Brian Turi

Concerned Citizen 🇺🇬🇷🇼🇺🇸. CEO Turi Capital. Snapchat: brianmedie IG: turibrian

[Brian Turi @turibrian]

I’m selling my eyebrows. Nyege nyege is close

[Brian Turi @turibrian]

@BafanaBafana @Ugandan_Beauty It’s the exact start we wanted.

[UEFA @UEFA]

🏆 Referee announced for 2026 #SuperCup!

We're pleased to share that Somali referee Omar Artan will officiate the highly anticipated match between PSG and Aston Villa in Salzburg.

[Dr. Oriba Dan Langoya @DrOribaDan]

In Memory of Dr. Mathew Lukwiya

In his final hours, he spoke to Sister Apio Anyai Angioletta, the paediatric nurse who had known him for years. She would later remember his exact words.
"Sister, things are worsening. I have tried to fight. The battle is almost over. Now I am seeing that I am also going. The time has come for me to go. That I know. I am going. But if I go, I will be at the doorway. Nobody is going to die now. I will tell my God that enough is enough."

Then he began to sing a hymn about war. Everyone in the room broke down. Sister Apio replied, "No, doctor, it will not be like that." But it was. On December 4th his breathing briefly stabilised. Later that evening his lungs began to haemorrhage. He died at 1:20am on December 5th, 2000.

He was buried at 4pm the same day. The coffin was sprayed with Jik bleach as it was lowered. Margaret asked if she could see him one last time and was refused. The body was considered too infectious.

He was placed in a grave he had chosen himself while he was dying, at the Grotto inside the hospital grounds, beside Dr. Lucille Teasdale and later Piero Corti. Teasdale had died in 1996 of AIDS, contracted while operating on an HIV-positive patient.
The student was buried beside his mentors.

And then something extraordinary happened. After Lukwiya's death, every remaining Ebola patient at Lacor survived. Not another single person died at the hospital. Sister Apio remembered the promise he had made on his deathbed: "I will tell my God that enough is enough." It is the kind of detail you would not believe if you read it in a novel.

By the time the WHO declared Uganda Ebola-free on February 6th, 2001, 425 confirmed and probable cases had been recorded, and 224 Ugandans had died, including thirteen health workers from Lacor alone.

The survival rate during the outbreak was nearly 50%, compared to as low as 10% in previous African outbreaks, largely because of the systems Lukwiya had built before anyone else even knew what was happening.

This is what the mainstream story leaves out. The intern who refused a teaching job in England. The doctor who walked into the bush instead of the nuns. The administrator who turned the hospital into a shelter for nine thousand people, most of them children, every night.

The Acholi son of a smuggler who topped his country in school, won the John Hay Prize at Liverpool, and still chose Gulu over everything else. By the time he made that final speech to his nurses, the heroism was already the entire shape of his life. The Ebola work only made it public.

Happy Heroes Day, Dr Matthew and all healthcare workers who sacrifice more than they should have to! #HeroesDay

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[Nile Post @nilepostnews]

Uganda's Youngest Hero: Yvonne Namaganda, the Girl Who Chose Others.

#NilePostNews
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[Brian Turi @turibrian]

@StateDept 😂😂😂

[Brian Turi @turibrian]

This is quite exasperating. I wonder if @realDonaldTrump and his administration ever thinks about the many lives he destroys

[The New York Times @nytimes]

From @TheAthleticFC: The Trump administration claims Somali referee Omar Abdulkadir Artan was denied admission to the U.S. due to suspected ties to "terror organizations." When asked to elaborate on these ties, the White House did not respond.
https://t.co/DMk5tpPEKT

[Charles Onyango-Obbo @cobbo3]

An Ebola ‘Conspiracy’?: Why is Uganda Blacklisted While DR Congo Where It Originated Gets a Pass?
It’s very difficult to get agreement on anything in politically polarised Uganda, but there is a rare growing consensus in the country that a "conspiracy" at play against it regarding the latest Ebola outbreak.
As is often the case, the virus originated in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) where 452 confirmed cases, 1,000 suspected cases, and 82 deaths have been recorded - before spilling over into Uganda.
Uganda has registered 15 cases and just ONE (1) death, a 59-year-old Congolese man who had come into the country from the DRC.
This is where it gets strange. Despite this disparity, western governments have issued over a dozen strict travel advisories specifically targeting Uganda, far eclipsing those levied against the DRC, and even suspension of visas!!!. This has prompted Ugandan politicians and social media users to rail against them and sections of international media like Al Jazeera for "bundling Uganda with Congo" and treating the two as a single entity.
The situation in Kenya might throw some light on the Uganda case. Protests erupted in Nanyuki, in the mountainous central region of the country, over a proposed US Ebola quarantine facility at Laikipia Air Base. This backdrop lends some credence to a disclosure from an authoritative Nairobi-based journalist who said: "We hear the US initially approached Uganda, which possesses the continent’s finest technical expertise on Ebola. Kampala refused, stating, 'We are too busy managing the spillover from Congo'."
If Kampala did indeed rebuff Washington, it is confounding given the Ugandan government’s long history of subservience to US interests. Yet, it might explain why conspiracy theories are thriving. Kampala likely suspects it is being internationally penalised for refusing to fall in line and serve as an Ebola "leper colony".
What is clear is how anomalous it is for a nation with minor spillover cases to be treated as the primary medical pariah.

