Alexandria Nabayinda

"Children are likely to live up to what you believe of them."I am a happy advocate for children's rights

[Alexandria Nabayinda @lequ00001]

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[Alexandria Nabayinda @lequ00001]

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[Alexandria Nabayinda @lequ00001]

@muthoni_njakwe Amen Amen

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REST IN HEAVENLY PEACE LITTLE ANGELS. SAY HI TO MY SON.

As God is my witness, I do not go out of my way to look for weaknesses in government. But the story in today’s New Vision about the road crash that killed anywhere between 25 and 30 primary‑school children seemed to imply that the responsible MDAs mounted a coordinated, unified response. In reality, no such unified response occurred.

What we saw instead were isolated, uncoordinated appearances by individual ministers:

- Hon. Muyingo, the Acting Minister of Education and Sports, announced a ban on school trips while standing at King David School.

- Hon. Kasule Lumumba, the Minister of ICT, issued a government statement at the Uganda Media Centre.

- Hon. Maganda, the Minister of State for Transport, later read a very brief statement.

- Hon. Engola, the Minister of Disaster Preparedness, did not address the disaster at all.

These were parallel statements, not a coordinated national response. And they all shared one thing in common: they were budget‑neutral. Not a single MDA proposed immediate funding for emergency support, nor did any propose future investment in substantive road‑safety measures.

Yet this was a tragedy that demanded the highest level of government coordination. A unified response should have included a single multi‑agency meeting starting by 8:00am and ending by 11:00am and then Hon. Minister of ICT would give a true unified response from government. The meeting should at the very least had representation from:

- Ministry of Works and Transport
- Uganda Police
- Ministry of Health
- Ministry of Education
- Office of the Prime Minister

This is standard practice in countries with mature road‑safety systems. It ensures verified casualty numbers, coordinated messaging, technical investigation, and immediate support to families.

Instead, the nation was left with contradictory statements and symbolic measures. Painting school buses a single colour was proposed, a measure with zero impact on road‑safety outcomes. The Director of Traffic then contradicted this by noting that most school buses are hired PSV buses and cannot be painted as school buses. Hon. Muyingo’s ban on school trips was a temporary emotional measure, not a solution to the underlying causes of road crashes involving school children.

Meanwhile, the country was in shock. The grief felt was equivalent to national mourning. Parents were in incomprehensible agony. A unified government response should have included:

- Counselling services at the school
- Free transport for parents who needed to travel to hospitals or mortuaries
- A central information desk for verified updates
- A technical investigation team deployed within hours
- A joint press briefing with consistent information
None of this happened.

OVER Twenty‑five children died in a single crash. The nation deserved a coordinated, compassionate, technically competent response. What it received instead was fragmentation, contradiction, and cosmetic measures that require no investment and deliver no safety improvement.

[Alexandria Nabayinda @lequ00001]

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[Alexandria Nabayinda @lequ00001]

@MercyLakiskis @Mglsd_UG @MoWT_Uganda @Educ_SportsUg @BalaamBarugahar @Parliament_Ug @MunahLucky @Kasuku256 @UgandaMediaCent @Thomas_Tayebwa @PoliceUg Welldone our minister, they will wake up this time around

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[Uganda Radio Network @ugandarn]

A Senior Four student of New Life Secondary School in Luwero Town Council has died after allegedly being severely beaten by a teacher, while another student remains admitted to the hospital following the same incident

According to preliminary reports, the student sustained serious injuries during the alleged assault and later died while being rushed to Luwero Hospital for medical attention.

https://t.co/0Y7hOQv4LW

[Alexandria Nabayinda @lequ00001]

Ending violence against children starts with how we choose to discipline them.

For generations, corporal punishment has been seen as a normal way of correcting children. But an important question remains:

Are we raising disciplined children… or fearful children?

[Alexandria Nabayinda @lequ00001]

Luwero Student Dies After Alleged Caning as Police Arrest Two School Staff via @ugandanzc https://t.co/X1VfTYxT3m

[Uganda Child Rights NGO Network @UgandaCRNN]

What does access to clean water have to do with a child’s education, health and dignity?

We sat down with our ED @damonwamara to unpack this year’s Day of the African Child theme and the action needed to ensure no child is left behind.

#DayoftheAfricanChild #DAC2026 #Children

[ᗪᖇ. ᒪᗩᗯᖇEᑎᑕE ᗰᑌGᗩᑎGᗩ @ReachDrMuganga]

The release of examination results is not news. It should be normal for every learner to sit an exam or undertake an assessment. Yet here, we become overly excited about a national exam for a 12 or 13-year-old, while at the same time worrying that they might fail.

But who declares a 13-year-old a failure?

#MorningsAtNTV

@ntvuganda

[Alexandria Nabayinda @lequ00001]

Let girls be...end early marriages https://t.co/xoZmDCGiGw

[Alexandria Nabayinda @lequ00001]

Check out my latest article: ✨ Happy International Literacy Day! ✨ https://t.co/RgG6LlgCNv via @LinkedIn

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How mothers are redefining poverty solutions https://t.co/7s36NQBiT4

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Learners now spend more time in vans than in classrooms? https://t.co/usjrfkU1WQ

[Alexandria Nabayinda @lequ00001]

Boda Boda Fathers Commit to Ending Sexual Violence https://t.co/WPHcTU34PU

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Schools must avoid corporal punishment https://t.co/4HyURGEWzV

[Alexandria Nabayinda @lequ00001]

Parliamentary Forum on Children Pushes for Crucial Bills https://t.co/8FUpvQOIlG

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Schools, homes no longer safe for children – report https://t.co/aHDtVtI7Sq