Abigael Kisa

Founder @alorainitiative . Lover of humanity Adventurer

[Winnie Byanyima @Winnie_Byanyima]

I am so proud of my partner, @kizzabesigye1.

After months of unlawful detention, he stands in court with dignity, clarity and unwavering principle. He insists on his constitutional right to counsel of his own choosing. He even refuses to burden Ugandan taxpayers with paying for lawyers he does not seek, at a time when so many families are struggling to put food on the table.

This is the courage and integrity I know. This is Kizza Besigye.

Read his statement below.

https://t.co/p2GifXsJGm

[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

[Jim Spire Ssentongo @SpireJim]

She’s dead! For them it’s just politics, for another family it is a loved one gone - just because she held a different political opinion! How do you expect others to feel your pain when you are directly killing their own! Can we ever have peace where we’ve inflicted such pointless permanent pain on others? Would you pretend to be angry when such innocent people you’ve harmed and hurt celebrate your own pain?

[NTV UGANDA @ntvuganda]

In the 40 years NRM has been in power, 89% of our banks are foreign-owned, which says a lot about the state of the country. What Mr Museveni has done to stay in power for the last 40 years is hand over this country to the IMF and the World Bank- analyst @YusufSerunkuma

#MorningAtNTV

[Yusuf Serunkuma🌹 @YusufSerunkuma]

"You are at the mercy of the tax collectors in this country. URA acts as if they own our businesses & are we are simply their workers"

I visited downtown Kampala: the pain is out of this world. But they trudge on – resiliently.

In @observerug this week.

[SokoAnalyst @SokoAnalyst]

The most powerful quote you will read today on the internet.

#FreeRoseNjeri

[NTV UGANDA @ntvuganda]

Looking back from 2001, 2006, and 2011, we have continuously witnessed things like terror, false arrests, and abuse of rights by the police and army. Do we, as Ugandans, have short memories?- Tolit Atiya,Policy and security analyst

#MorningAtNTV

[KC ♛ @nigerianprynce]

We tend to never be wrong in the end lol

[Beewol @beewol]

This Gulu Parliamentary sitting of MPs is the perfect example of what a middle finger is. This regime does not care about its citizens and you can’t convince me otherwise.

We are in the middle of several crises as a country, with govt struggling/failing to fund essential services but somehow we are able to find the Billions to book over 2000 Hotel Rooms in Gulu for House staff & MPs to deliberate.

This extravagance in the middle of a financial crisis is exactly what is wrong with our regime.

They don’t care about us at all and we are on our own.

[Vik🃏 @Amviktar]

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[The Standard Digital @StandardKenya]

Late night Tragedy: Several feared dead as a gas station catches fire in Embakasi

#Embakasi #EmbakasiFire #EmbakasiInferno

[Hon. Babirye Kityo Sarah @KityoBabirye]

We are being punished for refusing to account for what we did not receive. #unf #netball #ugandanetball

[Alora Initiative @AloraInitiative]

Eid Mubarak to you all! May this joyous occasion bring love, peace and happiness to your lives ♥️

#alorainitiative
#educationforteenmoms #makeadifference
#eidmubarak

[Alora Initiative @AloraInitiative]

Building a Safe Haven: Reflecting on Policy & Practice Advancements for African Children since 2013.

Happy celebrations of the day of the African Child.

#AloraInitiative #EducationForTeenMoms #MakeADifference
#dayoftheafeicanchild

[Abigael Kisa @abigkis]

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[Abigael Kisa @abigkis]

@nellaorganics Which local fish would you recommend?

[Alora Initiative @AloraInitiative]

Under Alora, Innocent became the first girl in her family to return to school, opening up the possibility of a brighter future. Due to missing nearly two years of school, she was admitted to S1, a few classes behind her peers. However, she is determined to succeed.

[Alora Initiative @AloraInitiative]

Meet our girls at @AloraInitiative 🚨

Meet Innocent Aloyo, one of the teen moms @AloraInitiative

Her parents separated when she was 6years old, and she began living with her stepmother. Like most families in her community, the women primarily worked and brought home the

[Bayne Corp @baynecorpug]

We are so proud of the work @AloraInitiative is doing in the community. Female education is the pathway to a strong resilient community and we are glad to be sponsors of their alora mtoto initiative. Educate a girl you educate a generation.

[Abigael Kisa @abigkis]

Clear eyes, full hearts can’t lose!!