Just In: Armed plain clothed men driving a drone with no plates have stormed my 76yr old fatherโs house in Fort Portal City searching for โgunsโ. They didnโt find any & abducted my brother, cousin and his friend who was visiting. Their whereabouts are unknown. Help me find them๐ญ
.
@HEBobiwine
, this should be the cover image of a book telling your life story. It's a face of a young man with big dreams overseeing a sad generation.
๐๐๐ฉ๐ญ๐๐ข๐ง ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฆ ๐๐ซ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ ๐๐ฌ๐จ
Currently, Captain Ibrahim Traore holds the esteemed position of President of Burkina Faso. He is highly regarded among his peers in the military and is destined for great things in Africa.
Unlike some
When my brother was kidnaped and was all sad, far away, not knowing what to do next,
@HEBobiwine
reached out and told me, โRemmy, you should speak up.โ and launched a fierce fight for his freedom.
Those words buzz like bees in my ears. Bobi brings unwavering love, energy, and
At the
#USAfricaLeadersSummit2022
, I had an exclusive sit-down interview with President
@KagutaMuseveni
covering his views on abductions, human rights violations, transition and many other topics of interest. Iโll publish.
Yโall wonโt believe what happened to the Attorney General as he was making his submission defending torture at the UN for the second day. Get popcorn and wait for my next tweet๐.
I canโt tag UPDF and UPDF Spokesperson in my tweets anymore! All am asking for is to know the location of my family members and please donโt torture them wherever they are. The thought of it sucks๐ญ.
Uganda: Kawempe North MP Muhammad Segirinya and his Makindye West counterpart Allan Ssewanyana will โsoon be discharged from jail after negotiations at State House.โ says a source who prefers anonymity.
I have been asked by the government of Uganda to delete my uncensored interview with
@KakwenzaRukira
explaining his torture ordeal while in detention off my facebook & twitter accounts. Whether to delete or not to delete, thatโs a decision i will have to make.
#Journalismisdead
I hate it when women get abducted, raped in detention and ppl start telling women to โbe careful.โ At the end of the day it doesnโt matter how careful, vigilant or aware you are as a woman in Uganda. Horrible men will do horrible things to you regardless. Justice for Marinos๐ฉโโ๏ธ
Kavuma Jamushid. Thatโs his name. He is a son. He is a father. He is a brother & has been missing for 20 days. He is reportedly held illegally by the security forces according to his family.
We all bear responsibility for a system in uganda that allows this to happen every day.
A political documentary named โBobi Wine: The Peopleโs President,โ whose rights were recently acquired by National Geographic Documentary Films, has won the audience award as best documentary feature at the Hamptons International Film Festival. Source:
@HEBobiwine
#NewsUpdate
Everywhere in Uganda, crime is out of control. Ministers abused their offices to obtain iron sheets meant for the poor in Karamoja committing a white-collar offense. No civil lawsuit has been filed or penalties imposed yet.
In countries like China, White Collar criminals are
๐๐ซ๐๐๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ : President
@JoeBiden
has asked the National Security Council to evaluate the effects of the enactment of Ugandaโs Anti-Homosexuality Act and reevaluate annual $1 billion aid to Uganda.
โI have directed my National Security Council to evaluate the implications of
Hi
@UPDFspokespersn
, yesterday you said you were investigating the abduction of my brother, cousin and their friend. Information I have from CMI is that you are illegally keeping them at unknown location. When will this impunity & unlawful detentions end? Free my family๐๐๐
A police officer caught by
@DailyMonitor
cameras using excessive force against university students peacefully protesting the hiked prices of goods in Uganda. This is a criminal misconduct by the law enforcement officer and should be held accountable for civil rights violations.
Why does the
@UN
look the other way when it comes to Ugandaโs human rights abuses? Next week, I will tell a story of how Ugandaโs crying voices are suppressed and the UNโs stand on the violations.
Update 1: One of the things agreed on in a series of informal meetings at State House was that MPs Allan and Segirinya would not engage in what my source called โradical politicsโ once set free.
