Barbara Ntambirweki

🇺🇬Lawyer | Researcher @ETC_Group| Lecturer @UPU_Uganda| 2023 Stanford University Digital Civil Society Practitioner Fellow @digcivsoc| Activist|

[Humphrey Mutaasa | MBA | PGD @mutaasah1]

BREAKING NEWS 🗞️

We do not have EBOLA in Uganda 🇺🇬

@AJEnglish @BBCBreaking @cnnbrk and the rest, let this sink in properly, before you broadcast any further wrong information/ lies, watch this ….

[Helen Branswell 🇨🇦 @HelenBranswell]

Uganda's confirmed #Ebola case count is up to 15. I believe the 6 new cases are all linked to previous confirmed cases.
Good to see such a high number of contacts being followed.
Uganda has a lot of experience containing Ebola.

[Adonia Ayebare @adoniaayebare]

Yesterday I signed an agreement establishing Diplomatic relations between Uganda and Uruguay. My colleague Ambassador Dupuy Lassere signed on behalf of her country and the ceremony was witnessed by Hon. Mario Lubetkin the Foreign Minister of Uruguay.

[Adonia Ayebare @adoniaayebare]

Mzee General Yoweri Kaguta Museveni,

I wish to express my deepest gratitude for the confidence and trust you have placed in me by appointing me Foreign Minister of the Republic of Uganda. I am profoundly honored by this responsibility and humbled by the opportunity to continue serving our nation under your leadership.

I remain fully committed to advancing Uganda’s foreign policy objectives, safeguarding our national interests, and strengthening our diplomatic relations across the region and globally . I pledge to serve with loyalty, diligence, and dedication in pursuit of Uganda’s peace, prosperity, and strategic aspirations.

Thank you, Your Excellency, for your continued guidance and confidence.

[Nuwandinda Wilson @Nuwandinda20]

FROM NEWSROOM TO FOREIGN MINISTER;

The story of @adoniaayebare is one of intellect, discipline, patience, and steady service to Uganda on the global stage.

Born on 18 October 1966, Adonia Ayebare began his professional journey far away from the corridors of international diplomacy. Like many great leaders, his rise started with words, ideas, and communication. Between 1996 and 1998, he worked as a staff reporter at the East African Business Week in Kampala, building his understanding of politics, economics, governance, and society. He later served as an Information Officer with the Integrated Regional Information Network (IRIN), sharpening his expertise in regional affairs and communication.

Behind his growing career stood a strong academic foundation. Ayebare obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in Mass Communication from Makerere University in 1993. Determined to deepen his understanding of international affairs, he pursued further studies in the United States, earning Master’s degrees from Long Island University and Tufts University’s prestigious Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. He later attained doctoral qualifications from Indiana University and Rutgers University.

His entry into diplomacy came in 2001 when he was appointed Uganda’s Principal Adviser and Special Envoy to the Burundi peace process. It was a critical assignment that placed him at the center of regional peacebuilding efforts and introduced him to high-level international negotiations.

Between 2002 and 2005, he served as Uganda’s Ambassador and Head of Mission to Rwanda and Burundi, representing Uganda during an important period in East African regional relations. In 2005, he was transferred to Uganda’s Mission at the United Nations in New York, where he served as Deputy Permanent Representative and Chargé d’Affaires until 2008.

His expertise later earned him appointment as Director of the Africa Program at the International Peace Institute in New York, a globally respected think tank focused on peace and security. From 2010 to 2012, he returned to Uganda’s Mission to the United Nations as Deputy Head of Mission, before taking on another continental responsibility as Senior Adviser on Peace and Security at the African Union Permanent Observer Mission to the United Nations from 2013 to 2017.

In March 2017, Adonia Ayebare was appointed Uganda’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations — one of the country’s most significant diplomatic positions. Through this role, he has represented Uganda in major global discussions on peace, security, development, and international cooperation, earning respect as one of Uganda’s most experienced diplomatic voices.
As of today, he has been appointed Uganda’s foreign minister , Adonia Ayebare’s journey stands as an inspiration to many young Ugandans. From the newsroom in Kampala to the highest levels of global diplomacy, his story proves that education, consistency, humility, and service can transform a man from reporting history to helping shape it.

