Me: โThis month Iโm going to save money.โ
Also me on the 3rd: โWhere did all my money go?โ ๐ญ๐ญ
September has already started disrespecting me. ๐
This is a very strong massage from the prime minister. We can all agree that we had/have one king and may we let him rest well before any other issues that may require clarification?
STATEMENT TO THE PEOPLE OF TOORO
Fellow Batooro, friends of Tooro and all those who mourn with us,
As we prepare to receive His Majesty the Omukama and ultimately lay our King to rest, I appeal to every Mutooro to conduct ourselves with the dignity, restraint and decorum befitting this solemn moment.
We have lost our King. We have lost a son of Tooro whose life, leadership and service carried the name of our Kingdom far beyond our borders.
At this moment, our responsibility is not to allow disagreements, speculation or competing narratives to define these final days. Our responsibility is to protect His Majestyโs memory, honour his legacy and give him the dignified farewell he deserves.
Moments like these require leadership, not posturing. They require less talking and more organising. We are all grieving and emotions are understandably high, but leadership requires us to rise above those emotions, lead by example and never lose sight of the bigger picture.
The world is watching us, but more importantly, the people of Tooro are looking to us for leadership. How we conduct ourselves during this difficult period reflects on all Batooro. Let us therefore demonstrate the values for which our people are known: dignity, respect, unity and love for our Kingdom.
I am aware that questions have been raised regarding some of the circumstances surrounding His Majestyโs time abroad and the communication around it. I wish to clarify one matter respectfully.
The information communicated to the public that His Majesty was abroad studying, and subsequently that he was well, was communicated in accordance with His Majestyโs express wishes and direction. As someone serving him, it was my responsibility to respect his wishes and protect his privacy. I did so faithfully and respectfully.
I am also confident that His Majesty acted in good faith. He was confident in his recovery and was looking forward to returning home and reuniting with his people for the 31st Empango. He did not want to cause unnecessary alarm among his people.
Other matters have also been raised. This is neither the time nor the place to debate them. They must not be allowed to create division, controversy or distract us from the enormous responsibility before us.
There will be a proper time and forum, after His Majesty has been laid to rest, to address any matters that require clarification. For now, everything else is secondary.
I therefore appeal especially to Kingdom leaders, cultural leaders, public officials, the media, commentators and everyone using social media to exercise restraint. Words spoken in moments of grief can deepen divisions that may take years to repair. Let us choose words and actions that unite the Batooro and reflect the dignity of the Kingdom.
I also appeal for privacy and respect for the Royal Family and those who were closest to His Majesty. Their grief is deeply personal, and they must be given the space to mourn without intrusion, unnecessary speculation or pressure to speak. Their privacy and dignity should be respected throughout this difficult period.
Our duty now is simple: to receive our King with honour, lay him to rest with dignity, and stand together as one people.
Future generations will remember not only that Tooro lost its King, but also how we conducted ourselves in this moment of grief. Let them remember a people who chose unity over division, service over posturing, and leadership over controversy.
Until His Majesty has been laid to rest, let us remain united and focused on giving him the peaceful and honourable farewell he deserves.
In all that we say and do, Tooro must come first.
If you don't sacrifice for what you want, then what you want becomes the sacrifice. Everything has its price. The question is; are you ready to pay it for the life you desire?
๐ก๏ธ El Niรฑo is firmly established and will intensify into a very strong event in the coming months. WMO forecasts show ~100% likelihood that it will persist through February 2027.
A very strong El Niรฑo โ same impacts everywhere.
๐ WMO El Nino Update: https://t.co/KUPq04jjkT
UBER EXITS NIGERIA AFTER 12 YEARS OF OPERATION.
WHY/WHAT HAPPENED?
"Why pull out now after 12 years?" a young Lagos commuter asked, looking at her phone screen as the notification cleared. "If millions of people use it every day, how can a platform like this suddenly fail?"
The veteran fleet manager leaned against the hood of his sedan, adjusting his glasses. "It didn't fail because people stopped riding. It failed because the economics of moving those people collapsed underneath it."
"Because of fuel prices?" she asked.
"That's only the trigger," the fleet manager said. "Look at the whole engine. When petrol prices tripled after subsidy removals, running costs soared. But drivers couldn't simply triple fares without losing passengers whose incomes didn't grow. So the driver takes the hit."
An Uber driver nearby turned around, holding up his weekly earnings summary. "A single tank of petrol takes half my daily gross. Then subtract Uber's 20% to 25% commission, vehicle maintenance, and cellular data. You end up earning less than minimum wage while taking all the operational risk."
"So drivers left?" the commuter asked, looking between them.
"Many stopped logging on," the driver said. "Or they started negotiating offline payments directly with passengers to bypass the platform's cut entirely."
"And that broke the network," the fleet manager added. "Platform ride-hailing only works on liquidity. When driver supply shrinks, wait times spike, fare surges kick in, passengers cancel, and matching algorithms break down. The platform loses control of the transaction."
"What about currency devaluation?" the commuter asked, holding up her phone. "Doesn't a global company have enough capital to absorb local inflation?"
"They collect revenue in naira, but evaluate their global operations in US dollars," the fleet manager said. "When the naira plummeted, a gross booking volume that looked substantial locally shrank to almost nothing on Uber's global balance sheet. They were holding high local inflation risk for diminishing dollar returns."
The app interface on the commuter's phone flickered, updating its terms of service. "So local competitors like Bolt and Indrive stay, while Uber walks away?"
"Local platforms adapt differently," the fleet manager said. "Indrive lets drivers and riders bargain directly on price. Bolt squeezed its operational overhead to survive lower margins. Uber runs a high-margin, global cost structure that requires high dollar revenue per transaction to justify allocating capital here over other markets."
"So the global platform leaves, but the demand for rides remains exactly the same," the commuter observed, looking down the busy avenue.
"The demand remains," the driver said, starting his ignition. "The platform was just an intermediary that tried to price mobility without owning the cars, paying for the fuel, or absorbing the currency crash. Once those real world costs outgrew the digital convenience, the model simply unraveled."
#Uber
#UberNigeria
#Nigeria
๐๐ฝ Wednesday Prayer
Dear God, thank You for waking us up this Wednesday. โค๏ธ
Give us strength where we feel weak, hope where we feel lost, and peace where our hearts are troubled.
May You open doors we have been praying for, protect our loved ones, and guide our steps throughout this day.
Let this Wednesday bring us closer to our blessings. Amen. ๐๐ฝโค๏ธ