Edith Mukisa

Lawyer| published poet| writer of short stories and songs| singer.
Honesty is the quickest way to the heart.

[Uganda Legal Information Institute @Uganda_LII]

Silver Kayondo v Monitor Publications Ltd and Others (Civil Suit No. 222 of 2024) [2026] UGCommC 354 (27 July 2026)

Court awards UGX 185 million after finding Monitor Publications and NTV liable for copyright infringement, false attribution, defamation, negligence, and unlawful processing of personal data arising from the unauthorised republication and alteration of the plaintiff's X post

👉:https://t.co/nOCc9WDqyl
@Jude_Mugabi @bruno_akampa @Samwyri @SilverKayondo @ntvuganda @DailyMonitor

[EQRAAAM @Eqraaam]

THE COBRA EFFECT 🐍

During the British Raj, officials grew concerned about the rising number of venomous cobras in Delhi. To tackle the issue, they introduced a bounty for every dead snake.

At first, the policy seemed successful, many cobras were killed.

[Nithya Shri @Nithya_Shrii]

The fastest way to kill a good idea is asking ten people what they think.

[Simon Kaggwa Njala @SimonKaggwaNjal]

If reports about Lukwago’s kidnap are correct, then it’s unfortunate. The man isn’t in good health.

[Tabz @NinyeTabz]

The former Lord Mayor Elias Lukwago has been arrested. Looks like we are headed for new series!

[Uncle Billz @UncleBillz]

🚨 THE ABDUCTION OF ERIAS LUKWAGO:
(What We Know So Far)

On June 15, 2026, Erias Lukwago, former Lord Mayor of Kampala and president of the People’s Front for Freedom (PFF), was taken from his home in Wakaliga by security operatives. Witnesses reported seeing two white Toyota Hiace vans, locally known as drones, arrive at his residence. He was driven away to an unknown location. No official statement has been released by police or the military, and his current whereabouts remain unclear.

Lukwago is a prominent opposition figure and human rights lawyer. He has served multiple terms as Kampala’s Lord Mayor and is currently representing Dr. Kizza Besigye in a high-profile treason case. Just before the incident, Lukwago and his legal team were preparing to serve court summons on Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the army chief and son of President Museveni, over alleged threats against Besigye.

📌POSSIBLE REASONS FOR THE ABDUCTION.
• First, his role in Besigye’s defense, challenging powerful figures in a politically sensitive treason case. •Second, his leadership of a new opposition party, PFF, which could be seen as a threat ahead of future elections.
•Third, his long history of criticizing government actions and defending opposition causes has made him a repeated target of security agencies in the past.

📌WHO IS SUSPECTED?
Reports point to state security operatives, with some sources specifically mentioning military personnel.
Opposition supporters and Lukwago’s associates have described it as an abduction rather than a formal arrest, citing the lack of transparency and official charges.

As of now, no group has claimed responsibility, and no motive has been officially confirmed. This event has raised concerns about enforced disappearances and the space for political opposition in Uganda.

[Moses Hassim Magogo @MosesMagogo]

I love travelling on Uganda Airlines. It feels so Ugandan

I am wondering why doesn't @UG_Airlines operate domestic budget flights to Arua, Gulu, Kidepo, Soroti, Mbale, Jinja, Masaka, Hoima, Mbarara, Kabale at affordable rates like say 300,000 UGX.

Imagine a 50-Seater
Kajjansi-Mbarara-Kabale-Hoima-Kajjansi
Kajjansi-Jinja-Mbale-Soroti-Kajjansi

Oba I am just dreaming!

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

It wasn’t.

With rare exception, colonies were unprofitable, meaning more was spent building infrastructure like roads, railways, buildings, etc. than was exported.

And look at places like Singapore and Hong Kong. Both were colonies for a long time and yet they are extremely prosperous.

[Professor Awesome @rsnokes]

Invigilating or proctoring an exam in #Uganda vs. #America . #allwaysreal #alwaystroy

[Dr. Christon A.K Rweshakyira @Dr_Chris_Twine]

As a Senior Consultant, the reason I haven't raised my voice is simple:
When the interns are gone, I will gladly show up at 5AM, clerk 80 patients, draw the blood, and run the night calls myself.
I am superhuman. Obviously.

As a Senior Nursing Officer, the reason I am silent is obvious:
I have no problem running three wards alone, fixing lines, tracking vitals, delivering babies, doing the paperwork.
I don't need hands. I have dedication.

