Asst. Prof. of Global Health at Allegheny College. Writing a book on Global Medical Apartheid Logic. Anthropologist. PhD @NorthwesternU. Mostly posting about UG
Out of 106 democracies around the world, Washington, D.C. is the only capital city whose residents have no voting representation in the national legislature. ๐
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Daily Monitor and NTV are among Uganda's most influential independent news organizations. Their reporting has long played a central role in covering elections, corruption, governance, and public health.
So the tactic is: deny, confuse, and delay. Make people stop preparing for an internet blackout so itโs more effective when it inevitably happens, as it has repeatedly in the past decade.
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The Government of Uganda has not ordered any internet shutdown during the upcoming elections. Claims suggesting otherwise are false, misleading, and intended to cause unnecessary fear and tension among the public.
A Ugandan government spokesperson is posting while their government has shut down the internet across the entire country. Claiming the country is โsafe and open for businessโ during an internet blackout is ironic.
Uganda is still seeking new IMF financing to manage its debt. Negotiations on a new IMF credit program are expected to continue after elections. https://t.co/dtrYIjKUe2
"Those detained includingย Sarah Bireete, a prominent lawyer and human rights activist, who was arrested at home in Kampala on 30 December. ... Her arrest marks a new level of repression." https://t.co/mE77Ir5fsF
One way to misread the America First Global Health Strategy is to take Secretary Marco Rubio at his word and treat it as a radical ideological break. https://t.co/y1MjhWwLEC
This narrative is tired, misleading, and harmful. Exploiting fear for political gain does not protect valuesโit puts vulnerable minority communities at risk. Redefining leadership as the rejection of others is a false and exhausted narrative. True values protect human dignity, especially for those most at risk.
EXCLUSIVE: Bobi Wine tells CNN the upcoming election is a war against him as security services have unleashed violence on him and his supporters. We got teargassed while covering one of his rallies.
"General Museveni sees Uganda as his personal property and us as his slaves"
"...as well as provide support for faith-based health care providers and for health care services to the Ugandan military..."
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Hit in the face with a cane by 'Uganda security forces' as they approached a campaign venue in Gulu. Other supporters were also beaten and hospitalised. https://t.co/9uqolp5vF2
Today, UN Human Rights Chief Volker Tรผrk deplored the intensifying crackdown on the opposition and the media in Uganda ahead of next monthโs general election
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Ahead of 2026 elections: 60% of Ugandans say they personally fear becoming a victim of political intimidation or violence during election campaigns https://t.co/HsoulFJQdS
He admits to putting them in "the fridge", meaning extra-judicial or non-transparent detention outside normal the legal processes and held without formal charge or trial for an extended time https://t.co/fwZeDZYIln
In the 2018/19 shutdown, 14,000+ air traffic controllers worked without pay for 35 days! NATCA, their union, warned about extreme safety risks as training halted and sick calls led to major delays, all pressure that helped force Trump & Republicans to finally end the standoff.