Rose Kobusinge

It may officially be the first day of spring in #Canada, but Canadians have been dressing like its summer since the thermometer budged above -10°C. T‑shirts and shorts even with snow still on the ground. Question is when is it acceptable to break out the flip‑flops?🌷🩴

"Colonialism did its job of isolating us." Speaking at the CELAC–Africa Forum in Bogota, Colombian Vice President Francia Marquez called for stronger Latin America–Africa ties, saying closer cooperation could boost economic growth and challenge colonial legacies.

THE PRIME MINISTERS SHAMEFUL IMMIGRATION PLAN WILL CHANGE THE RULES FOR MIGRANT CARE WORKERS It will keep them in a temporary status for a decade or more, make them more easily exploitable, poorer and marginalised. WHEN DID THAT BECOME THE POLICY OF A LABOUR GOVERNMENT?

Beauty

Ooops, looking at this, Abatooro, we might go extinct soon🫤. Aboojo na abaisiki mwekolemu omulimo. Atwooki @aruhweza , @ObukamaBwaTooro 😆

Uganda reintroduces rhinos into a protected area after they were poached to near-exctinction trib.al/wBTTvxV

I voted against proposals to increase student tuition fees this week. Instead of piling more and more debt onto young people, we should scrap these fees altogether, write off student debt, and fund higher education through general taxation.

I've joined members from across Labour to call for a reset to protect our party's values and future. For our party to recover, we must restore democracy, return to our founding principles and reject the current top-down approach. Read our statement: resetlabour.co.uk

I hope this is a joke. They go to international conferences crying about climate change, biodiversity this and that and back home this is the plan? Then they get funds from @theGEF @theGCF but this is what they implement? Comeon guys. Take the industrial park elsewhere

@JanSadek 😂

I actually said Ugandan pineapple is THE BEST in the world!😃

A Number We Should Not Read Lightly Yesterday, I came across a headline that has stayed with me: “Panic as 4,800 NGOs collapse.” I did not read it lightly. This sector has been my home. I entered it as a first-year law student, volunteering at @FIDA_Uganda. It was there that my legal training found purpose. Over the years, the people in this space have become more than colleagues, they have become community, mentors, friends… family. And so when the sector bleeds, I feel it. At a CSO symposium in 2025, it was shared that Uganda had approximately 7,000 registered non-profit organizations. If the numbers reported are accurate, and over 4,000 have shut down, then we are not simply witnessing a statistic. We are witnessing a significant contraction of civic life. And I wonder if we are pausing long enough to take this in. Do we see what sits behind that number? Do we see: •The services that are interrupted or lost altogether? •The communities that must now navigate without support? •The jobs and livelihoods quietly disappearing? •The ideas and efforts that will never fully take shape? Every organization that closes does not disappear in isolation. It takes people, purpose, and possibility with it. Non-profits are often spoken about only in terms of funding. But they are also part of the economy. They employ. They procure. They train. They respond where others cannot. Their absence will be felt, whether immediately, or slowly, over time. I say this with full awareness that the sector is not perfect. There are organizations that must do better. There are questions of accountability and compliance that cannot be ignored. But even with these realities, a contraction of this scale should give all of us pause. For those of us who care about governance, development, and the future of our societies, this moment invites reflection: •What kind of civic space are we building, or constraining? •What balance do we strike between regulation and enablement? •What happens when citizen-led organizing begins to shrink? Before we rush to solutions, we must first sit with the reality: This is not just about organizations. It is about people. It is about possibility. It is about the kind of society we are becoming. #CivicSpace #NonprofitSector

Sweden avails €360,000 (about Shs1.5 billion) to support Ugandan youth in the coffee value chain. #UBCNews | youtu.be/ZN6x4BFyqWc

When you think the world is a bad place, and then some good things happen! Even though I don't benefit from this, I celebrate it. A win for women anywhere in the world is a win for us all!

I voted against raising tuition fees. We can’t keep piling debt on young people just for wanting an education. We all benefit from an educated workforce. Students shouldn't be saddled with a lifetime of debt for getting one.

Forty years after the last one was poached rhinos are back in the wild in Uganda bbc.in/4sWhrT9

History says women are better @KCCAUG directors😊

A Kampala resident posted a complaint about an open manhole at 11:00AM, KCCA fixed it at 5:00PM on the same day. Turn around time, just 6 hours. Naye ono Hajjat @Buzeki_Sharifah yava wa? 😳

📢 Public Consultation Call As part of the Strategy Development Process, we are engaging members of the public to share their views on key priorities, areas of focus, and interventions that would be most beneficial. We kindly invite you to take just 3 minutes to provide your input by completing the short questionnaire at the link below: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI… Deadline: 27th March 2026 Your feedback is invaluable in shaping an inclusive and impactful strategy.

Floating vendors: Water reclaims city territory, displaces money makers 📍 Qualicel Bus Terminal, downtown Kampala #MonitorUpdates 📹: @kakumirizi2002

🌟 Attention U.S. Exchange Alumni! 🌟 Got a bold idea? The U.S. Embassy in Uganda is now accepting proposals for the Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund 2026 #AEIF2026! 🚀 To apply, you must team up with at least one fellow alum or an alumni association. Don’t miss out! Submit your proposal by April 20, 2026! Learn more: ug.usembassy.gov/alumni-engagem… #ExchangeAlumni #AEIF2026