"Museveni is still a loner and a ‘Tibuhaburwa’ He had no friends and wasn’t my friend”. - Late Boniface Byanyima (RIP) father to Winnie Byanyima speaking to NTV 2011.
United States Senator Jim Risch has called for a review of the US-Uganda security relationship following the closure of media houses by Chief of Defence Forces General Muhoozi Kainerugaba.
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RM @RepGregoryMeeks: Moves by Ugandan officials to silence the press and human rights advocates directly undermine Ugandan democracy. The government must immediately end arbitrary detentions and attacks on media outlets.
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Blame it on colonialism, imperialism, or even neocolonialism, but one narrative I'm no longer convinced by is How Europe Underdeveloped Africa.
It’s been over 65 years since many African countries gained independence, and, in all honesty, it’s quite an ample time for Africa to have developed Africa. But what have we done?
Singapore got independence from Malaysia, yet look at where it is today. Yet, in Africa, we have continuously blamed Europe and colonialism for our underdevelopment.
I’m going to say it unequivocally: Africa has underdeveloped Africa.
Things would have been better if we never gained independence and remained under colonialism. Some of the developmental strides we have today and the adequate infrastructure were all set in place by them. We are worse off now than we were under colonial rule.
Aren't you the daughter of General Elly Tumwine that was threatening to kill all protesters just juzi?
He set the precedent, so teyandibadde gwe, we see what you're attempting to do naye uh uh.
This is very callous and tone deaf. This has been our reality, when your father was on TV talking about how police has the right to shoot and kill in cold blood. You weren’t scared then coz it wasn’t close to home. We have been scared. You are very insensitive.
Memorable quotes from the sharp-penned Ugandan journalist, commentator, and photographer Timothy Kalyegira .@TimKalyegira who went missing for four days before he was charged on Monday, June 29:
-"In this day and age, ruling people for 40 years is a mark of shame, not genius."
-Ultimately we all die poor. Nobody takes their six-bedroom house to the grave."
-On Uganda's economy: "Primitive accumulation of primitive wealth, by primitive people, for primitive reasons."
-"The only profitable economic activity left is praising the First Family, praising government projects, praising Big Men, [or] running for MP."
-"The people with money don't have brains and the people with brains don't have money."
if ug is to have any kind of future, we need to have our version of the nuremberg trials...
we should make sure future generations respond in disgust when m7 & his family are mentioned... he's our hitler and we need to denazify the country
if ug is to have any kind of future, we need to have our version of the nuremberg trials...
we should make sure future generations respond in disgust when m7 & his family are mentioned... he's our hitler and we need to denazify the country
FYI, he’s been doing commercials and collabs for a while now, even in Congo with a phone company. But I wish you would all apply nuance, it’s easy to comment on this when you don’t come from the living conditions he comes from. If you saw his house? You’d cry. Ways for us