At the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, in Washington, DC, we gathered to show solidarity with hundreds of thousands of political prisoners worldwide.
Their names will never be forgotten; their struggles will persist, and they will outlive their oppressors.
Autocrats live in fear of you, and that is why they have locked you up.
@HEBobiwine@Winnie_Byanyima@DamonMacWilson
@MainestLuo1@DickensOkello99 That Katungi man in 2016 slapped and almost pulled out his pistol on me at kisementi simply because i refused to commit a traffic offense while driving him. Those were days I used to hustle with no serious job after university. He's not a good guy.
Leo Kavuma, Eddie Mutwe's young son, makes two years today. At the time of his father's abduction, torture and eventual incarceration, he was only 7 months old. Eddie has not had the joy of celebrating with him his first and second birthdays - for no crime whatsoever! Mulimba mutufuze bubi nnyo namwe. A very happy birthday young man. May you grow up in a better country than the one you were born in.
We have long warned about this! If security operatives move around abducting or arresting people dressed in civilian clothing with no requirement to identify themselves and the agencies they work for, how are ordinary citizens, foreign investors or tourists expected to make a difference between legitimate government security officers and criminals? As expected, criminals are taking advantage of that lawlessness to rob and intimidate, except that many cases won't make it to the headlines.
We should not act surprised when serious countries continue to issue harsh travel advisories to their citizens about Uganda, until we have our act together! Adherence to the rule of law benefits everyone!
I plan to travel to Fort Portal to attend King Oyo's burial.
I'll shoot a video capturing the mood and cultural and tourist sites.
As with other upcountry videos, I'm crowdfunding. The goal is to give the public co-ownership of it.
Just 5,000shs to 0700-839639.
Thank you!
Powerful declaration 4 the week👇🏼
This week, I declare a fresh awakening over my life, my spirit is alive, my faith is renewed, and my hunger for God is increasing. I will not walk in distraction, complacency, or spiritual sleep. The Holy Spirit is stirring me again! I declare that my eyes are open to God’s direction, my ears are sensitive to His voice, and my heart is surrendered to His will. Every dead place is coming alive, every gift is being awakened, and every purpose is being activated. This week, I will seek God deeper, walk in obedience, speak life, and carry His presence wherever I go. I am awake. I am renewed. I am on fire for God, I declare that my passion for God is burning again. My prayer life is revived. My love for His Word is renewed. My worship is deeper, my discernment is sharper, and my obedience is stronger. I will not miss what God is doing in this season. My eyes are open to divine opportunities, my ears are tuned to His voice, and my heart is sensitive to His instructions. IJN. Amen. 🙏
About the Maguire handball and “goal” versus Ipswich today.
When VAR reviewed Harry Maguire's goal against Ipswich today, the officials were not asking whether Maguire handled the ball. He did.
That much was visible to everyone inside Old Trafford and everyone watching at home. The question VAR was actually asking is a completely different one, and understanding that question is the difference between following football and understanding football.
Under IFAB Law 12, a goal is automatically disallowed in two specific scenarios involving handball. The first is where a player puts the ball directly into the opponents' net with their hand or arm.
The second is where a player scores immediately after the ball has touched their own hand or arm, even accidentally.
Neither of those scenarios applies to what happened today. Maguire's shot struck Jacob Greaves and went in off the Ipswich defender. Greaves scored the goal into his own net. The moment the ball deflected off an Ipswich player, the automatic disallowance provision was off the table entirely.
The second thing VAR checked was whether Maguire's handling was deliberate, or whether his arm made his body unnaturally bigger in a way that gained an unfair advantage under the accidental handball provisions.
With his hands crossed in front of his chest in a defensive shape, the arm position was not unnatural. It did not expand his body beyond its natural silhouette. VAR confirmed both points and the goal stood.
This is actually consistent with a position IFAB has confirmed explicitly in its own guidance. If a player handles and the ball goes into their own goal immediately, the goal is awarded to the attacking team.
What happened today was a step further removed than even that scenario. The ball touched Maguire's hand, then his shot struck Greaves, then it went in. Two touches separated the handball from the goal. The automatic disallowance rule does not stretch that far and was never designed to.
Now I’m not sure if the rule or its application is right but I just wanted to clear it up.
