"It's an absolute honour."
Brothers Olly and Seb Fisher are from Scotland but they are set to represent Uganda in international football. The siblings tell @skysarahjane how the opportunity came about ⬇️
🇬🇧 Watch The UK Tonight: https://t.co/nOWB5XGEvg
President Ruto: “I want to thank our father, President Museveni. When we sat down with Aliko Dangote, it was your vision that brought us this far. Mzee, we don’t take your vision for granted. You are the one who pushed us.”
The first passenger aircraft has just landed at Kabalega airport in Hoima, on board at Libyan players, who will be taking on Uganda cranes on 29th Sept 2029 at Hoima city stadium for the AFCON qualifiers.
WE BUILT A HOSPITAL IN A VILLAGE.
Yesterday was nothing short of amazing.
We hosted a massive free health camp for the people of Bamutakudde and neighboring villages in Kyampisi Sub-county and the turnout was overwhelming.
Over 700 people turned up: the old, the young, women, men. Over 50 medical workers volunteered their time and skills. We had free consultation, testing, treatment & medicine for all
For one day, we had a real hospital in our village:
- Reception, waiting area & triage (BP & temperature checks)
- General Medicine desk
- Dental clinic
- Lung & Respiratory desk thanks to Makerere University @Lung_Institute
- Gynecology desk powered by @naggalamahosp
- Lab testing (blood tests), HIV/AIDS counselling & testing thanks to @Rotary_Bukoto
- Prostate Cancer screening
- Ultrasound / Imaging scans
- Pharmacy : Free medicines given out
- Eye Care Clinic free eye checks & free glasses powered by @HAPAUG01
I have never seen our community so happy. My heart is full.
Thank you to @Alahai256 and @NewtonAllan6 the team leads, every doctor, nurse, lab technician, volunteer, partner, and mobilizer who made this possible. You gave our people the gift of health.
A big thank you to my village team for the making this a success. Team, we did it.
ABANTU BATOORO, ENOUGH IS ENOUGH.
TWASWARA!
There comes a time when we must pause and ask ourselves: what kind of Tooro do we desire?
You cannot say you love the baby and then throw it away with the dirty water. Right now, we are doing exactly that, dragging the Tooro we claim to love down the drain.
We are a proud people with norms and traditions that teach us dignity, restraint and respect. Baragirakiki reminds us that even in difficult times, we can conduct ourselves with discipline and decorum.
Right now, we are falling short.
Tutajura ekikaali!
Let us self-regulate. Share less of what embarrasses the institution. Resist heated narratives. Comment less, listen more and lower the temperature.
We are not opposing teams.
There is only one team: TEAM TOORO.
Let us never sacrifice our culture, values and customs at the altar of social media likes and petty divisions. Our disagreements must never become greater than our love for Tooro.
Let history remember us not for the noise we made, but for the wisdom we showed when Tooro needed us most.
And right now, the call is clear: let us rally behind our new King and unite around Kujumura Empango on 29th September.
Let all our energy, goodwill and efforts go towards making it a success and marking this new chapter with the dignity, unity and respect it deserves.
Let us also stop speculating about positions and titles. His Majesty the King will make those decisions, in his wisdom and at the appropriate time. Let us give him that space and respect the Crown.
IN ALL, TOORO COMES FIRST.
#TeamTooro
@ObukamaBwaTooro
This officer in fort portal was driving back to his station and found a lame lady who was stranded in rain, and he helped her..
These are the kind of officers we need in our society. Thank you Afande🥰
Delighted to meet Vice President Jessica Alupo of Uganda on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit. Recalled my memorable visit to Uganda in 2018 and the Kampala Principles that continue to guide India’s engagement with Africa.
We discussed ways to deepen cooperation in healthcare, agriculture, digital technologies and capacity building.
India and Uganda will keep working closely to advance bilateral ties and ensure a stronger voice for the Global South.
