ACCA, CPA member and a Heriot Watt University alumi . Ntare Sch will forever have a place in my heart. #1 supporter of Springboks, Blue Bulls and Pirates rugby.
This is the @GongodyoSidney I knew.
Not the headlines. Not the tragedy. Not the anger that has consumed all of us since 5th June. This, This man. Laughing. Living. Just being himself.
If you had sat with him the way I did. If you had heard that laugh. If you had seen how gently he moved through this world despite the size of him. If you knew how softly he spoke, how easily he smiled, how little he asked for and how much he gave…
They took him from me. They took him from all of us. And I do not think they had any idea who they were taking!!
Rest easy my brother. These memories are all I have left of the ordinary days and I will treasure every single one. ❤️
#JusticeforGongodyo #JusticeforSydeny #BlackPirates #UgandaRugby
Forever in our hearts, I remember thanking you for making us proud as pirates funs the weekend before kabras, giving us reasons to smile every weekend. Rest with the angels, continue to be our angel in the heavens ❤️❤️.
. @KawalaRachael "Five additional suspects have been arrested in connection with the death of Sydney Gongodyo, a professional rugby player, following an incident that occurred on 5 June 2026.
This brings the total number of suspects in custody to eight (8) as investigations into the alleged mob killing continue.
The suspects are identified as:
• Ssebagala Noordin
• Ayebazibwe Roden
• Namukose Juliet
• Mondoni Elly
• Twinomujuni Herbert
• Katsigazi Perigrino
• Tayebwa Darlious
• Tugume Hannington
Efforts are ongoing to identify, trace, and apprehend other individuals believed to have participated in the incident.
https://t.co/yevKb1FedF
Broken hearts 💔💔💔 we’ve lost a champion, a brother a team mate ,,,, who carried and raised the national flag 🇺🇬🇺🇬🇺🇬with pride..😭🥹🥹
He left home, Mom was waiting, Dad was waiting, brothers waiting….🥹sister was waiting… we were waiting.. rugby 🏉 was waiting.. hopping he would come back home with his daily smiles and energy .. …we still waiting with hopes that he is still somewhere on his way 💔💔🥹🥹🥹🥹.. ….sad truth he came back with no usual smiles… ..the laughter.. the energy he carried along .. … 💔💔💔Rugby will miss you brother… the dent left will never ever be filled. ..
No parent would want to bury their sons and daughters 😭😭🥹 .. The perpetrators must be brought to justice… justice must be served
… MAY YOUR SOUL REST IN ETERNAL PEACE BROTHER… 🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿
There are moments in life when words feel too small for the weight of grief you carry. This is one of those moments.
Guga, we grew up sharing more than a rugby pitch. We shared blood, not just the blood of brothers in sport, but the deeper bond of our people, our tribe, our roots. You knew where I came from before I ever had to explain it. That kind of kinship is rare and I am broken knowing I will never stand beside you again.
As your Captain, I watched you carry yourself with a quiet dignity that made my job easier. You never needed me to push you, you pushed yourself.
Every scrum, every breakdown, every bruising collision, you gave everything. You were the kind of teammate who made the man beside you better and the dressing room feel like home.
But beyond the jersey and the titles we won together, you were simply my young brother. The laughter, long journeys and conversations that only made sense to us, I will hold those close for the rest of my days.
The Black Pirates will run out again, but there will always be a space on that field that belongs only to you, Gongodyo. No one will fill it.
Now rest well Guga. I love you ❤️
#RIPGongodyo #RIPSydney
#PiratesStrong #UgandaRugby
Bodaboda cyclists own Uganda. The rest of us are just living in it. They have bigger political clout than professionals. They can blackmail anyone. They don't care about any law.
There will be silent murmers to register them to gazetted stages, and it will end at just that.