Someday Raila and Uhuru will be out of the picture but the injustices you support today might boomerang on you because they are getting normalized. Stay woke!
My cousin saved up 40M+ and just asked me whether they should buy a car or land first; I’ve advised them to put it on a United win today and buy both next week.
A bad government will kill you like it will kill me. Its police will clobber you like they will clobber me. They will abduct and shoot your brothers like they will shoot my brothers. They will make your mothers cry like they make our mothers cry. Nobody is spared from tyranny.
My fellow citizens of Uganda, we have a great opportunity and responsibility on January 15 2026, which is only 2 days away, to determine the future of our dear country Uganda and to shape its destiny for ourselves, our children, our grandchildren and great grandchildren who are born or even those who are not yet born.
If you are a registered voter, you determine Uganda’s future through casting your vote.
If you are a Ugandan, whether you are a registered voter or not, and whether you live in Uganda or outside Uganda, by your own choice or not by your own choice (like myself and many others who fled the country for threats to our respective lives by those in power or because of economic exclusion and in search of a better economic livelihood for yourself, your children and your family), you have a right as a Ugandan to observe and comment on the entire election.
If you are a Ugandan registered voter and you are denied the right to cast your vote either for the President, your MP or any other candidate, or you cannot trace your polling station or your name is not on the Voters Register or you cannot or fail to vote because the Biometric machine rejects you or is not working or someone else has already ticked the ballot paper for you when it is handed to you, do not remain silent.
Stay in your line until the issue has been sorted out and you vote freely for each candidate of your choice.
If the issue is not sorted out by the Election officials on the ground, inform your LC 1 Chaiperson or LC official nearest to you and at least 3 other people who are not your family members and who witnessed what happened to you.
Every Ugandan whether he or she is a voter or non voter has a right to stay and observe the entire election at their polling station or any other polling station, from the beginning to the end, provided you do not prevent or obstruct other registered voters to also cast their votes freely and provided you maintain the distance of 20 meters allowed by our law.
I have watched many videos of fellow Ugandans telling their fellow Ugandans that they do not have a right to stay close to polling stations and to observe the entire election. Our Constitution did not create two categories of citizens - the ones who have a right to observe and follow what is going on during voting hours and those who do not. Stop confusing and abusing the intelligence of Ugandans. We are all peace loving Ugandans until proven otherwise. There is no presumption of criminality written in our Constitution or in any other law that is on our Statute books which specifies which Ugandans will break the law going by their political beliefs.
Ugandans should freely exercise their votes without being labeled as non peace lovers.
It is our collective votes, that will determine who will lead us as our President;
who will be your individual Member of Parliament and our representatives in the Parliament of Uganda and to will pass laws that either protect and enhance the enjoyment of your rights and erode your constitutional rights; the MPs that will study and only approve government budgets that give due priority to your economic wellbeing, your health, quality education for your children and all the children of Uganda; who will be your District Woman Member of Parliament, your District Chairperson, Councilor, etc.
So cast your vote very wisely for the best candidate at each level, that you believe in and who represents not only your interests but the interests of our dear country Uganda as a whole.
We also determine Uganda’s future by what each one of us does on the day of the election; what each one of us does after we have voted; what we do after the voting is ongoing and after it has closed; what we do during and after the votes have been counted and declared at each polling station.
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I continue holding the perspective that a dictator who came with guns can be taken out with a vote.
Only short-sighted people don’t see that dictatorships all over the world fall when people vote in large numbers against it. Small numbers are easy to rig, Large numbers aren’t.
In 2008, many doubted Barack Obama could beat Hillary Clinton for the Democratic nomination — yet he did. His rise wasn’t accidental. He mobilized voters who had never participated before, driven by his clarity, calm authority, and powerful communication.
That year, U.S. voter turnout hit 61.6%, the highest since 1968. Uganda’s turnout in 2021 was 59.3% — proof that participation matters everywhere. In 1996 it was 70%
The lesson is simple: elections are decided by those who show up, not by noise or accusations. Whatever happens between now and Monday, 19th January, Uganda will still be here. Conduct yourself in a way that ensures you will be too — safe, free, and responsible.
If you want your preferred candidates (President and MPs) to win, go and vote on 15 January.
In these remaining 3days, invite your parents and grandparents for medical check-ups.
My grandmother is already with me, and she will be returning after the 15th. 🌚
The power to shape Uganda’s future lies with us. A new generation deserves a new voice and leadership that listens. Bear in mind that change is not a crime,leadership evolves,our future deserves accountability, fairness, and progress. We deserve a country that works for everyone
Kind reminder; if your polling station isn’t in and around town, and you can travel, please go home and vote.
Go home exercise your right!!!!
And don’t forget… UMBRELLA IS THE SYMBOL!!! ⛱️⛱️