Godfrey Lukongwa Binaisa, is Uganda’s most interesting President - ever.

At 13 years old, he was making enough money for all his family needs & Sch fees; in primary he skipped 3 classes, at Makerere he was expelled & in 1996 he single-handedly wrote a Constitution in one night… Here are some fun facts about his early life & education.

1. He was born in Bukoba district in Tanzania where his father, Anania Jjuuko Binaisa, had fled to escape the religious wars in Buganda.
Later as president, he was repeatedly accused of being a “foreigner” - a Tanzanian…

Let's talk about Lubowa Hospital.

Lubowa is such a big deal that when @KagutaMuseveni wrote this letter to Speaker @RebeccaKadagaUG in 2019, he probably didn't proofread it, hence calling Pinetti “chairman” in one paragraph & “Maama” in another...

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#UgandaHealthExhibition But, what exactly is the Lubowa International Specialised Hospital Uganda (ISHU) & why is the project so controversial?

Here's what we know.

It all started with Ms Enrica Pinetti an Italian investor whose plane taxied at Entebbe in 2013...

#UgandaHealthExhibition

Yesterday I had a (near) DEATH by drowning EXPERIENCE. It was all videoed.

My knowledge of swimming is comparable to the Ugandan president’s vision for transforming his country: I can describe how it’s done in writing & speech, but can't put that into practice... But, when I joined a group of friends for a weekend getaway at Busowoko in Jinja, I quickly made up my mind: limits were to be tested, rules broken, & sacrifices made for the ultimate fun.

It was the Nigerian music legend Fela Kuti who sang, “Water No Get Enemy”. For swimmers...

Someone educate me. How relevant are these self-congratulatory messages that govt Ministries, Agencies, and Departments fill our newspaper pages with on days like independence? Who reads these messages?

I just never get it, seems like a huge waste of public resources... ...compared to UWRSA above - God alone knows they do even - when private entities like Kikira Sugar and Tororo Cement have these ads in the paper, they sparingly make use of the limited space 1/4 of a page and then advertise their businesses.

Looks like that's value for money...

Today marks exactly 56 years since the passing of Daudi Ocheng.
For a man with such a visible footprint on Uganda’s political history, it's rather surprising that so little is written & said about him today.

So, who was Daudi Ocheng?

A THREAD...1/12
📸 @JonathonLEarle Daudi Ocheng was born in 1925 in the present-day Gulu district, northern Uganda. The son of a colonial Acholi chief, Lacito Okech (also father to celebrated dentist, diplomat, & politician Martin Aliker), Ocheng had the rare privilege of attending Kings College Budo...2/12

The more I read accounts from Uganda’s past, the more I fear that we are frozen in time, not making serious steps forward at best, & retrogressing at worse.

During the colonial times, the govt had reserves for food as the fallback position in times of famine...1/4
@Jude_Mugabi ...It's 2022, 60 years of Independence and here we are, failing to keep a commodity as basic and essential as fuel in a nation where most of the transportation depends on fuel! ... 2/4

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To the ministers & other office holders who can’t resist the urge to run for Speaker & plan to resign; here is some history to reflect on.

In 2018, as MP for Sheema north county and minister, our man Elioda contested for the newly created Sheema Municipality seat without...

https://twitter.com/qataharraymond/status/1505921993333477379

...resigning. The opposition side cried foul. The NRM team reminded them of the old legal maxim - everything which is not forbidden is allowed.

In the end, he was declared winner & fresh elections organised for Sheema North - with it all the costs to taxpayers. The NRM won!
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On this in 2013, Chinau Achebe, one of Africa’s most prolific writers, passed on in the U.S aged 83.

Here are some of my favourite sayings from him (some paraphrased for context): @BooksUg

1. A man who lives on the Banks of the Niger should not wash his hands with a spittle. 2. Don't be like the young antelope who danced herself lame when the main dance was yet to come

3. Christianity is like the palm wine we drink. Some people drink it & remain wise. Others lose all their senses

4. When a coward sees a man he can beat he becomes hungry for a fight