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Jul 9 • 7 tweets • 4 min read
In this space I will be discussing this story. scoop.co.nz/stories/print.… which was published on July 1st. And Ugandan reaction to it.
We will also talk about the subsequent developments which are covered in this thread.
A TL/DR version of the conclusions in this thread can be found here. Essentially the Ugandan official denials don't hold a lot of water if the meetings reported by The Monitor took place as reported.
Around the same time the BBC also reported on the Ugandan denials, leading with them in their flagship daily African News Shows, #FocusOnAfrica and #Africa Today of July 4th.
The day before the @UPDFspokespersn denied the report in three tweets. The first of which is quoted below - they were not threaded...
The Monitor followed up on Thursdau 7th July with a story about the BBC story and linking it to a decision by Pres. @KagutaMuseveni to stop his son and heir apparent to the Presidency @mkainerugaba from tweeting about security matters.
That story can be read here >> theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/east-…

I responded to the initial @UPDFspokespersn denial on July 3rd in a short thread (see quoted tweet)

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I've just listened to the entire Parliamentary session (on ETV in translation) including the marathon speech of PM Abiy. My impression is that @AbiyAhmedAli was open and honest about the extent of the security challenges Ethiopia faces, and addressed them directly.
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3rd 7/7 #ResignationGate Thread…

BBC: Midday News. 30 minutes to go till @BorisJohnson “resigns” officially, but Boris is often late, so who knows.
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