Daniel Ongom Azik

Chairperson @NYCofUganda || Advocate of the High Court of Uganda

[Afrikan Wire @Londoner256]

Nobert Mao is the most honest opposition politician in Uganda. I was a member of JEEMA by 2018 and was among delegates for IPOD. In attendance was NRM, DP, JEEMA and UPC. At that time, Bobi Wine had just joined politics as MP and was becoming very influential in opposition politics.

During the IPOD summit, I was shocked for the first time to witness critics of President Museveni shaking hands with him. All party presidents gave speeches but what was key on agenda was how to share IPOD money. NRM was taking a lion share which seemed unfair for other IPOD members in opposition.

FDC was the only party absent but their seats were reserved. Reason? They couldn't talk to President Museveni.

When Museveni's turn to make a speech came,he began by giving us a history of how governments came in place and he is particularly doing in the seat- strengthening Uganda's security as a backbone for the country's growth. He then hinted on the point of sharing money equally and everyone became very excited.

Everything was shocking me because as a radical extremist who took information from opposition idols as I watched them, I never thought we would be one day at Speke resort discussing how to share money equally with NRM.

After all speeches, we came to photo moments. Secretary Generals and party presidents of all parties that were present took a photo with President Museveni. Then delegates of each party took a photo with President Museveni. I raised my head so high from behind so that I appear in a photo I was eagerly waiting to frame for my personal memories.

All those photos were confiscated. The public was never meant to see us in a photo with President Museveni. I tried all my best to get a copy of the photographs we took in vain. If there's any media house that was present, I challenge to release any of those photos.

Then it came to having lunch. All party presidents sat on the same table for lunch- about 20 metres from other delegates. By that time, Hon Asumani Basalirwa was Bobi Wine's lawyer always on TV criticising Gen Museveni. I never imagined that they would ever share a table.

After that IPOD summit, I concluded that opposition parties are not honest with what happens in those resorts and hotels. That was the time I quit opposing government.

When I see Hon Mao openly working in the cabinet, I see a honest man doing the most honest thing. Take pics, release them. Make an agreement, openly say it. Take your ideas into action.

Hon @norbertmao salute.

[Canary Mugume @CanaryMugume]

Masks won’t save you from Ebola. Stop the lugezigezi. Sanitize your hands and surfaces enough, and avoid unnecessary mingling.

[Alan Kasujja @kasujja]

National Task Force on epidemics has decided, with immediate effect, to close Uganda’s border with DRC.

[Day @Daywrotethis]

A man who reads old books cannot be fully captured by modern stupidity. He has dead kings, prophets, poets, killers, saints, drunks, generals, and madmen whispering in his bloodstream. The feed has no chance against this.

[UBC UGANDA @ubctvuganda]

Hon. @JustineNameere: There is no theft you can commit in local government that I do not know or cannot predict. We are going to put up a strong fight for Ugandans.

[Albert | KatruGuma @albertKatruGuma]

Museveni to Gen. Moses Ali, Evelyn Anite and Matia Kasaija

[Samson Kasumba @SamsonMKasumba]

A new down in Local Government has arrived. Those PLU chaps do not joke. I feel for CAOs and local government people used to the old way of doing things. Balaam runs government like a private enterprise!

You are going to have to work one way or the other.

[Elison Karuhanga @elisonk]

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[Dr. Kasenene @drkasenene]

To improve health, it's more important to focus on losing inches and fat from your belly than kgs off other body parts.

This requires
- Then a 14 to 16 hour fast
- Eating dinner before 8pm
- Less sugar, soda, refined grains, beer
- Both cardio and strength training exercises
- Eating more vegetables especially as salads and smoothies.
- Getting enough sleep Eating more vegetables especially as salads and smoothies.

[Ⓝⓖ'ⓞⓡⓞⓡⓘⓔⓣ🐐🇰🇪 @baroswahjr]

“Power is sweet until you forget who actually hired you.”

Senegal’s political bromance between President Bassirou Diomaye Faye and PM Ousmane Sonko was always going to hit turbulence one day. These were two men who came into power as revolution partners, anti-establishment heroes, and symbols of a new Africa. But somewhere along the road, the Prime Minister started looking less like an employee and more like a co-president.

Let’s be honest, Sonko was the engine of the movement. The crowds loved him, the streets believed in him, and politically he had more fire than almost everyone around him. In many ways, he made the current president possible. Without Sonko’s sacrifices, battles, and influence, the current administration probably never happens. History will forever give him flowers for that.

But politics has one golden rule: there can never be two centers of power.

Insiders say the tension started when Sonko’s influence began overshadowing the presidency itself. Public appearances, government messaging, political strategy… sometimes it felt like the Prime Minister was the main character while the president was slowly becoming a supporting actor in his own government. That never ends well anywhere in Africa

A president can tolerate popularity.
A president can tolerate ambition.
But a president will NEVER tolerate feeling politically smaller inside his own house.

And that’s where the fallout reportedly began. Quiet disagreements turned into power struggles behind closed doors. One side pushing “we promised change,” the other side trying to maintain order, stability, and control of government. Eventually the relationship that once looked unbreakable started cracking in public.

The painful part? Both men actually wanted Senegal to succeed. But leadership is delicate. Sometimes the person who helps you climb the mountain forgets that only one person wears the crown at the top.