As a Policymaker, the reason I haven't spoken is elegant:
The interns are a budget problem I solved by terming the students.
My children are not doing internship in Uganda, after all.

As a Patient, the reason I haven't complained is clear:
Even if the doctor cutting me open has worked 36 hours without food, just cut me open and take the baby out.
Hunger sharpens the hands. Everyone knows this.

As a Citizen, the reason I am unbothered is rational:
None of my children is a medic.
I have my pastor.
The system runs on miracles. Always has.

This policy is brilliant.
Let's all stay quiet and watch the magic happen.

[Winnie Byanyima @Winnie_Byanyima]

Inequality and pandemics fuel each other.

Through the Global Council on Inequality, AIDS & Pandemics, we’ve shown that breaking this inequality-pandemic cycle is essential to health security.

We need urgent action on debt, access to medicines & social protection.

We must #EndInequalities to ensure #HealthForAll.

[Ministry of Health- Uganda @MinofHealthUG]

Regarding #Uganda, the Ministry of Health has not been engaged on the establishment of the treatment centres referred to here, and we are therefore not aware of where they may have been set up within the country.

We continue to affirm that Uganda has so far registered only two imported Ebola cases: one fatality and one patient currently responding well to treatment under close medical care. There are no local infections and the country remains safe.
@StateHouseUg @JaneRuth_Aceng @DianaAtwine @USEmbassyUganda
#MOHatWork | #FightEbolaUG26

[UN Women @UN_Women]

Let women be.
Let women lead.
Let women thrive.
Let women speak up.
Let women represent.
Let women live peacefully.
Let women express themselves.
Let women control their bodies.

Let women live.

[Anita Annet Among @AnitahAmong]

RE: SPEAKERSHIP RACE
I wish to draw the attention of the public to the matters regarding the Speakership race.
After wide consultations and deep introspection, and to maintain harmony and clarity in my beloved party, the @NRMOnline, I wish to categorically and unequivocally state that I will not be offering myself for the Speakership race of the 12th Parliament.
I am greatly indebted to H.E @KagutaMuseveni, my party, the @NRMOnline, and members of the 11th Parliament for giving me the opportunity to serve as Deputy Speaker and Speaker.
I am equally indebted to my family and friends for the solidarity and support they have extended to me over the last five years.
I pledge my total support to the candidates who will be endorsed by the President and the Party, and Implore all colleague MPs of the 12th Parliament to do the same.
I shall remain available to the service of my country as the party and the President may assign me.
In the meantime, I pledge to continue cooperating with all ongoing investigations as initiated by the relevant organs of the state to get to the root of all the allegations raised.
FOR GOD AND MY COUNTRY.
ANITA ANNET AMONG

[Bank of Uganda @BOU_Official]

"Chairman, a country without reserves is not sovereign. The potential of this Bill to destabilize Uganda’s balance of payments is our primary concern as a central bank. For example, last financial year the overall balance of payment surplus was USD 1.5 billion. That’s how we were able to increase our reserve coverage by USD 1.5 billion. Today as we speak our reserves are close to USD 6 billion. Why? Because these inflows have been coming in. The moment you tamper with these inflows here, we risk running down our reserves, and that is economic disaster for a country.” Governor Atingi-Ego on the Protection of Sovereignty Bill 2026 in an appearance before Parliament today.

[Winnie Kiiza @WinnieKiiza]

I like competence, and I can smell it around Bank of Uganda.

[Deep Psychology @DeepPsycho_HQ]

A HARVARD psychologist says: “if you’ve achieved nothing by 25, you’ve avoided the most destructive illusion of youth”

> In 2021, a Harvard psychologist surprised a lecture hall with an unexpected statement:

“If you haven’t accomplished much by 25, you may have escaped one of youth’s biggest illusions.”

At first, the room laughed.
She wasn’t kidding.

> The illusion of early success.

In your early 20s, the brain seeks quick proof of worth ~status, attention, rapid achievements.

But psychologists warn that chasing recognition too soon can lock people into roles or paths they never consciously chose.

They decide too early… and spend years trying to undo it.

> The exploration phase.

Research on career development suggests that people who explore more before 30 often build stronger long-term directions.

Testing ideas.
Making mistakes in public.
Changing course.

At 25 it looks like confusion ….but by 35 it often turns into clarity.

