Akor’ebirungi @ErnestAkor Twitter profile

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Akor’ebirungi

@ErnestAkor

2 years

Speak it. Believe it. Receive it.

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@ErnestAkor

3 years

Champion Sound - Davido & Focalistic 🎶🥁

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@ErnestAkor

3 years

Not Ugandans celebrating WhatsApp listing one of our languages as the most popular greeting on their app which says conversations have end-to-end encryption. 😂

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Akor’ebirungi

@ErnestAkor

5 months

Today is my new BEST DAY EVER 🤗 BSc. Mechanical Engineering (2024) #Mak74thGrad

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Akor’ebirungi

@ErnestAkor

3 years

The taxi I used today is the most ghetto shit I've experienced on Kampala roads. The co-driver passenger seat doesn't open so I had to enter through the driver's side 👀🙆‍♂️ To get out, I slipped through the window 😂🙌

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Akor’ebirungi

@ErnestAkor

5 years

Even at Ntare School, that cow meant a lot to some of us! When you're going for an event at Namagunga, you haven't left Mbarara until you see the cow behind you through the school bus windows. The Headmaster could call you back! 😂😂😂😂 #BringBackOurCow

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Akor’ebirungi

@ErnestAkor

3 years

So no more tweeting fwaaa! 😂

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Akor’ebirungi

@ErnestAkor

4 years

Bridget Bema was already kneeling by the time the video started 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

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Akor’ebirungi

@ErnestAkor

2 years

Sumbi wrapped in a chappu 🤗

Bibi Rukwengye

@Rukwengye

2 years

What, in your opinion, is the hardest collabo ever in Uganda?

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Akor’ebirungi

@ErnestAkor

3 years

In my country, this "smoke" at a rugby pitch comes from somewhere else.

Leinster Rugby

@leinsterrugby

3 years

See you soon, @Munsterrugby ... 🔥🔵🔴🔥 #GuinnessPRO14

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Akor’ebirungi

@ErnestAkor

2 years

@ombachi13 Sounds like overDONE!

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Akor’ebirungi

@ErnestAkor

2 years

Sometime last week, a close friend told me to not be afraid to celebrate my wins. Anyways, I recently hit the 500 mark of articles written for @kawowosports since October 2019, most of which have been about Ugandan rugby 😊

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Akor’ebirungi

@ErnestAkor

5 years

😂😂😂 no lie, but I've never seen this place during day time!

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Akor’ebirungi

@ErnestAkor

2 years

When you see Ugandans do this hand signal, RUN!

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Akor’ebirungi

@ErnestAkor

2 years

That's a government spy.

JV🇺🇬🇷🇼

@TheboyfromToro

2 years

The Rolex guy uses gas👀👀dear God

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Akor’ebirungi

@ErnestAkor

5 years

Nobody: Ntare guys: It is NTARE SCHOOL. Not Ntare High. Not Ntare College. Not Ntare SSS. Not Ntare Academy. Just Ntare School.

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Akor’ebirungi

@ErnestAkor

2 years

🙆‍♂️😂 never thought I would see a day when someone says that the President of the Uganda Sports Press Association is clueless about sport. But here I am! What a day!

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Akor’ebirungi

@ErnestAkor

5 years

For a moment, I thought this was Jeremiah Ainebyoona! 😂😂😂

アトゥマニャ 

@atumanya_

5 years

Keko is now a big female artist

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Akor’ebirungi

@ErnestAkor

3 years

#FreeMikeMuhima

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Akor’ebirungi

@ErnestAkor

5 years

THE LAW OF DIMINISHING MARGINAL UTILITIES As more and more units of a commodity are consumed, additional satisfaction derived from each additional unit consumed diminishes. 😥😥😥

Lynette 🌻

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5 years

Somebody help me understand the logic behind a man losing interest after you submitting to him

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Akor’ebirungi

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2 years

I hope when people call me strong, they aren't applauding me for excelling at suffering.

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Akor’ebirungi

@ErnestAkor

3 years

I come from a district that brags about having a PhD holder in every family. But a kerosene leak in one small piece of land had us celebrating the discovery of oil 😂😂😂 Oil which has to be drilled was just floating in someone's garden 😂😂😂

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Akor’ebirungi

@ErnestAkor

3 years

We would want such things here but Ugandans are in a spiritual bondage with "2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom and a kitchen"

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🥂

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Akor’ebirungi

@ErnestAkor

4 years

Isn't Safe Boda's head office inside the boda free zone?