When a woman said she was raped by CMI agents in detention, she was minimized & ridiculed by a pastor turned journalist. One of the cornerstone of ethics in the media is humanity. Victims should be at the heart of everything, an attitude which undermines trust is unacceptable.
Update: The five female Ugandans who stormed the session of the
@UN
Committee against Torture were temporarily detained by the UN security, ordered to delete all the content recorded & handed over to the Swiss police for interrogation. They have been released without any charge!
The controversial tweet by the commander of the land forces of UPDF threatening to capture Kenya should not take your attention away from these kids who held a mega presser demanding government to produce their abducted parents.
#justice
Sometimes sources need to trust you to share stories. In the past, you have distorted facts to suit a political rhetoric. Youโve done it to my family, politicians & victims using a tape measure. I think the activists read those stories & be like nope! Work on gaining trust back!
Ugandan climate change activists confuse me. While reporting on climate change, I reach out to them for interviews, they are hard to reach but yet they appear on western media frequently. Who are they appealing to? Do they represent Ugandans like they claim to?
๐๐ญ๐๐ญ๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ:
I strongly condemn the police brutality and mistreatment towards MP
@ZaakeFrancis
. According to him, he was choked, subjected to aggressive squeezing of his private parts, and his suit was ripped, all because he distributed food to those in need in Hoima.
Hi
@updf_
and
@PoliceUg
Itโs been more than 48hours since you unlawfully picked up my relatives from our home in fort portal. This is prolonged detention without trial and violation of Ugandaโs binding obligations under international human rights law.
#Stopabductions
As the A. General
@KiryowaKk
concluded his torture defense at the
@UN
, Ugandans wearing outfits printed with pictures of those allegedly tortured & killed by the Ugandan govt stormed the session of the UN Committee against Torture shouting โUganda is bleeding, the AG is a liarโ.
Update: The five female Ugandans who protested against the Attorney Generalโs submission in an ongoing session of the
@UN
CAT handed the chairperson a list of 1277 names of those missing and tortured to bolster the UN investigation on Uganda before kicked out by security.
๐๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฒ:
- ๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐, ๐๐๐๐:: I completed my final examinations for my Bachelor's degree.
- ๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐, ๐๐๐๐: I proudly graduated from
@Columbia
University with a Master of Science degree.
- ๐๐ง ๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐, ๐๐๐๐: Columbia invited me back to receive
โ๐๐จ๐๐ข ๐๐ข๐ง๐: ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐โ๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ข๐๐๐ง๐ญโ
Friends in the City! I will make a grand appearance on Thursday, July 27 at Central Park to witness the New York City premiere of โ๐๐จ๐๐ข ๐๐ข๐ง๐: ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐โ๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ข๐๐๐ง๐ญ.โ
The
@NatGeo
film
๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐๐ข๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐๐๐๐๐ฉ๐ญ๐๐๐ฅ๐! ๐๐๐ง ๐ฐ๐ก๐จ ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ง ๐จ๐ง ๐๐จ๐๐ข๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐๐ข๐ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ฉ๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ฉ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐
It is appalling and disgraceful for anyone, let alone the son of the President, to use
I am very honored to participate in the
#USAfricaLeadersSummit22
. I look forward to engaging African Presidents & the US about the future of Africa and things I deeply care about -(democracy, justice and human rights) Thank you
@JoeBiden
&
@FLOTUS
for this opportunity.
We ROAR!
This story should be trending!
A delegation from
@BrazzaFound
composed of Ugandaโs ex Premier
@AmamaMbabazi
is mediating talks between Ukraine and Russia to resolve the conflict.
The delegation met with high-level representatives of the Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Speaker Anita Among put in jail a shop attendant who joke tweeted criticizing her leadership.
Fired MP
@ZaakeFrancis
from the commission over a tweet portraying her as no intellectual.
She retaliated against her workers for leaking UGX 2.4BN info on two luxury cars.