Now Sonko leaves office with two legacies:

1. The revolutionary who helped awaken Senegalese youth and reshape the country’s politics.

2. The powerful PM who may have overplayed his hand by appearing bigger than the presidency itself.

And for President Faye, this is now the real test. Campaign energy is over. Friendship politics is over. Governing starts now.

African politics always teaches one lesson:
Kingmakers often become too powerful for kings to sleep comfortably.

[Afro Arab Youth Council @Afroarabyouth]

Today, we proudly celebrate a new chapter of youth leadership in Uganda as Daniel Ongom officially assumes office as Chairperson of the National Youth Council (NYC).#Congratulations #DanielOngom #NYCUganda #YouthLeadership #AAYC #EmpoweringYouth #UgandaYouth #PartnershipForYouth

[Samuel Begira @SamBegira]

I congratulate the National Youth council Executive in the leadership of Chairman @DanielOngom_A upon officially taking oath, to serve the young people of Uganda.

In a similar spirit, I thank the outgoing Executive under the leadership of Chairperson @Jacobeyeru for the progress of the Council so far, Weldone.

[National Youth Council Uganda @NYCofUganda]

Happening now at hotel Africana is the swearing in ceremony of the Newly Elected leadership of the National Youth Council.

[Rajjath @Rajjath24]

i became a better writer, thinker, communicator and earner because i read obsessively. these things are not unrelated.

[Ronnie, the Founders’ Storyteller🦋✨ @ronn_aa]

One of the best basic investments you can make for yourself as a young person, is increasing your exposure to quality information.

It’s so underrated.

[UBC UGANDA @ubctvuganda]

The challenge Museveni has faced, and where I think he has exhibited abysmal performance, is that he has allowed bureaucratic inertia to take control of his vision. Our gov't is built around accountability to procedure rather than results - @AndrewMwenda

#UBCBehindtheHeadlines

[David Sejusa, DM. @sejudav]

Haaa, wanted to reply when I have time, but you tempt me like Lucifer;jokes 😃! So won't let this one pass. But because of time, will Just give a few things which may help you and the reader decipher NRA's IDEOLOGICAL ORIENTATION.
You say NRA was never ANTI-EMPIRIALISM, but merely ANTI-OBOTE? What a BOLD statement! Will just start with this quote: "IF IT WALKS LIKE A DUCK, SWIMS LIKE A DUCK, AND QUACKS LIKE A DUCK, IT'S PROBABLY A DUCK." Now let's see how NRM "....Swam and quacked..." since 1981 to 1986. Will deal with post-86 later. FIRSTLY: The NRM TEN POINT PROGRAM. look at points 2, 4 5 etc, about ECONOMIC INDEPENDENCE AND ENDING FOREIGN INTERFERENCE, FIGHTING IDEOLOGICAL DISORIENTION....etc... to you, these "quacked like pro-imperialism? Because Organisations must be judged on their PROGRAMMES. In fact the popular song in Western circles at the time was that NRM PROGRAM was MARXIST/MAOIST....Now you say it was pro-imperalism? You really must hate us!!!!!!!!!!!!
SECONDLY: When we came in 1986, we refused to work with WORLD BANK/IMF and other Western donor Organisations. We concluded several agreements with several Eastern Countries, North African, Cuba, etc, to promote BARTER TRADE, as we didn't have forex......We negotiated IMPORTATION of fuel using Coffee Barter, etc.....This caused the BRIEF FIRE EXCHANGE BETWEEN MOI'S ARMY(Kenya)and NRA! The near catastrophic war of 1987 between Kenya and Uganda was about our ANTI-IMPERIALIST stance on TRADE which Moi and his Westrn Masters said "...WON'T BE ALLOWED TO COME TO EAST AFRICA...."! To you, this "Swam and Quacked" like PRO-IMPERIALISM?
THIRD; NRM ORGANISATIONAL OUTLOOK: LET us look at STRUCTURES like how the LEGISLATIVE NRC worked; it's DEMOCRATIC CENTRALISM PROCEDURES AND STAFFING....the CONCEPT OF POPULAR DEMOCRACY....Our Election mode of lining up, @NativeLandgrab , you call these Pro-imperialism? Which IMPERIALIST CODE EVER PROMOTED POPULAR DEMOCRACY? The Local Council System.. etc?
Look at the NRA CODE OF CONDUCT AND NRA OPERATIONAL CODE OF CONDUCT which introduced PEOPLE'S POPULAR JUSTICE SYSTEM OF LC JUDICIAL FUNCTIONS; And you call these PRO-IMPERIALISM?
Reading your views on NRA makes me conclude that you are also a victim of what Psychologists call 'HOT COGNITION' problem. This is when one's EMOTIONAL STATE WARPS JUDGEMENT and PERCEPTION. Like when one HATES so much; it's called being in a HOT STATE! And when you are in the state of hate, disgust, etc...the REASONING GETS DISTORTED. You should not allow this to happen to you, comrade @NativeLandgrab.

[SokoAnalyst @SokoAnalyst]

Dear Entrepreneur, build systems early. A business that depends only on your presence is not a business yet. It is a job you created for yourself.

[Duncan Abigaba @DuncanAbigaba]

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[SokoAnalyst @SokoAnalyst]

The entrepreneur who learns numbers will always beat the entrepreneur who only follows motivation. Know your margins, costs, taxes, debts, stock movement and customer behaviour.