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Akor’ebirungi

@ErnestAkor

2 years

The @RugbyCranes are such a vibe to be around. Today evening, I was privileged to be invited for their #RWC7s jersey presentation

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Akor’ebirungi

@ErnestAkor

3 years

Chemutai for IGP.

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Akor’ebirungi

@ErnestAkor

3 years

Ugandans, please name one thing that is worth fighting for for our country.

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Akor’ebirungi

@ErnestAkor

3 years

Omah Lay be like:

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Akor’ebirungi

@ErnestAkor

9 months

Today marks exactly 4 years since I covered my first tournament as a sports journalist (2019 Safari 7s) where I had gone as just a fan but asked my editor to see if I could tell sensible rugby stories. I can't express how this was been the best decision of my entire life 🙏😊

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Akor’ebirungi

@ErnestAkor

3 years

"Hi, my name is Ishmael Wainright. How may I assist you?" @FubaBasketball #AfroBasket

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Akor’ebirungi

@ErnestAkor

4 years

Someone on a WhatsApp group said that Maguire's position is False 5. 😂😂😂

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Akor’ebirungi

@ErnestAkor

9 months

Today's Primary Objective: ACHIEVED. C'est incroyable! 😊

Akor’ebirungi

@ErnestAkor

5 years

TODAY'S PRIMARY OBJECTIVE: To watch the 2023 Rugby World Cup live in France. On y va!

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Akor’ebirungi

@ErnestAkor

2 years

Please receive the annual "Ivan Magomu 🔥" tweet we usually post on his birthday.

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Akor’ebirungi

@ErnestAkor

10 months

So, today, I visited the Kyadondo of Zimbabwe... Two days to go before Harare Sports Club is serving some Rugby Africa Men's 7s.

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Akor’ebirungi

@ErnestAkor

3 years

But yo, Ntare was wild! 😂 I've just remembered when we boycotted buying cakes from the canteen because the price had been changed from 400/= to 500/=. Boys started buying wholesale from the bakery in Kakyeka and selling in dorm. The admin intervened and a strike erupted 🙌

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Akor’ebirungi

@ErnestAkor

3 months

The 13th African Games Accra 🇬🇭 2023 was the biggest tournament I’ve covered in my journalism career so far. Overall, brand new (good & bad) experiences & major learning curve… cool energetic peoples, hot & interesting food. Medaase, Ghana!

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Akor’ebirungi

@ErnestAkor

3 years

Treat your toxic marriages how Ugandan athletes treat this country. Don't reveal your plans to anyone. When you find the smallest of gaps, leave and never look back.

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Akor’ebirungi

@ErnestAkor

3 years

Center referee Alex Mubiru said, "take this..." 😂😭

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Akor’ebirungi

@ErnestAkor

2 years

Uganda men & women's 7s when they meet Kenya:

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Akor’ebirungi

@ErnestAkor

4 years

Tandeka went live at Makerere for his marks. A gentleman has gone live at NWSC offices for water. Ugandans are leading their own small revolutions, and televising them.

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Akor’ebirungi

@ErnestAkor

8 months

The Uganda backrow were unplayable today but maaaannn Eliphaz Emong! Deserved that MOTM award #VictoriaCup2023

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Akor’ebirungi

@ErnestAkor

4 years

Where is the coup you led at age 25?

The Housing Mafia

@onlyzeno

4 years

25 year old in Uganda goes for nude photoshoot as 25 year old in Mali leads a coup. I think you can see where priorities lie

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Akor’ebirungi

@ErnestAkor

3 years

Fully vaccinated. Finally got my COVID-19 certificate from the Ministry of Health website 🥳 Now it is time for me to chill on a yacht. In Dubai. In a thong.

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Akor’ebirungi

@ErnestAkor

4 years

It's been one year with @kawowosports . 🤯😊🥳 Watching local sports & meeting national team superstars but most importantly, writing and talking about my favourite sport rugby. Looking forward to even more amazing times ahead.