[Uganda Media Centre @UgandaMediaCent]

Ministry of Health Confirms Zero Ebola Cases: National Task Force Lists Strong Preparedness and Response Measures

[Daily Monitor @DailyMonitor]

Cedric Kabeho: The gentle accountant who gave quietly

When Kabeho gave with his left hand, his right hand never knew about it. He paid school fees and medical bills. He contributed to churches and schools and helped individuals in need. And he did all of it without expecting a single word of thanks https://t.co/RN94981uLu
#MonitorUpdates

[BBC News (World) @BBCWorld]

Uganda's president sworn in for record seventh term https://t.co/ZZ3NbSmGIs

[Bloomberg @business]

Uganda's President retains his position at the helm of the East African nation as it gears up to become an oil producer https://t.co/AVEaCYBZvs

[Larry Madowo @LarryMadowo]

On the eve of his inauguration, Yoweri Museveni gives Ugandans a drone show in Kampala.

He has been in power for 40 years and starts another 5-year term tomorrow

[Elly Karuhanga, @EllyKaruhanga]

Your Excellency President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni,

As you prepare to take the oath once again on the 12th of May 2026, I extend to you my warm congratulations and sincere best wishes.

For me, this occasion is deeply personal and reflective.

I have had the privilege of knowing you from our younger days and of walking with you through different chapters of Uganda’s journey, from the early days of UPM, through the formative years of NRM, in Parliament, and later in the Constituent Assembly that gave Uganda the 1995 Constitution.

With time, history becomes memory, and memory teaches humility.

Over the years, I have watched you engage presidents and peasants, diplomats and ordinary wananchi with the same simplicity and ease. One of your most remarkable qualities has been your ability to remain approachable, patient, forgiving, and attentive to people despite the enormous weight of office and responsibility.

Many leaders become distant because of power.
You somehow remained connected to people. There are certain moments that remain deeply engraved in memory because they reveal the true character of a person beyond public office and politics.

I remember one particular evening when you returned from Cairo late at night. Many people would naturally have gone home to rest after such a long journey. Instead, you drove straight to Ntinda to visit an elderly lady in her nineties who was bedridden and nearing the end of her life. You sat with her in her home for several hours, speaking gently, listening patiently, comforting her and her family before she eventually passed on not long thereafter. That moment stayed with me.

I remember another occasion when I accompanied you to Luwero to visit an elderly woman whose family you had known during the difficult years of the war. Her small home was visibly worn by time. I still remember looking up and seeing holes in the old rusted iron sheets above us as rain clouds gathered in the distance. She offered us a weak wooden bench to sit on as you spoke with her at length, asking about her health, her children, her sisters, relatives, and even the resting place of her late husband. It was not a political visit. It was human.

You later promised to build her a better home and, true to your word, you fulfilled that promise.

I must confess that the entire scene moved me deeply and remains difficult to forget even today. Over the years, I have witnessed many similar moments that rarely reach newspapers or public platforms, moments that quietly reveal your compassion, humility, loyalty, memory, and genuine concern for ordinary people (obuntu).

You have kept old friendships, remembered old comrades, respected culture and tradition, and continued to listen even to those who disagree with you. I know very few leaders who can move comfortably from a village discussion to a high level diplomatic meeting without changing who they are.

Politics often rewards noise.
History rewards endurance (okugumisiriza).

Uganda’s journey has not been perfect, because no nation’s journey ever is. Yet few can deny that under your leadership Uganda has witnessed remarkable transformation in peace, infrastructure, education, regional influence, private sector growth, national confidence and dignity .

Entire generations have grown up knowing only a stable Uganda, connected to the region and increasingly engaged with the world. That, whatever one’s political views may be, is part of your contribution to history.

[Human Rights Watch @hrw]

The Zambia government’s flimsy reasons for postponing RightsCon suggest that the government wanted to control the summit’s human rights agenda.

The authorities should fully explain the last-minute cancellation, which is a serious loss for the promotion of human rights.
https://t.co/crolfvV6Cr

[Mwangi @MwangiMaina_]

President Ruto says Kenya wants calls between Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and Rwanda to be treated as local, urging harmonisation of the region’s telecommunications space.

[Reuters Africa @ReutersAfrica]

Zambia's government said on Monday that it opposed a U.S. attempt to tie health funding to access to critical minerals, giving details for the first time about why negotiations with Washington over two proposed agreements have stalled. https://t.co/mQgBlu0VBl

[Larry Madowo @LarryMadowo]

BREAKING VIDEO: Kenya’s Sabastian Sawe becomes the first person ever to win a regular marathon in under two hours, setting a new world record at the London Marathon in 1:59:30!

