Yogaayoga Ayi Ssabasajja Kabaka Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II. We congratulate His Majesty the Kabaka of Buganda upon his 33rd coronation anniversary. We wish him a prosperous tenure and more years of service ahead.
This coming week, I will be engaging the students and faculty of Harvard and Howard Universities. We shall have conversations about the struggle for democracy in Uganda, and the future of the African continent generally.
On Monday, 27th April, I will be at the Harvard University Center for African Studies in Cambridge, MA. On Tuesday, 28th April, I will be hosted by the African Studies Graduate Students Association (ASGSA) at Howard University University.
These engagements are part of our broader effort to strengthen solidarity and sharpen the ideas that will define Uganda and Africa’s democratic path.
Today, we celebrate a life that has refused to bow to dictatorship. A man who chose conviction over comfort. That he sits, languishing in jail on his 70th birthday, is yet another reminder of how much he has had to sacrifice for the sake of our country and its people.
Sending out revolutionary birthday greetings to Dr. Kizza Besigye Kifefe. May his sacrifice never go in vain. May he live long enough to see the kind of Uganda he has wholeheartedly fought for.
Honored to have been recognised as a Leader in Courage and Innovation (2026) by the @Renew_Democracy in New York City last night. I dedicate this award to the Ugandan men and women who have been killed, unfairly detained, or disappeared in our collective pursuit for a better Uganda. Their sacrifices shall certainly pray off.
I applaud my fellow Honorees: @AmbJohnBolton (US National Security Advisor 2018-19 and US Ambassador to the UN 2005-06); Ms. @cafreeland (Economic Advisor to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Deputy Prime Minister of Canada 2020-24); and @SenMarkKelly (US Senator for Arizona and NASA Astronaut 1996-2011) for their contribution to democratic causes.
Thank you, RDI! Uganda shall be free!
A dedication to all the comrades that have paid, and continue to pay a high price for the liberation of our motherland Uganda, your pain will never be in vain.
One day everything will be alright.
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?
Very pleased earlier, to virtually address some of the recently elected @NUP_Ug leaders at the levels of Member of Parliament, District Chairperson and Mayor, at a retreat held at One Love Beach, Busabala. I congratulated them on their victory, but reminded them that hundreds more were elected but were rigged with so much impunity by the regime. I reminded them to not lose sight of our main goal which is to redeem our nation from dictatorship. I charged them to remain united and avoid the temptations that come with leadership spaces under a dictatorship. I was very delighted to hear about the many other discussions they had regarding the political prisoners and other violations which happened in the election. These comrades also had a lengthy discussion focused on how to put the values of our party into practice as they embark on their leadership roles. We shall see them according to their fruits!
#FreeUgandaNow
#TêteÀTête - “I intend to return home,” says exiled #Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine, reappearing in #Washington after weeks in hiding.
He warns he remains under threat and calls for sanctions against President Museveni.
Full show with @mperelman ➡️ https://t.co/itwFqyfVwK
Fellow Ugandans and friends of Uganda!
Two months ago, Museveni yet again usurped the will of the people of Uganda and declared himself president on gunpoint. A day later, gripped by shame and fear, the military invaded my home to harm me, but I was able to evade them and go into hiding.
Over the past two months, the regime has looked for me everywhere. They have raided the homes of many colleagues and fellow leaders, mounted roadblocks and spot checks of vehicles and motorcycles, arrested and dismissed the police officers assigned to my campaign, raided our home in the village, and kept my home under siege. Well, they couldn't find me because the people of Uganda sheltered me and protected me.
Today, I am announcing my brief exit from the country to handle important work. Over the next few weeks, I will engage with our friends and allies all over the world before returning to Uganda to continue the push for freedom and democracy! For now, let's remain focused and united.
#FreeUgandaNow
🚨 WATCH
Ayotallah Khamenei FINAL message to the world
"Whoever see's a Tyrant ruler who breaks Allah's laws and oppresses people, yet does nothing will meet the same fate as that ruler"
Vor einigen Wochen forderte er den Autokraten Yoweri Museveni bei der Wahl heraus. Nun droht ihm der Sohn des Präsidenten damit, ihn zu kastrieren. Ein Interview mit dem flüchtigen ugandischen Oppositionellen Bobi Wine. https://t.co/jdVYjpmYR7
Last week, political tensions escalated after the European Parliament summoned Uganda’s Ambassador to Brussels, Mirjam Blaak Sow, to answer human rights violations surrounding the 2026 elections. The move sent shockwaves through Kampala, prompting a swift and defiant response from Foreign Minister Henry Okello Oryem, who declared that the ambassador would not appear before the European Parliament. He went even further, warning that opposition figure Bobi Wine could face treason charges.
But as the diplomatic standoff intensified, a different question began circulating among Ugandans: how did Mirjam Blaak Sow secure one of the country’s most strategic foreign postings?
In a revealing interview conducted several years ago, Ambassador Blaak Sow candidly acknowledged that her appointment was not the product of a competitive, merit-based process. Instead, she traced it back to a personal relationship with President Yoweri Museveni dating to the turbulent 1980s.
During the bush war era, she reportedly played a crucial role in assisting Janet Museveni, along with others, to relocate to Sweden. The implication, critics argue, is that loyalty forged in wartime later translated into diplomatic reward.
Now, as accusations of repression and impunity continue to shadow the Museveni administration, Ambassador Blaak Sow’s steadfast silence has drawn renewed scrutiny. To her critics, the controversy is not just about diplomacy — it is about loyalty, power, and the enduring ties of a decades-old alliance.
Below are her own words explaining how she rose to the ambassadorial post.
YouTube - https://t.co/seo2TTrZu6