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Akor’ebirungi

@ErnestAkor

1 year

Wokorach had a successful career, by Ugandan standards, spanning over a decade. He played and captained Uganda at 4 Commonwealth Games events, 5 Challenger Series events, 2 Rugby World Cup Sevens events, and multiple Sevens World Series events.

Michael Wokorach calls time on his international rugby career

Former Uganda Men's Sevens captain Michael Wokorach chose the perfect day on May 1 to announce his retirement from international sevens rugby.

kawowo.com

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Akor’ebirungi

@ErnestAkor

5 years

TODAY'S PRIMARY OBJECTIVE: To watch the 2023 Rugby World Cup live in France. On y va!

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Akor’ebirungi

@ErnestAkor

11 months

Joseph Aredo comes from Tororo but when he plays in Tooro, it's like he is at home. 2022: MVP 2023: MVP again.

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Akor’ebirungi

@ErnestAkor

2 years

Dear Kenyan friends, it is NOT a walkable distance 😭

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Akor’ebirungi

@ErnestAkor

1 year

Happy to have watched my friend, class&team-mate @byaru_hanga manage his first @UgandaRugby men's premier league match yesterday. While he chose the whistle & I chose the microphone, we are the last 2 in our class still actively involved in rugby at this level. Congrats Sir!

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Akor’ebirungi

@ErnestAkor

4 years

Rugby is not just a sport. It’s a culture...a way of life!

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Akor’ebirungi

@ErnestAkor

3 years

F1 Twitter has become so polarised that well meaning journalists now publish disclaimers for their content.

Karun Chandhok

@karunchandhok

3 years

So here we go, my top 10 list of drivers for F1 2021… Before you just scroll through and hurl judgement, please do read my explanations for the rankings!

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Akor’ebirungi

@ErnestAkor

2 years

Entebbe has no power (for clarity, electricity).

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Akor’ebirungi

@ErnestAkor

2 months

Introducing Captain William Nkore of Uganda 🇺🇬 on his first assignment at the 7s Challenger 2024 final round in Munich, Germany. [Photo by Mike Lee for World Rugby]

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Akor’ebirungi

@ErnestAkor

4 years

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 This tweet went full petty.

Uncle Savage

@Uncle_savage00

4 years

The lingerie that drove our dads crazy... 😁😁

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Akor’ebirungi

@ErnestAkor

6 months

Kenya Men’s 7s head coach Kevin Wambua congratulates ⁦ @LadyCranesRugby ⁩ 7s counterpart Charles Onen on steering Uganda to the #7sChallengerSeries semifinals.

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Akor’ebirungi

@ErnestAkor

3 months

Mature men are dying of stress here because of teenagers 😂💀

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Akor’ebirungi

@ErnestAkor

3 years

I've received that Africell message. More than 10 years a customer with the same number. My father gifted me his sim card & phone (Alcatel OT marketed by Orange) for me to stop bothering my mother borrowing hers to talk to girls. I've honestly enjoyed their (internet) services.

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Akor’ebirungi

@ErnestAkor

2 years

I am happy for many things, and high up that list is the lerest updates. 2022 starts here.

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Akor’ebirungi

@ErnestAkor

11 months

📍 Kapchorwa, Sebei Region. Early Monday morning chill in 3x World Champion Joshua Cheptegei's hometown.

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Akor’ebirungi

@ErnestAkor

2 years

If you are the defender and you see Philo do this in front of you, it is too late to catch him 🔥😂 #RugbyAfrica7sUG

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Akor’ebirungi

@ErnestAkor

2 years

In today's Lerest Updates, we tried to find out what happened outside the stadium. #RWC7s is a full vibe!

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Akor’ebirungi

@ErnestAkor

3 years

In my country, some schools don't allow candidates to participate in sports because they need to focus on their books. And I don't blame them at all...

The Olympic Games

@Olympics

3 years

How amazing is Gabrielle Thomas? 🔸 Harvard graduate, majored in neurobiology 🔸 Olympic medallist in the 200m Incredibly impressive @ItsGabrielleT ! Left pic by @AnthonyDenitto

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Akor’ebirungi

@ErnestAkor

4 years

Bringing this back to the TL because it Didi's brother's birthday! 🔥

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Akor’ebirungi

@ErnestAkor

10 months

📍 RFUEA Grounds, Nairobi, Kenya. #Kabeberi7s Ba Tessen Sports Warriors 🇺🇬 nze abalina.

