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[Ocen John Jether @ocen_jether]

Still on the recently concluded #FinalistDinner, what began as a dream became a defining night. We hosted giants from media, energy, and finance and delivered with grace, grit & growth. Now featured in the @DailyMonitor
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@SueNsibirwa

[Prof. EPHRAIM KAMUNTU @KamuntuProf]

Thank you, Gen. @otafiire_k for your distinguished service to the nation 🙌

While we celebrate public duty, a quick reminder: some debts are also public… my cows are still waiting on you 😎

[Posha Aloyo @poshaaloyo]

Coping 🙏🏽❤️💔

[Karitas Karisimbi @KaritasKarisim2]

When I first became a parent to boys, all I hoped for was that they would grow up surrounded by love, care, stability, and happiness. Over the years, they have grown into kind, caring, funny, thoughtful young men, and I couldn’t be prouder of them. But parenting teenage boys has taught me something I didn’t fully appreciate when they were little. As boys grow older, they start testing boundaries. They question rules. They push back. They want more independence. Sometimes they seem absolutely convinced that their parents know nothing at all. And while love remains essential, I’ve come to realise that boys also benefit from hearing certain messages from other voices they respect—people who can reinforce values, challenge excuses, model responsibility, and sometimes say exactly what mum has been saying all along, but in a way that lands differently. It has made me reflect on something simple: We spend years making sure our boys are educated but, how much time do we actually spend intentionally preparing them for manhood? Who is helping them navigate responsibility, relationships, resilience, emotional intelligence, character, and purpose? Who is helping prepare them for adulthood and for the harsh world out there? I’d love to hear from parents, mentors, educators, and young men themselves. What experiences, conversations, or people had the greatest impact on helping you become the person you are today? And for parents, what has raising teenage boys taught you? #Sharedstories
#RisingSonsAfrica #BuildingBoysShapingMen #MentorshipMatters

[North Kigezi Diocese-Kinyasano @Northkigezidio1]

#BishopOnesimusquotes

[Kanindo @ivan_magomu]

This is the @GongodyoSidney I knew.

Not the headlines. Not the tragedy. Not the anger that has consumed all of us since 5th June. This, This man. Laughing. Living. Just being himself.

If you had sat with him the way I did. If you had heard that laugh. If you had seen how gently he moved through this world despite the size of him. If you knew how softly he spoke, how easily he smiled, how little he asked for and how much he gave…

They took him from me. They took him from all of us. And I do not think they had any idea who they were taking!!

Rest easy my brother. These memories are all I have left of the ordinary days and I will treasure every single one. ❤️

#JusticeforGongodyo #JusticeforSydeny #BlackPirates #UgandaRugby

[PIRATES RUGBY @piratesrugbyUG]

Reboot session, back to business…

COME ON YOU PIRATES 🏴‍☠️

🎥 @MogalChris

#ForSydney

#StanbicPirates ll #RokeWithPirates ll #VisitKPA ll #PiratesStrong

[Alan Kasujja @kasujja]

Today was Budget Day!

@UgandaMediaCent deployed a team of brilliant photographers to capture it for you.

They took hundreds of photographs which are now available for you to use.

Please leave the watermarks intact so that the young men and women responsible get credit for their work.

https://t.co/0o5d37Cy0c

@mofpedU @rggoobi

[Lumbemusolo @AmootiGuma]

“… everyone was made for something, as a man you have to balance out life one way or another, you have to make all facets of life work…” #PiratesStrong #JusticeForSydney 🫶🏾🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️

[Lumbemusolo @AmootiGuma]

Saturday will be painful, more than many challenges we have faced but smooth sails never made a good sailor, #PiratesStrong will be tested amid these rough seas, no better opponent than the yellow machine.

Tujja Tujja!

[Vision Sport @newvisionsport]

Pirates retire No. 7 in honour of fallen star Gongodyo

MORE: https://t.co/IxMP6b6y5W | #VisionSports

[Alan Kasujja @kasujja]

Locked in!

@ugandamediacent - proud of you my people.

[Andrew UmahTete @DrewTete]

On Friday, a pirate sailed out to sea never to see the shore again.