Families of the abducted victims in Uganda held a joint press conference with the
@NUP_Ug
party President
@HEBobiwine
demanding to know the whereabouts of their loved ones. They called out abductions, unlawful detentions, extra judicial killings & torture by security agencies.
The Ugandan Constitution requires that detainees be brought to court within 48 hours of their arrest. It has been more than 48 hours and my abducted relatives are illegally held by security agencies. Free๐
๐๐ ๐๐ง๐๐: ๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ข๐ซ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ?
On October 3, 2022, a group of children conducted a press conference urging President
@KagutaMuseveni
's government to release their abducted parents unconditionally. On the same day, Muhoozi, the son of President
These are high school kids below the age of 18yrs. Itโs possible their parents havenโt paid school fees in full. They are being exploited and sent out by a union to protest against the
@EUparliament
for blocking a project whose effects they donโt know. Hope parents take action!
Hi
@CanaryMugume
you can run with what the
@UPDFspokespersn
is telling you but thats not my brother Mr. Katungi Kelvin, a law abiding Ugandan. I donโt know the man they have paraded as my brother. Iโm demanding to know where my relatives & now is not a time to be cynical ๐คจ
Thanks to every local media outlet that has amplified the search for my abducted relatives in Uganda. I will talk to
@bbstvug
in their 10pm bulletin about the incident and then
@MSNBC
tune in .
This is my last tweet about Ethics & Accuracy. On 4/22,
@CanaryMugume
reported Kagame will be in Uganda tomorrow to mean 4/23. On 4/23,
@SamsonKasumba
welcomed Kagame again but he wasnโt in Uganda. He landed today 4/24. We must report facts accurately or lose our credibility.
Transnational repression occurs when foreign governments stalk, intimidate, or assault people in the U.S. It's illegal, and you can get help to stop it. Learn more:
One of the things I love about being a Journalist is that it gives me the platform and opportunity to do something thats bigger than myself. I want to use my platform to encourage other women to be passionate and outspoken about things that mean the most to them.
After spending 21 days in illegal military detention, my cousin has been released without charge. My family will take a legal action against the persecutors & seek compensation for the emotional distress, rights abuse, money loss & vandalism as the legal process shall determine.
I graduated with Master of Science in Journalism from
@Columbia
& joined the elite group of 7.5% of black journalists in America and 0.01% of female Africans to have graduated-from Ivy League schools. None of this could have been possible without God, family & friendsโค๏ธ๐.
๐๐ ๐๐ง๐๐โ๐ฌ ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐๐๐๐ซ ๐๐๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฐ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐๐ฏ๐๐ง๐ขโ๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐๐ญ๐๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ
On April 28, Ugandaโs opposition figure and musician turned politician,
@HEBobiwine
, addressed the diaspora community in New York about what he
Itโs more than 24 hrs since MPs Allan & Segirinya were granted bail.
@HEBobiwine
, who has been leading efforts to have them FREE under the law, has not informed his audience on Twitter, a platform he uses to fight injustice.
You canโt say the same about other political
As promised, today in the
@DailyMonitor
I tell a story of how Ugandaโs rights abuses are covered up at the
@UN
a story that H.E Adonia Ayebare didnโt want me to publish & later blocked me for it
Govt says all torture victims have been compensated & violators held accountable.
I did not blast
@SamsonKasumba
. I told people who he is- a religious leader who used to work with the Inter-Religious Council of Uganda & decided to practice Journalism without any background. Now that he is in this trade, itโs not late for him to train the basics of Journalism.
Where are the religious leaders in all of this? The deliberate torture of one human being by another is a sin against the Creator, in whose image we all have been created. Has that changed yet?
#Kakwenza
I have today officially graduated from
@Columbia
. I saw
@HillaryClinton
who ignited all the fire inside me & gave me the confidence to chase my dreams.
My goal is to follow Mr. Joseph Pulitzerโs footsteps & practice what I have learned
@columbiajourn
. Are you ready for me?
๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ข๐๐: ๐๐จ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐๐๐ฒ๐'๐ฌ ๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐๐จ๐ฆ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ค๐ ๐ ๐๐ญ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ง'๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ฌ
In the realm of justice, there comes a point where a sufficient amount of oppression has been endured. It
A letter written by H.E Adonia Ayebare, Ugandaโs Ambassador to the
@UN
is seeking pay back of UGX38.7 million ($10,315.75) incurred in toll expenses during the time the PM
@RobinahNabbanja
was in New York to attend a one hour meeting at 77th session of the UN General Assembly.
๐๐ซ๐๐๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ : The U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control has sanctioned Johnson Byabashaija (
@jbyabs
), the Commissioner General of the
@UgandaPrisons
, for gross human rights abuses, including torture and mistreatment of prisoners, mainly targeted at government critics and
When I first reported about a leaked report presented to the UN covering up Ugandaโs abuses, I was demonized & blocked by Amb. Ayebare & Ms.Karekye replaced the truth with something incongruent with reality. The AG at the UN defended the same report that was dismissed as โfakeโ
๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ญ๐ก ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ง๐ญ, ๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐ ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐๐ซ ๐๐๐๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐๐๐
As the son of the president, one would think he would take it seriously when it comes to conducting himself on social media. However, it seems like
Ugandans from different US states opposed to President
@KagutaMuseveni
โs rule have started to trickle into Washington DC, one by one, ahead of the US Africa Leaders Summit kicking off tomorrow.
These have planned what they call โmassiveโ protests against the Ugandan delegation.
Next: 31 supporters of the National Unity Platform facing the General Court Martial will โsoon be discharged from jail after negotiations at State House,โ says a source who preferred anonymity.
Ugandans in America staged protests at the Chinese, French & Ugandan missions in New York demanding them to compel
@TotalEnergies
&
@CNOOCUgandaLtd
to back out of the planned heated EA crude oil pipeline.
They say the project will displace people & endanger fragile ecosystems!
At a joint joint press conference with the families of the abducted victims, the tough talking
@NUP_Ug
Party President
@HEBobiwine
asked journalists in Uganda to remain vocal and not to beg for โcrumbsโ when they get clobbered on duty by security officers. Take a listen!
If you have not heard,
@Kawuma
is the new
@NUP_Ug
diaspora team leader, and today, Secretary General
@DavidLRubongoya
swore in a team to lead the partyโs endeavors.
Is it too much to ask our political leaders to be honest with us? Who killed the 28 people in Masaka with pangas and why?
Many questions and a lot of volongoto๐
If you are ever looking for a perfect example of a govโt official intimidating a Journalist not to publish a story and cover up the mess, please refer to this tweet by Ugandaโs Ambassador to the United Nations
@adoniaayebare
.
Ugandans in South Africa held a demonstration asking President
@KagutaMuseveni
to stop the controversial East AFrican Crude Oil Pipeline intended to transport heated crude oil from Uganda's oil fields to the Port of Tanga, Tanzania on the Indian Ocean.
#NewsUpdate
This is by no means the first time I have felt compelled to speak against torture.
What new method of oppression would
@PoliceUg
and
@updf_
use the total weight of their power to exert on those they deem less human?
Why are we failing to meet the basic minimum level of human
Iโd like to introduce you to
@HillaryTaylorVI
maybe you know him as Justice Hunter or the guy who sued M7 for blocking him or maybe you donโt.
He believes in the promise of our democracyย & works harder than anyone I know to make sure we all have a fair shot. Happy birthday๐
โ ๏ธJournalism is Deadโ ๏ธ
One of the core principles of Journalism is Truth and Accuracy. People working in the media cannot always guarantee โtruthโ, but getting the facts right is a must. First fake story shared was MP Zaake apologizing to the Speaker & now this๐คฆโโ๏ธ. CHECK ETHICS!
Why did the chicken block his friend on Twitter? Because he kept tweeting egg-cellent puns that were too hard to shell out!
But seriously, why has General Muhoozi blocked an ugly woman for no good reason?
