Norbert Mao

President of the Democratic Party | A seasoned Lawyer with the heart to lead Uganda into a United, Democratic, Peaceful and Prosperous nation | Official

[Norbert Mao @norbertmao]

The war to cleanse the synagogue is going to last at least two years! How can corrupt and hypocritical masqueraders turn politics into a bastion for blackmail, slander and hate-mongering? The merchants of hate will decide when this will end.

[Norbert Mao @norbertmao]

Free At Last! Everything that has a beginning has an end.

[Herman J. Cohen @CohenOnAfrica]

The future of the United Nations—and to some measure the course of the world—will be shaped by the candidates seeking to become the next U.N. Secretary-General. I'm glad to see two highly qualified candidates from Africa in the field, though every candidate brings valuable experience and perspectives to this important global role. An African serving as the head of the world's leading peace and security organization would help bring greater international attention and resources to the continent's opportunities and challenges. As member states consider their choice, they should prioritize a leader with the experience, independence, and judgment needed to strengthen the UN's ability to address today's complex global challenges. I'm interested to hear others' thoughts on who should be the next Secretary-General.
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[UG DIPLOMAT @UGDiplomat]

Uganda Presents Veteran Jurist Muzigo-Morrison for ICC Judgeship https://t.co/momiwRvoKl @UgandaMFA @norbertmao

[Norbert Mao @norbertmao]

This tale can compete well with Frank Abagnale’s classic. Intelligence gathering must be complemented with intelligence analysis otherwise gossips and scandal mongers can infiltrate and subvert security operations.

[The Independent @UGIndependent]

INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION DESK

“The President’s man”

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[Norbert Mao @norbertmao]

Grassroots Democracy 💪🏾 Village Assemblies shouldn’t stop at electing but should regularly convene for consultation, oversight and participation. Congratulations Robert Masajjage 🎉

[Norbert Mao @norbertmao]

I also informed the Committee of Uganda’s nomination of Ambassador Olara Otunnu for the position of UN Secretary General and that the candidature has been formally submitted to UN Headquarters and engagements with members states are ongoing.

[Norbert Mao @norbertmao]

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: To present (Ms. Rosette Muzigo-Morrison) Uganda’s Candidate for Judge of the International Criminal Court (ICC) before the Ministerial Committee on African Candidatures within the International System.

[Norbert Mao @norbertmao]

36 years ago Ambassador Olara Otunnu had a clean shot at the position of UN SG but politics got in the way. 36 years later, in the spirit of reconciliation, Uganda has endorsed one of its most illustrious sons for the UN top job. “Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!” Psalms 133:1

[The New Vision @newvisionwire]

JUST IN

The government of Uganda has nominated and submitted the candidature of Amb. Olara Otunnu for the post of Secretary-General of the United Nations.

Otunnu served as Uganda's Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations from 1980 to 1985 and as President of the UN Security Council in December 1981. #VisionUpdates

#VisionUpdates

[Norbert Mao @norbertmao]

Thanks for this reminder of this August 3, 1857 speech delivered by Frederick Douglass on “West India Emancipation”. The speech was delivered at Canandaigua, New York, on the twenty-third anniversary of the event.

[Charles Onyango-Obbo @cobbo3]

"Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will. Find out just what any people will quietly submit to and you have found out the exact measure of injustice and wrong which will be imposed upon them." - Frederick Douglass (1857)

[Norbert Mao @norbertmao]

Cleanliness is a habit. And good habits come from repeating good actions. Good habits ought to displace bad habits. When the National Cleaning Day takes root after repetition, it will need to be supplemented with instructions in our learning institutions. Shop owners should daily clean their shop fronts. Those whose shop fronts are filthy should be fined. Motorists who litter the highways as they drive should also be fined. All PSVs should have provision for garbage disposal.

[Norbert Mao @norbertmao]

To all of you who stood with us when we lost our family matriarch, Wapwoyo Matek! May God reward you richly. 🙏

[B.P. Tabaire @PTabaire]

@norbertmao @JimmySiyasa Those Seconds Please years. I recall the visits after Capital Gang.

[Norbert Mao @norbertmao]

Many have forgotten the 2001 Praise Anthem for Gen. Moses Ali (Ali anzo retu/ Ali we are happy now, we are happy now). With the Peace Agreement Moses Ali signed with President @KagutaMuseveni thousands of people returned home from exile, hence “anzo retu”!

[Aliker p'Ocitti @mdaliker]

In 1996, Hon. Mao's house in Kikonyi was the first home I saw whose sitting room looked like a section of a library.
Does it surprise you I am a Writer & reader today? Inspiration! This memories live in us.
# ChildhoodStories.

[David Sejusa, DM. @sejudav]

Those who dedicate their lives to a higher purpose, greater than themselves transcend PHYSICAL PRESENCE. Because service, and sacrifice transcend time!
Gen. Ali's contribution to national survival and service to his people are carved into the memory of his people, and will live on.

REST WELL COMRADE GENERAL!

