SamO 🇺🇬 🇬🇧

Father. Husband. God 24/7. Humanitarian. Public Health advocate. Open minded on World affairs. Liverpool FC. Smackist. Duc In Altum.

[SamO 🇺🇬 🇬🇧 @SammyO2k]

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[Kanindo @ivan_magomu]

On 5th June 2026, my young brother, tribesman and teammate @GongodyoSidney at @piratesrugbyUG was murdered. Not killed in an accident or lost to illness but MURDERED by a mob in a cowardly, senseless, extra-judicial attack. I am furious and deeply, deeply disappointed in my fellow Ugandans.

Let us be clear about what happened. A group of goons and hooligans took it upon themselves to end an innocent human life with complete impunity. Do NOT call it mob justice, as calling it justice is to justify it! There is NO justice in what they did. No one, absolutely NO ONE, has the power or the right to take the life of another. LIFE is SACRED. What happened to Sydney was an act of TERRORISM.

Sydney was a young man with a promising future ahead of him. He had sights on one day Captaining his mighty club and the Nation. He was also a father to a young son whom he hoped to raise but all of that was stolen from him in the most brutal and senseless way. This was not just an attack on Sydney Gongodyo the individual, it was and still is an attack on Rugby, an attack on SPORT and every single one of us in this fraternity.

To his young family, I am so sorry. The pain you carry is one no family should ever have to bear. The loss of Sydney leaves an indelible mark, a wound that words cannot heal. He did not deserve this. He deserved to live, to play, to lead and become everything he was destined to be.

I therefore call upon @Educ_SportsUg @NCSUganda1 @UgandaRugby and the entire Sports fraternity of Uganda to stand up and DEMAND JUSTICE for Sydney Gongodyo. This was an illegal killing carried out with the kind of impunity this Government came into Power to END so we cannot be SILENT.

Extra-judicial killings like this one do not just take a life, they take us back as a Country to some of our darkest times in history. Every Ugandan must take this personally because a mob has no criteria, so it could have been any of us and it can still be any of us.

The murderers must be identified, paraded publicly and have their case heard in an open mobile court, the same way Justice was delivered for the innocent Children who were brutally murdered by a one Okello Christopher Onyum in Ggaba. Let such elements be an example. Let it be known across Uganda that Acts of Terror disguised as Mob Action SHALL NOT BE TOLERATED. NOT NOW, NOT EVER!

This is not only about Sydney, this is for every Ugandan who has ever suffered at the hands of a mob, every family torn apart by extra-judicial violence and every life cut short before its TIME. We owe it to all of them to make sure Sydney's death is not in vain.

@KagutaMuseveni @JanetMuseveni @mkainerugaba @norbertmao @OgwangOgwang @KamuntuProf @MercyLakiskis

JUSTICE FOR SYDNEY GONGODYO!!❤️🏴‍☠️

#JusticeForSydney #Justice4Gongodyo #BlackPirates #UgandaRugby #EndMobattacks #Uganda

[Fabrizio Romano @FabrizioRomano]

🚨 Divock Origi has retired from professional football.

[Andrew Ojok Oulanyah, MP @AndrewOulanyah]

Absolutely unfortunate!

@PoliceUg @mkituuma this incident should NOT be buried with Sydney!
We need all the perpetrators brought to book!

I salute the rugby fraternity and well-wishers. Let’s keep pushing until justice is seen to be served!
@UgandaRugby

[Kookie Promotions @kookiepro_]

Sydney Gongodyo’s Father Speaks Out on CCTV Footage Showing His Son’s Final Moments. #NzeKookie Full Video Via YouTube👉 https://t.co/PXaGdzPlhB

[Anthony Natif @TonyNatif]

Dear @Uber,

Do you know this guy?

Is he one of your riders?

He’s wanted here in Uganda for participating in mob justice that led to the killing of a celebrated national rugby star.