It's like throwing a digital tantrum and slamming the door in someone's
While you are all out there discussing my beauty, I am out here organizing lectures with a beautiful view aimed at educating and empowering the next generation of fierce advocates for justice.
Today, we are hearing from Dr. Suvi Rautio and I am so looking forward to itโค๏ธโ๐
I am utterly disgusted by the images and stories that are emerging from my country, an affront to the values of human decency and dignity.
@PoliceUg
, you are tasked with upholding the law and protecting citizens, not to inflict harm and terror upon them.
The world is watching,
DEVELOPING: The US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations has asked President
@JoeBiden
to sanction responsible senior officials for covering up Ugandaโs torture stories & strongly reconsider President
@KagutaMuseveni
participation in the US-Africa Heads of State Summit.
I graduated from
@Columbia
with an offer from the
@UN
to work in the global communications DMSPC. Contract ended & took Lexis Nexisโ
@Law360
offer to work as a legal news assistant monitoring congress & federal courts. Grateful for these opportunities & experiences. I move on๐๐ป
The Leader of Opposition in
@Parliament_Ug
Hon.
@MathiasMpuuga
told CBS radio in an exclusive interview that:
โSome people need to be led, and they have to accept to be led. Not everyone can lead people,โ adding;
@NUP_Ug
Youths should stop thinking that using force โelyanyiโ is
๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง: ๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ค๐๐ซ ๐๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ ๐๐ฆ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐ฎ๐๐ญ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ญ ๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐ก๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐๐ฌ
Speaker
@AnitahAmong
cannot recklessly misuse billions of taxpayers' funds, distribute part of the loot among her associates, and expect hugs
I donโt want to spend another minute of my time in the media writing about the senseless acts of brutality & violence perpetrated by the
@updf_
in the supposed name of safety.
I am disgusted by this video and remain frustrated by our criminal justice discourse.
So after nine days of illegal detention, they released
@BahatiRemmy
's people without charge! Imagine what happens to the hundreds we never get to know! Those we don't post. All who return from 'safe houses' tell you there are hundreds there, held for years!
#BringBackOurPeople
I met the Justice Hunter
@HillaryTaylorVI
& the Legal rebel
@IsaacSsemakadde
in New York!
They fight like hell for human rights & exude confidence that every person in our generation should have.
Our sense of humor is exactly the same & spent the whole afternoon laughing!
Gen Z in Uganda has called on all millennials to join them in marching to parliament to fight corruption. Letโs be real: this generation is poised to save the world, so how can we say no? While I am unable to participate, I will dedicate this platform tomorrow to amplify the
Check out how a disabled activist peacefully protesting the government's refusal to renew the
@UN
rights office mandate was โarrestedโ by
@PoliceUg
.
This proves that in the face of actual enforcement, the police are capable of policing differently.
@SecBlinken
@UNHumanRights
It is now six days since my family members were deprived of liberty without any justifiable reason by
@updf_
and
@PoliceUg
.
Their personal freedoms continue to be unlawfully restricted by retaining them in custody beyond the 48-hour mandate. Why? Free my relatives!
๐๐๐๐ซ ๐๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ง,
I am writing this to remind you of your true worth and to empower you to rise above the hurtful words that have been thrown your way or will be thrown your way. I know that at some point in your life, you have been
The gloomy skies mirror a somber mood provoked by a reprehensible act โ the blatant violation of fundamental rights through deceptive maneuvers.
Security personnel, donning deceptive "aviation" attire, orchestrated the arrest of Uganda's opposition politician,
@HEBobiwine
, upon
โ I do not know about any such negotiations, and if anyone took part in any negotiations to secure COURT BAIL for detainees, they did so without my knowledge or endorsement.โ - Bobi Wine
๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ข๐๐ซ ๐๐ญ. ๐๐จ๐ฅ. ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ค ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ข๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฑ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐๐ ๐๐ญ ๐๐ ๐๐ง๐๐๐ง ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ
Ugandan-born US Army soldier, Lieutenant Colonel. Frank Musisi says he was ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ข๐ง๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐๐ ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ at Entebbe International