founder member- Students for Global democracy uganda, International Association of Educators for World Peace, Youth coalition for electoral democracy.
Kampala, Uganda
Joined October 2013
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Makerere, why spend $30m to import tracking software?
It is astounding that with all the information technology (IT) we have done at Makerere for more than 30 years, with all the PhDs at Makerere University College of Computing & Information Science (COCIS), we cannot design a simple tracking software?
Uganda gave birth to the computer age in Africa. Makerere was the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) of Africa in 1970!
We groomed Eng Dr Kiwanuka, who designed his own engineering programs from his own brain, no import.
Let the ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation test its intellectual property. Anything short, 10 years from now, we will still be importing software to track our own cows. It would be a shame to the Hill. It is a shame to the nation.
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Yesterday, we held a capacity strengthening discussion for representatives of youth organisations, CBOs and groups to strengthen their knowledge and practical capacity on Human Rights-Based Programming.
The session was facilitated by @UHRC & explored key human rights principles and the application of Human Rights Based Approach (HRBA), equipping participants with practical skills to design and implement initiatives that actively promote and protect human rights.
A big thank you to all the participants for your active engagement, valuable contributions, and commitment to advancing human rights. Together, we can create more inclusive and rights-based programmes that leave no one behind.
#Aydl
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Cause effects :Politics versus economic and this is a sign that our representertives need to push politics on the sideline in po
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The now-deceased Tooro kingdom leader visited some high-end hospitals in Kampala after feeling persistent backpain. X-rays, MRI scans later, they told him they saw nothing.
Being a person of means, he flew to a hospital in Nairobi where he was diagnosed with cancer. A year later he was dead. What did the doctors in Nairobi see that the Kampala ones couldn’t?
Well, Nairobi has a Positron Emission Tomography (PET) scan or a few. Kampala and the whole of Uganda don’t. A PET scan costs about $3m (Shs 11.7bn) or approximately 17 Land Cruisers.
If there was a meeting of government officials, you would run out of space to park them. That is how many we have in Uganda but a PET Scan is not something we have been able to buy and install yet.
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Dr @YusufSerunkuma, we question the role government should be playing. A"Provider" or Protector"
In less than five minutes, economist Dr Fred Muhumuza clinically dismantles our so-called devt schemes: PDM, Emyooga, NUSAF – all of them. He called them "political instruction" – not economics!
One is then forced to ask, who are the economists behind them?
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Traditional grant funding for NGOs across Africa has been dropping, and relying on the old model is no longer sustainable.
If civil society organisations want to build long-term impact, we have to rethink how we operate.
That means shifting toward social entrepreneurship and building models that generate income to fund our own work instead of waiting on donor cycles.
Read my latest opinion piece: nilepost.co.ug/news/370762/n…
@nilepostnews
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Human rights and gender justice are not someone else's job; they are everyone's daily assignment.
Not just activists. Not just organisations. Every single one of us has a role to play. At home. At work. In our communities.
The job is ours. Let's stop passing it on and start owning it together. 👌
#YouthSpeakUganda #Aydl
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Here's your reminder! rights aren't passive. They demand smart, strategic, consistent action. "Use it wisely" means showing up when it's boring, not just when it's trending. Equality isn't handed over, it's built, brick by brick. Are you building? Or just watching? 👀
#YouthSpeakUganda #IYD26
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Call for Applications for 𝟑𝟎𝟎 Graduate Volunteer Opportunities under the 𝑵𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝑨𝒑𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒆𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒑 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒎𝒎𝒆 (𝑵𝑨𝑷), implemented by the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development @Mglsd_UG
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Powerful reflection, @bagota_hope bridging the gap btw youth voice and tangible impact remains a key issue. The question thou is how the number are not speaking and influencing and those who hold power are not putting the numbers on the table for influence.
Okay but @bagota_hope ate with this one during the X space! 👏🏾🔥
We've got the microphones, we've got the platforms, we've got the energy but are we actually getting RESULTS?
Let's be real: talking is cute, but winning is cuter. 😉 Let's turn our voices into action, our posts into policies, and our anger into actual change. No more all-talk-no-walk energy! We're entering the weekend with FIRE in our chests and a plan in our hands. 💪🏾✨
Time to turn noise into impact. Game on.
#IYD26 #YouthSpeakUganda
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@ntvuganda we cannot transition competency based education when we have a scripted curriculum and do not allow the private sector to influence and project skill for future. ex IBM influence curriculums in tech universities in the USA
Uganda’s universities are preparing to transition to competency based education, as institutions rethink teaching, assessment and skills development to better equip graduates for the job market.
#MorningAtNTV
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The Youth are speaking up resiliently, more so in a system designed to keep them unheard. The transition from merely "speaking up" to driving structural change depends on converting "Youth voices " into meaningful political participation
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Join us for a critical conversation on youth rights and inclusive participation in Uganda. This Saturday, 15th August 2026 at 6:00pm, we are asking the tough question: ARE WE SILENT OR SPEAKING UP? Featuring an esteemed panel of experts including @NantongoBashira, @ShamimNambassa and @bagota_hope . Hosted by @CanaryMugume See you there! 🇺🇬🗣️
#IYD26 #SpeakUpUganda #YouthSpeakUganda
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🇺🇬 YOUTH POLICIES MUST GO BEYOND TOKENISM
Robert Maseruka, MP for Mukono County South, says the State of the Nation Address did not provide clear solutions to the structural challenges facing Uganda’s young people.
He raises:
• The high number of young people outside employment, education or training
• Government’s reliance on short-term cash interventions and localised programmes
• The need for aggressive employment, skills and youth land-leasing policies
• Why the “no more sleep” message must include urgent action on the youth crisis
• Lessons from his experience as a former Makerere University Guild President
Watch here:
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🚨 INTERPOL report finds AI linked to more than half of cybercrime in Africa
Cyberattacks are becoming faster, more scalable, and increasingly difficult for victims and platforms to detect, according to INTERPOL’s African Cyberthreat Assessment Report 2026.
The report points to a major shift: cybercrime has evolved into an industrialized, borderless ecosystem.
Key findings include:
🔵 55% of cybercrimes reported in Africa are AI-enabled.
🔵 Online scams are the most frequently reported form of cybercrime.
🔵 Financial services, telecoms, and government institutions are the hardest hit.
🔵 Cybercrime-related financial losses have more than doubled since 2024, rising to USD 484 million.
🔵 72% of surveyed countries reported scam centres, with the highest concentration in Southern and West Africa.
🔵 Criminals are bypassing biometric checks by creating AI-generated synthetic identities that combine real personal data with fabricated elements.
🔗 Find out more: interpol.int/News-and-Events…
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Early research suggests that sildenafil, the erectile dysfunction drug commonly known as Viagra, may help stop cancer from spreading, not through its well-known effects on blood flow, but by disrupting how tumor cells manage cholesterol.
Read more: go.nih.gov/BvTkocc
ALT A viagra pill. Credit: Tim Reckmann\n
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The Prime Minister, Rt. Hon. @R_Nabbanja has unveiled the National Cleaning Days Initiative under the slogan “A Clean Uganda is Everyone’s Responsibility”
It will take place every last Saturday of the month from 7:00-10:00am where all public activities will be paused except emergency vehicles. This is a mandatory exercise for everyone to ensure cleanliness and good hygiene in order to prevent diseases.
#MOHatWork | #CleaningDaysUG