Gone at just 27, Sydney leaves behind a legacy bigger than the game. Here is my tribute, Rest easy, BIG Syd. 🕊️🏉

Footage: @MogalChris @fatcatspod @KawowoSports @NBSportUg @UgandaRugby @piratesrugbyUG

[Lumbemusolo @AmootiGuma]

A beast on pitch, a darling ku ground.
Rest easy pretty boy ❤️‍🩹🏴‍☠️

[Acholi godddd @Acholi_godddd]

As someone who had love for the game, I have failed to get over you Syd, it will take time but will be okay!!! Go well brother 😔 🕊️🕊️

[Mr Self-Made. @TjkWAkram]

SPORTS: How will rugby bear the pain of losing Pirates’ Gongodyo?.

The late Sydney Gongodyo, the Rugby Cranes and Black Pirates forward was laid to rest yesterday in his home district of Bulambuli.

At the age of 27, Gongodyo died on Friday, June 5, as a result of injuries he suffered, following a mob attack on him in Bukoto. Gongodyo, who left behind a one-year-old son and a wife was set to play for the Pirates in their first leg semi- final clash against the Heathens in the Nile Special Rugby Premiership last weekend.

Yet, Gongodyo’s brutal death may even have more far-reaching effects on the game. Perhaps for the rugby fraternity, it will be difficult to forget how warm and friendly individual Gongodyo was.
For many, they found him quite approachable and kind.

Yet, when on the field of play, Gongodyo was a real bulldozer, as he was hard to stop when on the ascendance. Leonard Lubambula, the Rugby Cranes assistant coach said that Gongodyo is a major loss because he was starting to perform at his peak.

“He represented the success of our player development pathway. His absence leaves a gap in terms of experience, leadership and quality, which is reinforced by the importance to continuously develop young talent.” Richard Lumu, the director of rugby at Rams, and a former national team player, noted that because of Gongodyo’s build and size, he helped make up significantly for Uganda’s lack of size.

That game was postponed to a later date to be confirmed. However, there has been speculation that it will be scheduled this weekend. There is no doubt that the Pirates have been greatly affected by this loss, seeing how emotional the entire team has been since news broke of their player’s passing.

He was the ball carrier that every coach would want on his team. Because of his height and size, he was not an easy one to stop. But at the same time, he was hard to go past,” Lumu said.

In addition, Lumu noted that Gongodyo, who could play as a flanker, lock or eighth-man, proved to be versatile. And considering that usually, forwards get better as they grow older, and gain experience, Gongodyo was yet to realize his actual prime.

There is no doubt, that the Uganda Rugby Union valued Gongodyo highly, and actually inducted him in the Rugby Cranes in 2023. The fact that he was sent to South Africa for a high performance programme, before he represented Uganda in the Rugby Africa Cup last year, confirms the potential they saw in him.

[Uncle Billz @UncleBillz]

🚨THE LAST HAPPY MOMENTS OF SYDNEY GONGODYO

After watching this video I realized one thing,
These planned kids don't know the wolves outside so when they move out they think they are with fellow humans, that's why he couldn't run for his life , he thought they would see his innocence.
It's heartbreaking to watch someone so full of life lose it so tragically. His smile in this video was pure, and now it's gone too soon.

Rest in Peace Brother 💔🙏

[Kabagabu Bridget Bagonza @BridgetBagonza]

Dear heathens, thank you for standing with us these past few weeks. Kati…
See you Saturday in that swamp you call a pitch🙂‍↔️

[Jermaine Egesa @jermaine_egesa]

"Yet if you ask anyone at King’s Park, Kyadondo, or the national team camp what they’ll miss most, they won’t start with his bruising carries or defensive positioning. They’ll tell you about his dimpled smile...."

https://t.co/312LBf1Fqu

[𝓑𝓪𝓽𝓱𝓸𝓵𝓸𝓶𝓮𝔀 𝓡𝓸𝔂 @BatholomewRoy]

Honored to have memories with you.
The last number 7.
Fly high Syd. 🏴‍☠️💪🏿❤️