If you do, kindly hand him over to @PoliceUg

#JusticeForGongodyo

[Liverpool FC @LFC]

A Player of the Match performance from Rio on his senior @England debut 👏

[Mujuni Raymond @qataharraymond]

If you took part in, recorded, cheered on and/or are an accomplice to this mob action, I advise you to turn yourself in at the Kira road police station and volunteer all the information you have 🙏🏽

[UBC UGANDA @ubctvuganda]

PUBLIC NOTICE: The FIFA World Cup 2026 will be broadcast LIVE on UBC TV and UBC Radios.

[SamO 🇺🇬 🇬🇧 @SammyO2k]

@UgandaRugby Sad! May his soul rest in eternal peace 🙏🏾🙏🏾

[SamO 🇺🇬 🇬🇧 @SammyO2k]

@piratesrugbyUG Sad news! May he rest in eternal peace 🙏🏾🙏🏾

[Uganda Medical Association @TheUMAofficial]

𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.
#InternsNotSlaves

[SamO 🇺🇬 🇬🇧 @SammyO2k]

The #Plight of Medical Interns #Doctors @TheUMAofficial 📌

[Uganda Medical Association @TheUMAofficial]

Let us be honest: the issue is not that medical interns are too many.
It is not that Uganda has no money.
It is that medical interns are not being treated as a priority.

Consider the choices being made:

• Parliament keeps growing.
Parliament’s budget reportedly doubled to about 𝗦𝗵𝘀 𝟭. 𝟮 𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻. The money going to 529 MPs rose from about 𝗦𝗵𝘀 𝟰𝟬𝟬𝗯 in 2020/21 to 𝗦𝗵𝘀 𝟳𝟰𝟰.𝟰𝗯 in 2026/27, an increase of about 𝗦𝗵𝘀 𝟯𝟰𝟰.𝟰𝗯.
What direct return does this give the common Ugandan in a crowded hospital?

• Two offices alone tell the story.
The Speaker and Deputy Speaker offices had about 𝗦𝗵𝘀 𝟳.𝟭𝗯 combined in 2020/21. In 2026/27, they stand at about 𝗦𝗵𝘀 𝟱𝟬.𝟮𝗯 , an increase of about 𝗦𝗵𝘀 𝟰𝟯.𝟭𝗯 for only two offices.
That increase alone can pay 𝟯𝟬𝟬𝟬 interns 𝗦𝗵𝘀 𝟭𝗺 𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿, with money left.

• Questionable spending continues.
In 2025/26, selected Speaker’s office lines reportedly included 𝗦𝗵𝘀 𝟮.𝟰𝗯 for foreign travel, 𝗦𝗵𝘀 𝟵𝟲𝟲𝗺 for fuel, 𝗦𝗵𝘀 𝟰.𝟴𝗯 for incapacity, death benefits and funeral expenses, and 𝗦𝗵𝘀 𝟱.𝟮𝗯 for donations. Total: about 𝗦𝗵𝘀 𝟭𝟰.𝟮𝗯. What lasting public health return does this produce compared with doctors on wards?

• RDC structures are being funded.
Uganda reportedly has 146 RDCs, 170 Deputy RDCs and 432 Assistant RDCs, total 748 officials. Their proposed salary enhancement requires an extra 𝗦𝗵𝘀 𝟮𝟵.𝟬𝟳𝟵𝗯 every year.
Add the reported 𝗦𝗵𝘀 𝟯𝟬𝗯 for LC I to LC V political leader facilitation, and that is about 𝗦𝗵𝘀 𝟱𝟵𝗯. In what way does this benefit the common Ugandan?

• Donations are funded.
State House donations reportedly consumed 𝗦𝗵𝘀 𝟳𝟱𝟭𝗯 over seven financial years. In 2023/24 alone, donations were budgeted at 𝗦𝗵𝘀 𝟭𝟴.𝟭𝗯, but actual spending reached 𝗦𝗵𝘀 𝟴𝟬.𝟭𝟴𝗯. If tens and hundreds of billions can be found for donations, how does 𝗦𝗵𝘀 𝟮𝟰𝗯 to 𝗦𝗵𝘀 𝟯𝟲𝗯 for over 2,000 medical interns become impossible?

