Acidri Innocent ๐ธ๐ธ๐จ๐ฉ๐บ๐ฌ
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Acidri Innocent ๐ธ๐ธ๐จ๐ฉ๐บ๐ฌ
@Ocomva
Simple|Human|Loving|WestNiler
Arua, Uganda ๊ฐ์
์ผ Temmuz 2013
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Acidri Innocent ๐ธ๐ธ๐จ๐ฉ๐บ๐ฌ ๋ฆฌํธ์ํจ
Acidri Innocent ๐ธ๐ธ๐จ๐ฉ๐บ๐ฌ ๋ฆฌํธ์ํจ

Today, we join the world in commemorating World Wildlife Day under the theme: Medicinal and Aromatic Plants: Conserving Health, Heritage and Livelihoods.
Ugandaโs rich biodiversity goes beyond iconic wildlife; our forests and ecosystems are home to invaluable plant species that support healthcare, preserve cultural heritage, and sustain community livelihoods.
As we celebrate this day, we reaffirm our commitment to conservation, sustainable use, and protecting the natural resources that continue to shape our nationโs future.
#WWD2026 #ExploreUganda

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Caught up with the man himself, the headteacher and priest of socio-economic transformation @job_matua and we had a productive discussion this morning ๐
#WeNeedToGrow
#PromotePeace_and_Love
#Socio_Economic_Transformation
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In 1879, Ugandan healers were performing cesarean sections with a survival rate that stunned European doctorsโwhile much of the "civilized" world still saw the procedure as a death sentence.
British explorer Robert Felkin documented the operation in detail. The surgeon used banana wine as an antiseptic, herbal anesthetics to manage pain, and cauterization with a hot iron to control bleeding. The mother survived. The baby survived. The technique worked.
This wasn't primitive luck. It was sophisticated medical knowledge passed down through generationsโrefined, systematic, life-saving.
Yet the dominant narrative tells us modern medicine arrived in Africa with colonizers and that before European intervention, the continent had no science, no innovation, no expertise.
But here's the contradiction: if African medical practices were so "backward," why were European observers documenting them with awe? Why were these techniquesโrooted in empirical observation and botanical knowledgeโproducing outcomes that Europe itself struggled to achieve until the late 19th century?
The Buganda Kingdom had what the British Empire didn't: working cesarean sections that saved lives.
So what else were we doing that got erased, ignored, or rebranded as "discovered" by someone else?
Sources:
- Felkin, R. W. (1884). "Notes on Labour in Central Africa." Edinburgh Medical Journal
- Ajayi, J. F. (1965). Christian Missions in Nigeria 1841-1891. Northwestern University Press
Credit: African Echo

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Acidri Innocent ๐ธ๐ธ๐จ๐ฉ๐บ๐ฌ ๋ฆฌํธ์ํจ
Acidri Innocent ๐ธ๐ธ๐จ๐ฉ๐บ๐ฌ ๋ฆฌํธ์ํจ
Acidri Innocent ๐ธ๐ธ๐จ๐ฉ๐บ๐ฌ ๋ฆฌํธ์ํจ
Acidri Innocent ๐ธ๐ธ๐จ๐ฉ๐บ๐ฌ ๋ฆฌํธ์ํจ