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Akor’ebirungi

@ErnestAkor

4 years

If Nuwagira had won this election, 2018/19 - MAK Guild President 2021 - Western UG Youth MP 2026 - President of Uganda But now, he is rumored to be Edward Kasolo 😂

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Akor’ebirungi

@ErnestAkor

2 years

The @Uganda_Sevens lads know how to enjoy themselves on the pitch and off of it, Desire Ayera a.k.a 'DJ Fufu' the ringleader.

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Akor’ebirungi

@ErnestAkor

7 months

Two weeks ago, Michael Wokorach became Uganda's highest capped Rugby Cranes player of all time. Alex Mubiru: Hold my beer!

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Akor’ebirungi

@ErnestAkor

2 years

📍 Kyadondo Rugby Club. TotalEnergies EP is set to announce a two-year sponsorship for Uganda Men's and Women's Sevens national teams.

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Akor’ebirungi

@ErnestAkor

2 years

Kenyan referees got tired of being shouted at by players, so they printed shirts! Nice! 😂

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Akor’ebirungi

@ErnestAkor

8 months

Liam "Mulalu" Walker 🤩 you beauty! #VictoriaCup2023

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Akor’ebirungi

@ErnestAkor

5 years

Tendai "Beast" Mtawarira retires, and this will forever be my best video of him in action.

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Akor’ebirungi

@ErnestAkor

30 days

BBC’s Romesh Ranganathan visited Uganda (somewhere) for his show and they gave him the original double-distilled ‘Kasese’ gin. He described it as an intense chemical burn 😂🙌

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Akor’ebirungi

@ErnestAkor

5 years

I've just discovered that my favourite kafunda restaurant at campus doesn't charge me extra when I ask for more soup! 😊😊😊 now watch me "nyogela ka supu malewo ettooke lyange"

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Akor’ebirungi

@ErnestAkor

4 years

Can LeBron James do it on a cold Friday night at YMCA? In front of the fine Kampala women and the traffic jam at Bombo Road.

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Akor’ebirungi

@ErnestAkor

2 years

This our country 😂 A Cabinet Minister's government vehicle got shoved off the road by a military lead car paving way for a private vehicle in today morning's traffic.

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Akor’ebirungi

@ErnestAkor

2 years

LEREST UPDATE: Uganda has won both secondary school boys' XVs and 7s competitions at this year's FEASSA East Africa Games in Arusha, Tanzania. XVs - Namilyango College 7s - Hana International Both school teams won their respective 🇺🇬 nationals tournaments. How about that!

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Akor’ebirungi

@ErnestAkor

2 years

Man yesterday ah! 😂😂😂 A good number of my teammates invited their girlfriends for the last game of the season. Then we got a walkover!

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Akor’ebirungi

@ErnestAkor

1 year

Trying out this template by @Sonjamclaughlan for my commentary notes today. @ImpisRFC vs @KobsrugbyUg coming up at 2pm on @kawowosports .

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Akor’ebirungi

@ErnestAkor

1 year

"We're talking about a program whereby Kenya, Uganda, Zimbabwe & Namibia can now start competing at the world level at the highest level... and we can only do that if we understand that sport indeed is big business." Herbert Mensah @RugbyAfrique President.

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Akor’ebirungi

@ErnestAkor

5 years

Personally, most dramatic day at Ntare. 2012. O’level Form4. I had missed a Mathematics lesson in the morning (I was in bed sleeping after Nshera - breakfast). By break time, both my parents were in the Deputy Headmaster’s office patiently waiting for me to wake up! 😂

Ntare Stories

@NtareStories

5 years

Most memorable moment from Ntare School in the last decade?

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Akor’ebirungi

@ErnestAkor

5 years

Taxi guys at Ntinda today on seeing an A Plus van speeding through traffic with the siren blazing "Kati omufu naye bamwanguya... gyagenda kilabika akeleye" 😂😂😂

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Akor’ebirungi

@ErnestAkor

4 years

I knew we were finished when Kamara clapped his hands at 0:12. He started mixing the beats himself 😂😂😂

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Akor’ebirungi

@ErnestAkor

3 years

You think people here drive cows? 😂😂😂

EDGAR ™

@baronedgar8

3 years

Why does Mbarara have Traffic Jam ?