@jessica_alupo
I come to you in need, dear friends. As Chairman of Bamutakudde Village, I carry a heavy burden on my heart for my people.
I want to us to join hands and provide sponsorship to 100 children this term at only UGX. 60,000 per child to facilitate their education and stay in school.
Every child in Bamutakudde deserves to sit in a classroom, eat a hot meal, hold a pen and a book, open a textbook and DREAM BIG. Every 60K you give changes a life.
This is not just charity, it is an investment in the future of these children.
You can donate using this link https://t.co/uAwjy8f8Ws. We are working with
@grooplybyiotec@ioTec_Limited on this crowd sourcing campaign .
Hon. Sanjay Tanna, Minister of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives, led Uganda’s delegation to Nairobi on behalf of H.E. President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, engaging his Kenyan counterpart and President @WilliamsRuto on key trade and industrial issues. The discussions sought to harmonise policies and resolve trade-related challenges affecting several products.
You are a farmer and you have not embraced insurance, the current times may not favour you. You need to put insurance on the list of your farm inputs. You will thank me after.
Meanwhile, in Bangkok, Thailand’s prime minister sang “Let It Be” and “Blowin’ in the Wind” as Singapore’s prime minister played guitar.
#Thailand#Singapore
KING OYO - IMPACT
Even in his death, King OYO is impactful, Fortportal and surrounding towns will fill to capacity during his burial. Tourism impact!
Am told the road to Fortportal is a beehive, construction efforts have gone up 10 times right now. Impact!
KING OYO did one of the most successful documentaries on the RWENZORI RANGES like you will read below! Impact !
The documentary associated with King Oyo (Omukama Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV of Tooro Kingdom) is the short film Rwenzori: The Source of Life (also referred to as King Oyo:
Royal Rwenzori Mountain Expedition). It follows his 10-day 2022 expedition to Margherita Peak (5,109 m), the highest point in the Rwenzori Mountains and in Uganda, and focuses on climate change, melting glaciers, conservation, and promoting sustainable mountain tourism. It was a joint project of UNDP Uganda, the Uganda Tourism Board, and Tooro Kingdom.
It received notable recognition in tourism and documentary film circles rather than becoming a mass-market hit. It won multiple international awards, including a Gold Trophy at the 2023 New York Festivals TV & Film Awards, placement in the US International Awards (tourism products), a top-5 / third-place finish in the Tourism Products category at the 2023 World Tourism Film Awards in Valencia, and recognition at ART & TUR. Sources describe it as a four- or five-time award winner.2
It premiered first in the United States (California), then in Fort Portal and at a Kampala premiere at the International University of East Africa in late 2023. Related events drew large local crowds.
It was later added to the inflight entertainment on Brussels Airlines long-haul flights as a Destination Uganda promotion. Tourism officials publicly credited it (along with other efforts) with helping post-COVID recovery in Uganda’s tourism sector and increased interest in it was well-regarded and effective as a promotional and advocacy film—especially in tourism, conservation, and official circles, Its main impact was awards prestige, targeted screenings, and use in destination marketing.
Another win for American innovation in Africa. 🇺🇬Starlink's expansion to Uganda reflects our commitment to increasing U.S. investment in support of the Government’s tenfold growth agenda and expanding connectivity.
Greetings, Comrades. We introduce new passenger train trips, effective, 31 August 2026.
What is new:
1. Lunchtime trip to Mukono - 1:30 PM
2. Second trip to Mukono at 5:30 PM
3. New coach introduced. No standing options.
#RestinPeaceHHOyoNyimbaKabambaIguruRukidiIV
Dear international journalists—please stop referring to Omukama Oyo Rukidi IV as a “tribal” king. He was the reigning monarch of a powerful, diverse people with a sophisticated, far-reaching history. Would you refer to Charles III as a “tribal” king? Felipe VI? Carl XVI Gustaf?
The language of “tribe” has a long, controversial history. And in this case, it obscures more than it illuminates.