Kenyans invented running™

[Enoch Barata @EnochBarata]

My thoughts on the National Sovereignty Bill 2025 ⁦@GCICUganda⁩ ⁦@MKarekye⁩ ⁦@mia_uga⁩ ⁦@skaheru⁩

[Judiciary Uganda @JudiciaryUG]

Uganda Pentecostal University (UPU) this evening held its Grotius Annual Lawyers’ Dinner for fourth-year law students at Hotel Africana in Kampala, bringing together students, members of the Judiciary, the Uganda Law Society, and academia. The dinner was held under the theme, “Lawyers as Healers: The Obligation of the Profession to Serve as Healers of Human Conflicts” (CJ Warren E. Burger, 1982).

Delivering the keynote address, the Acting Chief Registrar, HW Lamunu Pamella Ocaya, described the occasion as both a celebration and a moment of reflection for future lawyers.

“It is an honour to be here with you today,” she said, noting that addressing a room full of aspiring legal professionals was no small task.

“It is much easier to cross-examine a witness than to decide what to say to a room full of brilliant future colleagues,” she added.

HW Lamunu shared her personal journey as a mother and wife who grew up in Gulu City in Northern Uganda, a region once affected by conflict, and rose from a humble background to serve as a member of Top Management in the Judiciary.

She said the evening marked more than academic achievement, describing it as a transition into a higher calling.

“You are stepping into a role as custodians of justice,” she said, urging the students to reflect not only on what lawyers do, but on who they ought to be.

Expounding on the theme, HW Lamunu noted that while the legal profession is often seen as adversarial, true lawyering goes beyond winning and losing cases.

“Beneath every case file is something deeply human, conflict, pain, fear, and sometimes injustice. That is where the deeper calling of the lawyer begins,” she said.

Throughout her address, she emphasized humanity and humility as central values of the legal profession, noting that lawyers must always see the human being behind every file.

Highlighting Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), she described mediation as a long-standing and important avenue for resolving disputes, allowing parties to be heard and to reach meaningful, lasting resolutions.

“If you are engaged in mediation, you are playing the role of a healer,” she said. “It is not just about resolving a dispute, but about restoring relationships, dignity, and trust.”

She added that as students enter the profession, they will be entrusted with people at their most vulnerable moments.
“Your role will not only be to argue, but to listen; not only to advocate, but to understand; not only to win, but to do what is right,” she said.

HW Lamunu also encouraged the students to reflect on their journey and celebrate their achievement, noting that their presence at the dinner was evidence of years of discipline, sacrifice, and resilience.

She cautioned them against prioritizing profit over principle and urged them to uphold the moral authority of the legal profession.
“Healing requires humanity, humility, courage, and hope,” she said.

The Chief Guest, the Principal Judge, Lady Justice Jane Frances Abodo, commended the University for organizing an event that bridges legal education and practice, noting that the theme was timely and globally relevant.

“The theme is on point. It reflects the conversation we are having today not only in Uganda, but globally,” she said. “I want to thank my sister, the Acting Chief Registrar, that was a powerful keynote address.”

Lady Justice Abodo said the dinner was more than a social event, describing it as a platform for meaningful engagement.
“This is not only a dinner; it is a space where you can pick each other’s minds, exchange ideas, and build professional networks,” she said.

She reminded the students that the study and practice of law are demanding but rewarding, placing lawyers at the centre of justice delivery in society.
“Law is a demanding profession,” she said. “It is also double-edged—it can be used to heal, or it can be used to harm.”

She urged the students to remain conscious of the power they carry as legal professionals

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

Great spending time with New York City’s Cutest. And thanks to @NYCMayor for giving me an excuse to break out my best “Wheels on the Bus”

[Barbara Ntambirweki @barnta]

@AAnolyne75305 @pntambirweki @UPU_Uganda @NtambirwekiOrg Thank you for wishing our hero a joyful birthday. Thank you so much @AAnolyne75305 🙏

[Ankunda Arnoline . @AAnolyne75305]

Wishing you a day filled with joy and a year ahead blessed with good health, wisdom, and continued success. Your leadership and dedication remain a great source of inspiration to us all. May you achieve even greater milestones as you guide the institution forward.@pntambirweki