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Akor’ebirungi

@ErnestAkor

3 years

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

Animation Tweet City

@AniTweetCity

3 years

Shrek 2 trending?

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Akor’ebirungi

@ErnestAkor

3 years

An analysis of the leaked data shows that Ruhakana Rugunda was selected as a candidate for potential surveillance in 2018 and 2019, when he served as prime minister of Uganda – a selection seemingly made by the government of Rwanda.

Emmanuel Macron identified in leaked Pegasus project data

South Africa’s Cyril Ramaphosa also among 14 world leaders identified in records

www.theguardian.com

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Akor’ebirungi

@ErnestAkor

8 months

Timothy Kisiga already made his legacy for Uganda in 7s. A high-flying 6-year career. Today, he makes his @RugbyCranes test debut at #VictoriaCup2023 . Big shoes to follow behind Wokorach, Wakabi, and Tabaruka.

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Akor’ebirungi

@ErnestAkor

2 years

😂 @LucySsuubi on Twitter every 7s tournament:

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Akor’ebirungi

@ErnestAkor

3 years

The Uganda Airlines officials told the pilot, "Toola ovugemu." 😂

Grace Natabaalo

@Natabaalo

3 years

They hired unqualified pilots 😬 Definitely not flying @UG_Airlines anytime in the near future.

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Akor’ebirungi

@ErnestAkor

3 years

For Coach Soggy 🙏

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Akor’ebirungi

@ErnestAkor

10 months

So, we went back to Gava's Restaurant for another round. I had pork chop (2 humongous pieces) with beans, soup, and green veggies. Starch was kalo of sorghum (a whole kilo I think). Advice for those who want to try this meal: Come when you're hungry. Because these portions 🙆‍♂️

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Akor’ebirungi

@ErnestAkor

2 years

Ian Munyani, Aaron Ofoyrwoth invited for Rugby Tens Championship's second edition in South Africa

Munyani, Ofoyrwoth to feature at star-studded Rugby Tens Championship in South Africa

Before the trip back to South Africa for the Rugby Tens Championship, Munyani and Ofoyrwoth will be in action in the Nile Special Sevens.

kawowo.com

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Akor’ebirungi

@ErnestAkor

3 years

I've seen responses commending Rujumba for being brave. It appears he has stood up against an establishment that many fear. But no one is mentioning names, even Rujumba himself. Who are these people and why do they hold so much power in Ugandan rugby?

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Akor’ebirungi

@ErnestAkor

4 years

I will never forget the day Kadaga's helicopter landed at Legends Rugby Grounds just before the Uganda & Namibia national anthems were sung. Tents flew, dust was raised & people were frustrated when they got to know who the chopper had dropped. 😂😂😂 Of course we lost.

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Akor’ebirungi

@ErnestAkor

3 years

This try takes my vote for #WorldRugbyAwards 2021 Try Of The Year. Ghana ran 100m to score the best try of the Rugby Africa Cup Pool C tournament at Kyadondo Rugby Club in Kampala, Uganda.

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Akor’ebirungi

@ErnestAkor

2 years

The ritual is complete 🥰🏉

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Akor’ebirungi

@ErnestAkor

6 months

Just a few hours left before the #SevensChallenger 2024 kicks off at The Sevens Stadium in Dubai, UAE. I'll be keeping my eye on the Uganda Men's & Women's 7s national teams as both teams work towards qualifying for our first-ever World Series.

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Akor’ebirungi

@ErnestAkor

4 years

Guys, I’m close to tearing! 😭 my first Premier League start! ☺️ oh my God!

PIRATES RUGBY

@piratesrugbyUG

4 years

Here is the Stanbic Black Pirates squad taking on @RamsRufc tomorrow at 4:30pm at Kings Park in Bweyogerere. Entrance fee: 5k #NileStoutRugby #PiratesStrong

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@ErnestAkor

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Former Uganda Rugby Cranes and Uganda Men's Sevens International, and currently Kobs Rugby Club assistant coach Timothy Mudoola officially joins the national Sevens technical bench as S&C coach.

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Akor’ebirungi

@ErnestAkor

3 years

🗣 THE CIIIIIIIRCLE OF LIFE 🎶