People who feel “behind” in their mid-20s frequently gain something others miss:

Perspective.
Patience.
And a clearer sense of what truly matters to them.

That foundation often leads to better decisions later on.

At the end of the lecture, the psychologist left the students with one final thought:

“You’re not meant to have life fully figured out at 25.”

“You’re meant to discover who you’re not.”

[Winnie Byanyima @Winnie_Byanyima]

Personal statement: I wish to express my deep concern and profound frustration regarding the health, safety, and continued detention of my spouse, Dr Kizza Besigye, who has now been held in prison for over one year on trumped-up charges of treason.

Dr Besigye is seriously ill and has been denied timely and adequate medical care. Last night, after a sharp deterioration in his condition, he was rushed to the clinic of his personal doctor, where he was treated and then returned to prison late at night.

The prison authorities did not inform me of his worsening condition. I learned of it through other means and rushed to the clinic myself during the night. When I saw him, Dr Besigye was extremely weak, shaking, running a high temperature, and suffering from severe abdominal pain.

At the clinic, Dr Besigye was guarded by six prison officers and a plainclothes military intelligence officer, a woman who concealed her face with a large white shawl. When he was discharged, Dr Besigye was marched to a basement car park and bundled into a prison pickup truck, squashed between two warders. When I approached the military officer to ask for her identity, she ran away. I managed to take a photograph of her as she fled.

I am deeply concerned that Dr Besigye is now effectively in the hands of the army, rather than under civilian prison authority, and that his medical care is being deliberately restricted. I have been kept in the dark about his condition, warned not to inform the public about his illness, and threatened that if I did so, he would be denied further access to his doctor’s clinic. I regard this as blackmail and as a deliberate attempt to deny him medical care and conceal his condition from public knowledge.

This morning, despite the clear facts, the prison spokesperson publicly stated that Dr Besigye is not ill. This is false.

Following my interview this morning, and statements made by his political party, the People’s Front for Freedom (PFF), the Commissioner of Prisons has now denied Dr Besigye access to a fully equipped medical facility, allowing only his personal doctor to see him at the prison sick bay—an ill-equipped facility where many prisoners have lost their lives.

Dr Besigye has now been denied bail four times and kept on remand for over a year, as the government has fumbled to fabricate evidence to prosecute him. During this time, he has been held in solitary confinement, barred from speaking to other prisoners, denied the right to worship with other prisoners on Sundays, and prevented from engaging in basic physical activity such as playing football. He is confined to a tiny cell with little sunlight, sleeps on a small mattress infested with bedbugs, and is subjected to conditions that are cruel, degrading, and inhumane.

Last week, during the elections, the prison was closed and the internet shut down countrywide. We were unable to visit him, and it is within this period of isolation and deprivation that Dr Besigye has fallen gravely ill.

I therefore demand the immediate release of Dr Kizza Besigye, so that his family and doctors can care for him properly. He is innocent, and these dirty political games must stop. His continued detention, mistreatment, and denial of medical care place his life at grave risk, and those responsible will be held accountable.

Winnie Byanyima
Spouse of Dr Kizza Besigye
20 January 2026

[Denis Duke Woniala🇺🇬 @DenisDukeUG]

Unless you’re not well travelled but travelling isn’t that expensive. Most especially if you’re not looking at it from your poverty point of view.

With just $2000 you can board, leave Uganda, spend close to 5 days and then come back. Under a budget. All you need is air ticket that you can even get on a discount depending on the season and airline. Hotels in those countries aren’t that expensive. A hotel in China that’s on the standards of Serena can cost you around 100k UGX.

To put into perspective, $2000 is roughly about 6.8M UGX (Currently)
You only need 46 cakes at 150k each. Who can’t sell that in a month or two?
Incase you think 46 cakes are hard in a month then you don’t know how many people eat cake.

With a good TikTok account, Enough engagement on X, good Meta Ads and a good Marketing and Advertising campaign, 46 cakes aren’t hard to achieve in a single month.

But because it’s a woman hooo. Everything has an opinion. 😏😏🙄🙄 Things are not expensive, you’re just poor😝😝😝😝😝

Yes I know there are those who can’t afford, but it’s not the same for everyone. You are welcome.

[Edith Mukisa @EdithNMukisa]

@JoyMoreen1 @hillarytaylorvi @HEBobiwine He should be able to speak in parliament. It doesn't matter how intelligent he is if can't present his thoughts in parliament.