• Health was not protected with the same urgency.
The Ministry of Health vote fell from about 𝗦𝗵𝘀 𝟭. 𝟲𝟵𝟯 𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 in FY2023/24 to about 𝗦𝗵𝘀 𝟭. 𝟯𝟰𝟰 𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 in FY2024/25, a reduction of about 𝗦𝗵𝘀 𝟯𝟰𝟵𝗯. Even the 2025/26 estimate of 𝗦𝗵𝘀 𝟭.𝟱𝟲𝟰 𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 remains below the 2023/24 level. Yet health is the sector that directly touches mothers in labour, accident victims, children with malaria, emergency patients and families in public hospitals.

Now compare:

• 2,000 interns × Shs1m × 12 months = 𝗦𝗵𝘀 𝟮𝟰𝗯 per year
• 2,500 interns × Shs1m × 12 months = 𝗦𝗵𝘀 𝟯𝟬𝗯 per year
• 3,000 interns × Shs1m × 12 months = 𝗦𝗵𝘀 𝟯𝟲𝗯 per year

Even using the Ministry of Health’s own gross figure of Shs15.6m per intern per year, the reported 2,706 eligible interns would require about Shs42.2b. That is still small compared with what is being found for political comfort and administrative expansion.

That money is not a handout.

✨ It avails doctors on wards.
✨ It keeps emergency units covered.
✨ It supports maternity care.
✨ It fills staffing gaps in regional referrals.
✨ It protects patients.

So let us stop pretending.

This is not a numbers problem.
This is not a money problem.
It is a priority problem.

Medical interns are doctors under apprenticeship, not free labour!

#InternsNotSlaves

[Kampala Rugby Grounds @KampalaRugby]

This World Cup, we’re the home of football fans, as we bring you every match live throughout the tournament.

From the opening game to the final, catch all the action on the big screen!

#FIFAWorldCup26 #KampalaRugby

[NBS Television @nbstv]

The burden of heart disease in Uganda is steadily rising, with specialists warning that lifestyle-related conditions such as high blood pressure, diabetes stroke and heart attacks are increasingly affecting younger populations.

@MugenyiHenry_

#NBSLiveAt9 #NBSUpdates

[Christ the King Parish Kampala @ChristTheKingUG]

Uganda Martyrs Day Mass Schedule.

[Professor Awesome @rsnokes]

It's hard for me to explain to those outside #Uganda just how irritated the Ugandans are to be lumped in with DRC for the #Ebola epidemic. As of this writing, there have been hundreds of deaths and over 1000 cases in Congo, whereas Uganda has had only 9 cases -- three Congolese, four medical workers who treated them, one driver who drove them, and one other known contact. Only one person has died in Uganda, a Congolese.

So when WHO and Al Jazeera talks about the Ebola epidemic in "Congo and Uganda," it's like saying because there are wildfires in California, you should cancel a trip to the Grand Canyon because some Californians lit a campfire there. Yes, it is possible it *could* spread and you have to be vigilant, but these two situations are nowhere near the same magnitude.

As of this writing, the only Ugandan death has been the tourism industry.

[Christ the King Parish Kampala @ChristTheKingUG]

Join us to wish our Parish Priest Msgr. Gerard Kalumba a happy birthday.

[Ibrahim Ssemujju Nganda @SsemujjuIN]

Today I officially join X to take part in the conversation of the Uganda we want.

[Justine Kasule Lumumba @JustineLumumba]

The Government of Uganda notes with concern inaccurate reports on Ebola. Current facts show only 8 confirmed cases with all contacts identified, listed and under active follow-up. I urge all media and citizens to rely only on official @MinofHealthUG updates. @UgandaMediaCent