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Say this prayer👇🏼
Lord, I praise and glorify Your mighty name for You've been good to me and my family.
I will dedicate my life praising You for the wonders You've made. Lord, continue to strengthen and guide me in my day to day life and give me the courage to overcome my fears and disappointments in life, i pray through our Lord Jesus Christ.
Amen. 🙏
This hypocrisy is sickening!!
Why invoke Jesus’ name and pretend to be God fearing while standing comfortably beside a tyrant who tortures and kills people for fun? The very people you claim to care about!
Ask yourself what Jesus would say about standing with power while the weak are being oppressed by those in power.
If you’re just ignorant about what is happening in Uganda, then educate yourself. But if you know what is happening and you choose to endorse it because of the money, then your character and integrity is highly questionable.
Black lives cannot matter only when it is convenient.
Do we have any Ugandan TV channel whose programming is mostly stuff outside music, gossip, sports and preaching? Focusing on things like documentaries, research, expert debates? Just in case one wants an alternative
25years of a beautiful love affair and 15years of holy matrimony. Countless memories, smiles, tears, ups and downs-but still together. Dear @BarbieItungoK, I love you more than I did 25years ago, and if I had to do it again, I would still choose you again and again. Happy anniversary madam First Lady ❤️
As a Ugandan, it fills me with pride to see an illustrious son of our nation carry a lifetime of global service, a fierce commitment to the vulnerable, and a deep passion for justice to the world stage.
For years, many of us have followed with great respect, Ambassador Olara Otunnu’s incredible track record at the United Nations.
His work championing human rights and protecting children in armed conflict is exactly the kind of leadership the global community desperately needs right now. True leadership is measured by integrity, vision, and an unwavering dedication to peace and justice.
We can not forget the historical injustice when the Museveni regime vindictively denied him an endorsement for this very position years ago. They blocked him for simply refusing to stay silent about the atrocities they were committing against our people. Perhaps if he had risen to that position at the time, the world would be fairer, more just, and more peaceful.
Central to his vision is a profound passion for genuine multilateral reform, where international institutions must evolve beyond mere arenas of superpower politics to become true instruments of equity, accountability, and shared prosperity for all nations.
I hear some citizens who are raising tough questions about why the regime has suddenly changed its mind to endorse him now. Your scepticism is understandable, given what the bloodthirsty regime is doing to our people. And I know Ambassador Otunnu to be a man of deep humility who welcomes free speech and receives your concerns with grace. We can all bank on his long-term, proven integrity and hope that when he rises to become the world’s top diplomat, he will never turn a blind eye to the ongoing struggle for freedom in his own motherland. As he has consistently acknowledged, Uganda faces dark spots that need fixing.
Ambassador Otunnu has my full solidarity and prayers as he carries our collective aspirations for a fairer world to the global stage.
We, too, reach a breaking point as lawyers.
People are arrested. We go to court and apply for bail, sometimes five times, including applications for mandatory bail only for a magistrate to decline to grant it on the alleged readiness of the State, when the State is, in fact, not ready. The accused then spends six, ten, or even fourteen months in detention without witnesses being called or evidence being presented. Eventually, the accused begins to see a guilty plea as the only way out.
As a lawyer, you explain the consequences. You tell your client that they are innocent and that the law still provides avenues through which their case can be challenged. But they tell you that all hope is lost. And you see it too: the impunity of the judicial officer, the conduct of the State, and the failures of a system that appears indifferent to the suffering of the person before it. All of this is compounded by the client's personal circumstances.
Then the State tells the accused that they will not serve the maximum sentence. They are told that they will only receive a sentence equivalent to the period already spent on remand. The arrangement effectively enables both the court and the State to secure a conviction, but at the cost of a person who may be innocent and whom, in some cases, those involved know to be innocent, yet who has become collateral damage in the machinery of politics.
For those who refuse to plead guilty, you go to the High Court. You pursue every available legal remedy, but every judicial officer runs away from your file. You spend six, ten, or even fourteen months trying to get bail at High Court.
Where is the justice we studied at law school? Where are the Judges who stood for principle, fairness and the rule of law?
Are we truly doomed to watch the justice system descend into this apocalypse?