[Daily Monitor @DailyMonitor]

World Health Organization (@WHO ) Director-General @DrTedros has praised Uganda's “prompt and capable” response to an ongoing Ebola outbreak, expressing confidence that the situation can be brought under control through continued regional collaboration.
https://t.co/s6gefCfexC
#MonitorUpdates

[Jacqueline Asiimwe @asiimwe4justice]

I thought I loved trees….. this woman gives her life for them. Two years ago she broke a world record by hugging a tree for 16 hours.

This year she’s walking around a tree for 100 hours.

Why does she do this? For trees. For the earth. For climate. For now. For the next generation.

The 100 hours will end on Tuesday 9th June at 2:00 pm.

If you can go to @Tembuzipark to walk with @Faith000001 or send her a word of encouragement here, it would mean a lot.

Even more, it’s to ask yourself - what is the action you are taking to protect Mother Earth?

@Owiny123 @theescosh @NFAUG @TourismBoardUg @tree_adoptionug @SchoolsTrees1 @JulzKagwa @MosesRutahigwa @Akeda4 @CivLegacy_F @GreatOutdoorsUg @DailyMonitor @CrystalANewman @newvisionwire @AmanzWillieONE

[Daily Monitor @DailyMonitor]

Police have raided a home in Nkumba, Katabi Town Council, rescuing over 50 upcountry youth lured by Alliance in Motion Global with false promises of lucrative jobs. Instead, the victims were conned out of their money and forced into online fraud schemes targeting other Ugandans.

The incident highlight's Uganda's worsening youth unemployment crisis, which leaves desperate graduates vulnerable to sophisticated job cartels and human trafficking networks. A manhunt is underway for the facility's administrators, who remain at large. Investigations are ongoing.

#MonitorUpdates

📸 @KamanaIvan

[Daily Monitor @DailyMonitor]

Ebola: Uganda to deploy 80 medics in DR Congo

The Ministry of Health explained that this approach will help both countries and the region to end the epidemic within a short time.
https://t.co/HSVfxJfKe9

[Ministry of Health- Uganda @MinofHealthUG]

Men who recover from #Ebola should avoid sex for at least 6 months or use condoms consistently and correctly.
This is because the virus can stay in semen even after recovery.
#MOHatWork | #FightEbolaUG26

[The New York Times @nytimes]

From @TheAthleticFC: Zohran Mamdani, the mayor of New York City and a long-time supporter of Arsenal, writes about what it means to see Arsenal win the Premier League trophy and his hopes for Saturday’s Champions League final against Paris Saint-Germain. https://t.co/AsazT1WL7L

[Kuchu Times Media Group | KTMG @KuchuTimes]

Uganda criminalises queerness but HIV doesn't check your sexuality. Lenacapavir is here and queer people deserve it first, not last. Read more 👇🏿:https://t.co/UzIVrIFnMo

[Africa Conservation Program @acprogram]

*It’s our turn to act 🌳*
On 5th June, we are coming together in Buhoma to restore our forests and protect indigenous trees for the next generation.

This is more than a run — it’s our forest, our future, our responsibility.
*Pay via MTN, Airtel, or bank.

[Africa Conservation Program @acprogram]

Our countdown is still on
2 weeks to go
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[Africa Conservation Program @acprogram]

#Run4IndigenousTrees2026

*One run, thousands of roots. Keeping indigenous trees standing strong 🌳 #Run4IndigenousTrees*

[Africa Conservation Program @acprogram]

Celebrating visionary leadership and unwavering dedication to Uganda’s growth and prosperity. 🇺🇬
We proudly congratulate H.E. President Yoweri Museveni on his continued leadership and commitment to national transformation, unity, and sustainable development.
#Run4IndigenousTrees

[Africa Conservation Program @acprogram]

#Run4IndigenousTrees2026
5th June is the date
Growing Roots,Planting the Future