torture and listen to the kind of ethnic or religious profiling (in the case of muslims) they're subjected to in those torture chambers. In the case of NUP supporters, if they're from any other ethnic group, they'll be brutalised and humiliated while being mocked for belonging to those tribes. If they're Banyankole, they'll be beaten up and dehumanised while being interrogated on what they're doing supporting a Muganda. One of our lawyers, Kakuru Tumusiime, recently recounted how he was tortured, being asked how a munyakole lawyer could represent me - a Muganda. Imagine the backwardness! This is a dark truth that we must confront.
This tribal hatred is being spewed by someone his father gifted with heading our nation's military. You can imagine how he views soldiers who come from the diverse regions of our country. Of course this perception is reflected in promotions, deployments, opportunities to study abroad, etc.
I am very pleased that the Government of Rwanda through its Spokesperson has come out to distance themselves from this barbaric madness. They know too well from their own painful history, the catastrophic destination where state-sponsored ethnic bigotry leads a nation.
Unfortunately, you won't hear any condemnation coming from the officials in Uganda because they all know that this tribal supremacy is the true, unmasked identity of the bloody regime they serve.
I call on the people of Uganda to remain united because a people united will always defeat regimes built on sectarianism - however ferocious they may seem.
🚨Princess Katrina Ssangalyambogo replies to those Criticizing her UK accent and use of English language in most of her content.
“Njogera luzungu abantu bonna bategeere kuba wano ku TikTok tulinawo abayindi , abamerika n’abalala.”
~Princess Sarah Ssangalyambogo katrina
Depression and trauma taught you to be greedy. You shout “God!” every chance you get, you shout “Black Lives Matter,” yet in the end, you turn around and praise people who openly brag about torturing and k!lling others.
YOU GREEDY MF. 🚮🚮🚮
This Tyrese Gibson Ugandan cameo should call for more scrutiny than the public is giving it.
When an international celebrity like him waltzes into a poor African country, takes a few pictures with the elite and walks out with a bag full of hundreds of thousands of dollars, what’s the opportunity cost to that country?
It means less money to education, healthcare, infrastructure.
And what do we get in return? How do we measure that ROI? What do we tell a poor child in the countryside whose education coins ended up in the pot handed to @Tyrese? What is he giving back?
If our insular “elite” (I hesitate to call some of them leaders) won’t listen to cries of the people to stop blowing cash on vanity projects with barely any return, perhaps calling out these international superstars with brands to protect might be the next best economic activism frontier.
Tyrese, OUR MONEY 💰 🗣️
King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, the King of Uganda’s Tooro Kingdom, has died at the age of 34. He became king in 1995 at just three years old and was recognised as the world’s youngest reigning monarch. As an adult, he focused on youth development, education, health and environmental conservation. From the UAE, we extend our condolences to the Royal Family, the people of Tooro and the people of Uganda.🇺🇬🙏🏻
Oyo Nyimba, a Ugandan king, who became the world's youngest reigning monarch when he took the crown in 1995, has died aged 34, the prime minister of his kingdom announced. https://t.co/itvlegaPqv