Joel Ssevume

Enterprising, Pragmatic Friend, Brother and Father. Health Communities Advocate. Believer that independence in thought leads to free action!

[Joel Ssevume @SYoweri]

@SheilahGashumba As I am drinking water and minding my own business, St. Augustine's words come to mind. #GoodFridayVibes @Ugaman01 @mkbernz @kanyindo @cobbo3

[Patrick Oyulu @patrickoyulu]

https://t.co/N9xZ4h8r61

[Isaac Ssemakadde @IsaacSsemakadde]

Arrest Wekesa now!

[Kakande Alex @KakandeAlex]

The Last Treasury Bond Auction of 25/26. The Last time to buy the 10 year 16.25% CR at a lower premium and lock in the good Cashflows and the 20 Year Bond.

The 20 Yr Bond pays a Coupon on July 9 so Investors will earn money 28 days later. Invest.
https://t.co/jRLOEWTOHp

[Kakande Alex @KakandeAlex]

How the Studio and its Equipment are shaping up.
Zoom H8 locked in.
Shure for the best Sound.
Background well lit.

Let’s rebuild the financial content. 1 video at a time. Beyond bonds in FY26/27
Time to focus more on long form YouTube analysis and deep dive videos.

[Joel Ssevume @SYoweri]

@KakandeAlex Good job !

[Hillary bamulinde @Hbamulinde]

Opportunities never stand still. Adapt fast, move fast, decide fast. Nothing buries dreams quicker than procrastination.
While at it, take advantage of your advantages.

[Patrick Oyulu @patrickoyulu]

WHEN AFRICA STOPS EXPLAINING, THE WORLD STARTS WATCHING

@FootballSenegal just unveiled a World Cup-bound squad and somehow turned a team announcement into cinema.

You did not need subtitles. You did not need to understand the language. French, Wolof, poetry, spirit, ancestors whispering through storytelling - it did not matter.

You followed.

Because great African storytelling does not ask permission to be understood. It makes you feel first.

The unveiling carried something many of us grew up around but rarely package boldly enough for the world: oral tradition, performance, symbolism, rhythm, identity. The kind of storytelling where elders did not merely tell stories - they performed them. Where meaning lived in voice, silence, movement, drums, landscape, mystery.

Senegal did not simply announce players.

They unveiled The Lions of Teranga like a nation introducing itself to the world.

And that is the lesson.

In a world drowning in content, creativity wins. Difference wins. Cultural confidence wins.

Too often, African countries market themselves by borrowing somebody else's playbook. Senegal reached into its own cultural cupboard and found gold already sitting there.

Uganda, my #Uganda, take notes.

Not because we should copy Senegal.

No.

Because we should copy the courage to sound like ourselves.

Our folklore. Our humor. Our proverbs. Our Luganda, Luo, Runyankole, Ateso and Lusoga rhythms. Our markets. Our bodas. Our storytelling around charcoal fires. Our beautiful chaos.

The world does not reward Africa when Africa imitates.

The world stops scrolling when Africa performs Africa.

Senegal understood the assignment.

No shouting.

No over-explaining.

Just an #African story story.

And Africa, at its best, has always told stories better than almost anyone else.

cc @wode_maya @wekesa_amos

#FIFAWC2026 #ListeGaindeyi #FIFA #Senegal #LionsOfTeranga #Africa

[U.S. Embassy Kampala, Uganda @USEmbassyUganda]

“Congratulations on @Starlink's arrival in Uganda to connect Ugandans all over the country to internet access for the first time with cutting-edge American satellite technology!”

[Patrick Oyulu @patrickoyulu]

...If @mkiboneka can market #POATE for @TourismBoardUg with one plate of ground nuts in a garage dug out, and zero fake accents… imagine what would happen if somebody gave him a whole sack and pointed him toward Hasbrouck Heights New Jersey on July 25th, 2026 for a Ugandan festival.

The man said “act normal, tell your story, sell #Uganda.” That’s exactly what the Uganda Culture & Community Festival in July is all about. No overacting. No forced accents, although we have them. Just Ugandans being beautifully Ugandan… with food, culture, music, business, vibes, and enough stories for their usual KB.

Now the real national question is:
Would Unco Mo survive making a UTCA Festival skit without finishing the entire sack of groundnuts first?

Uganda is the destination.
Apparently this July… the destination has temporarily relocated to New Jersey. 🇺🇸🇺🇬

#UTCAFestival2026 #UTCA #UncoMo #PearlOfAfrica #UgandansInTheDiaspora

[Patrick Oyulu @patrickoyulu]

...Members of the #12thParliament are swearing in today - probably still ongoing. Congratulations to them.

Now, honorable members, the campaign season is over. The microphones, posters, handshakes, and roadside promises have done their job. The voters have receipts.

As David Joseph would put it: 'You can’t hide away from me.'

Not from the boda guy you promised a road.

Not from the market vendor you promised electricity.

Not from the youth you promised jobs.

Not even from that auntie who still has your campaign T-shirt.

Ugandans are watching. Work begins now. #YouCantHide #Uganda

[Patrick Oyulu @patrickoyulu]

...SIRIMBA! The Uganda Culture and Community Festival is going to be fun. Get your tickets TODAY! @utcaorg | @UgandaMissionNY | #Uganda

[Patrick Oyulu @patrickoyulu]

The view from @CNN headquarters as I wait…

A little adrenaline, a few nerves - first time going LIVE.

About to go #OutFront on @OutFrontCNN to talk about the airplane incident I captured at Newark Liberty.

Let’s do this.

[Joel Ssevume @SYoweri]

@patrickoyulu @david_galukande @StellaMporaKhan @mtnug Great memories Patrick. Should we expect a banner announcing the @utcaorg convention in July. It could be announcing @itsJoshuaBaraka as the headliner 👌🏾👌🏾👌🏾

[Patrick Oyulu @patrickoyulu]

...Just saw this UB40 banner. I had it printed at #Skygraphics in Germany with express orders to deliver before July 24, 2008. No ordinary banner.

@david_galukande @StellaMporaKhan if you know, you know. @mtnug

Delivered it to Kajansi airfield. Nostalgic moments.

#Uganda #UB40

[Kambere Thembo David @KambereThembo]

My camera might not do justice to this place ….

[Kambere Thembo David @KambereThembo]

I would like to appreciate Mr @wekesa_amos for this amazing property, Wow is the only expression I had when I reached @pabidilodge pitched up in Budongo forest, this ranks way up there in one of the best lodges in Uganda and trust me I have been to many …
Well done Amos and you team ; Like Amos says u will pay for the views !!!!! Hehehehehe

[Joel Ssevume @SYoweri]

@Ssenyonyiderick @TheNileOdyssey Stories worth telling! Epic! Thank you Derrick

[Amos Wekesa @wekesa_amos]

This is beautiful @Ssenyonyiderick . Very good work

[Snr. Cde. Robert Kabushenga @rkabushenga]

This man Snr. Cde. DHM @MosesRutahigwa knows how to make Uganda proud. He flies the flag with so much pride. Third time at the @TotalsportsSA @MarathonTw44155 & does exactly what he has always done for his country

[Joel Ssevume @SYoweri]

@rkabushenga @Kasuku256 @drkasenene Frame 2 is a rare photo of a smiling youthful Robert and his ‘old man”!