[Norbert Mao @norbertmao]

@JimmySiyasa All of us are a bundle of habits. Good ones. Bad ones. These days we are spoilt for choice! So why not have more good habits than bad ones? I’m glad you picked up the habit of reading and collecting books from me.

From my childhood I have loved to read. Our neighbour in the village of Bwobo in Gulu, was Raymond Banya, who has studied in California and had a good book collection. As a little child I would read to him as he sucked on his pipe. Then there was another neighbour called Akwinya who worked at Alokolum Major Seminary. The missionaries who lived there occasionally disposed of their encyclopedias and magazines like Time and Newsweek. He had a collection but we had to dig his garden in order to get copies. Some of the kids just used the pages from the yearbooks and encyclopedias to cover their exercise books. I always read them. That is how at a very young age a new world opened to me. I read about the Vietnam War and the Civil Rights Movement in the USA. I learnt about Muhammad Ali and Pele.

When I moved to Jinja I spent a lot of my time at the Public Library on Naranbhai Road. That is where I discovered the Baghvad Gita (the Hindu Holy Book) and the writings of Mahatma Gandhi.

On Wilson Avenue where we lived there were missionaries of the Global Outreach Mission. They had a real treasure trove of books. There was also Rubaga Students Centre on Kiira Road which had a respectable collection.

When I joined the University in 1988 I discovered Paulines (St. Paul’s Bookshop) on Bombo Road. Much later came Seconds Please with a collection in Kololo and later on Bombo Road. I occasionally chanced on street vendors selling rare books which I added to my collection.

These days, apart from Aristoc I visit the used bookstore located in the parking area of Forest Mall. One day I even drove to their warehouse in Mukono to pore over the collection before the books came to Forest Mall.

I also look out for limited or first editions from @foliosociety.

So @JimmySiyasa I can only say keep going. A man who empties his wallet into his head cannot be taxed or robbed!

[Siyasa Jimmy @JimmySiyasa]

How a Day with Mao Changed my life: We need more leaders like him

Sometime in 2016 I had the opportunity of lunch with the Honourable Norbert Mao and his family, at their home in Ntinda then. It turned out to be a life-transforming moment for me (Allow me keep out the detail of what capacity I was there in).
Over lunch, I heard firsthand some of the stories Mr. Mao is fond of wittily telling in public; they’re funnier in person, with even greater moral weight.
He told the story of The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared in the US, a 2009 comic novel by the Swedish author Jonas Jonasson. A heavily literate family, everyone, including his youngest son, knew the story, except me. Shortly after lunch he showed me around the house, and took me to an outdoor room extension (upstairs) pending completion, that he intended to make the main home library.
Meanwhile, down at the main house, he owned a large collection of books; I believe has grown even larger in the past 10 years: Besides being a diligent book collector, Mao is evidently a voracious reader— one of the secrets to the man’s enviable eloquence and intellectual flair!

I asked him how he managed to have such a huge collection of books. Mr. Mao told me his secret: “I make sure to buy a book every time I travel [even locally],” he said.
Books are a continuous investment/expense on Mao’s budget, even during economically tight seasons.
As an aspiring bibliophile at the time, that nugget was all I needed to get started; I did as soon as I enrolled for my undergrad at Uganda Christian University.

Last Sunday, I run into him at a Bookstore adjacent to Forest Mall, Lugogo. Despite being a Cabinet Minister of Uganda, not an ounce of his passion for books has waned to the political demands, exhaustion and sometimes chaos that his national mandate carries. He was skimming a book(s) while standing (his guards at a distance) for several minutes. I briefly interrupted his book-reading to just say hello. Several years had passed since our last meeting at his home so I jogged his memory. He was courteous enough to entertain my anecdotes. Moreover, he was delighted (I believe) to learn I had since grown a personal collection of over 600 books; I let him know I was aiming for 5000, that I’d ultimately donate after they’d raised a literate family. During the chat, Mr. Mao challenged me to eventually consider setting up a community library in WestNile. Why WestNile? I’ll share a separate account. But it’s a challenge I welcome and pray God helps me see through.🙏

With all this said, in short: Political sentiments aside, we need more leaders like Mr. @norbertmao

[Norbert Mao @norbertmao]

Life is a journey…

[Patrick Olinga @patrickolinga11]

Ladit @norbertmao has something here for us Ugandans.

[Norbert Mao @norbertmao]

We are in Adjumani to accompany the Rt. Hon. Dr. (hc) Gen. (rtd) Moses Ali as he makes his last earthly journey.

[Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs @MoJCAUG]

A one stop center for all your inquiries. JLOS HOUSE, Plot 97-102, Katalima Road, Naguru. @MoJCA_UG @URSBHQ

[Norbert Mao @norbertmao]

Says who?

[ojok Hilton @ojok_hilton]

@norbertmao Nothing frustrates me more than the Sad reality that MAO will never contest for Presidency ever again. There was no wine in the canan wedding but they made sure that water was available. But now even water is not there!