"Who else remembers that 'midday darkness' in Mabira back in the 90s? ๐โโ๏ธ" Could have been even better earlier i gues Naye Tugende mpola.
Let me tell you guys about my memories in Mabira,โBut donโt lose me yet, this is really not about Mabira.
It is about another wonder in West Nile: Zoka Tropical Rain Forest.
โFor those of us born in the 90s, school trips or family drives to Jinja were a rite of passage. I remember the Mabira canopy being so thick it created a midday darkness over the road. I remember the bus going dead silent when a massive snake would glide across the tarmac, we had to wait, out of respect and a bit of fear, because the elders told us those were the Misambwa, the spirits of the forest. Between the screeching of monkeys, the chorus of birds, and the heavy air, Mabira felt like a living, breathing giant.
โSadly, that feeling is mostly a ghost now. The darkness has thinned out, and the spirits have moved on.
โBut I got that exact same feeling back when I went to Zoka. It is the only natural tropical forest of its kind in Northern Uganda, and it carries that raw, ancient energy we used to find in Mabira. The same thick canopy, the same heavy silence, and that unmistakable feeling that you are walking through something sacred. The birds there donโt just sing; they own the air.
โAs a storyteller, this is why Iโm pulling back the curtain on my archives. I realized that if we donโt drive the narrative ourselves, we lose the essence of our home. We grew up watching movies where a single foreign hero would wipe out 200 enemies, shaping our minds to see them as superior. They told their story so well it became their reality. It is time we did the same for our own heritage, โHowever, there is a painful side to this.
My colleague @SolomonSerwanjj recently highlighted the heartbreaking reality of what is happening in Zoka. The very people supposed to protect this forest are often the ones overseeing its destruction turning ancient trees into charcoal just to earn a living. It is a "black gold" trade that is bleeding the forest dry.
โThis is a call to action.
To the birders, the hikers, the nature lovers, and every Ugandan: Go to West Nile. Check out Zoka. Support places like Arraa Fishing Lodge. @opigojimmy
โWhen we show up in numbers, we create a "critical mass" that makes it harder for these resources to be destroyed in silence. If we donโt value Zoka now, we will wake up one day and it will be a "once upon a time" story, just like the Mabira of my childhood.
โLetโs not just watch the story end; let's be the ones who change it. ๐ซก๐บ๐ฌ
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Acidri Innocent ๐ธ๐ธ๐จ๐ฉ๐บ๐ฌ ๋ฆฌํธ์ํจ
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The man who wrote "How to Save Your Marriage" in the U.S. shot his wife and posted the photo online.
Dale Carnegie, author of "How to Win Friends and Influence People," died completely alone. Benjamin Spock, who shaped modern parenting and sold millions of books, had sons who tried to place him in a nursing home. Maria Montessori, the world's most celebrated educator, gave her own son to foster care to raise other people's children. A Korean author behind the bestseller "How to Be Happy" took her own life after years of depression. The pattern is disturbing: the people selling life answers often couldn't save themselves. Coaches. Gurus.
Influencers. They package clarity, confidence, and control while privately unraveling. Teaching wisdom doesn't equal living it - and sometimes, the louder the advice, the deeper the chaos behind it. Self-help isn't proof of mastery. It's often proof of searching.
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Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it... Some memories are worth remembering and meeting up with miss @AngelicaRossNow, known for her legendary role as 'Candy' in the hit TV show POSE โค๏ธ was one of them.

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Acidri Innocent ๐ธ๐ธ๐จ๐ฉ๐บ๐ฌ ๋ฆฌํธ์ํจ

Have you booked your exhibition space for the upcoming #WestNileAgribusinessExpo2026??
Donโt miss this yearโs opportunity to be part of this great event.
Book your spot today!! info@omia.co.ug or Dial:*284*173#
#Farmersfirst #WestNileAgribusinessExpo2025




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Acidri Innocent ๐ธ๐ธ๐จ๐ฉ๐บ๐ฌ ๋ฆฌํธ์ํจ

The hope of tomorrow lies in the young generation. Letโs nurture their passion for conservation before itโs too late. Support the cause- "Running to educate the children of fallen Rangers" #UWHM2026

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Congratulations @LAlionzi โ
Alionzi Lawrence (Dangote)@LAlionzi
By the will of the great people of Arua City, I was declared Mayor-elect this morning. Deeply humbled by your trust. Your vote is a sacred mandate we shall repay tenfold through committed service over the next five years. Grateful to God, the people of Arua City, and my team.
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Acidri Innocent ๐ธ๐ธ๐จ๐ฉ๐บ๐ฌ ๋ฆฌํธ์ํจ

Arua City Mayor โ Officially Declared โ๐ฝ
Alionzi has won the mayoral race with 32,663 votes, opening a massive margin of 29,466 votes over Draecabo Trinity Ceaser, who scored 3,197 votes.
Pirio Gasper followed with 1,712 votes.
#AruaCity #MayoralRace #ElectionResults

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