Ronald Musoke

Over this past weekend (May 22-23), Kampala, under the auspices of the @AfricaCDC, hosted the Ministers of Health from #DRC, #Uganda, #SouthSudan, alongside dozens of development partners and humanitarian agencies in an attempt to quickly marshall and deploy resources so the #EAC region can quickly respond to an #Ebola outbreak, public health experts are saying can easily morph into a continental, if not global catastrophe, should it be mishandled. @WHO @_AfricanUnion @UNFPA @UNICEF @jumuiya @MinofHealthUG @Dr_JeanKaseya

In February this year, President Yoweri Museveni directed the transfer of #Bugoma Central Forest Reserve's management from @NFAUG to @ugwildlife, a policy decision most conservationists have welcomed. But, will this decision finally secure this tropical rain forest given the competing interests of sugar barons, Bunyoro Kingdom and others? @min_waterUg @MTWAUganda @Bunyoro_Kitara @KikuubeOfficial @HoimaDistrictLG @NapeUg @ACODE_Uganda @nemaug @Acbforest @OPMUganda

Late in the night of May 17, President Yoweri Museveni postponed this year's #UgandaMartyrsDay celebrations, an annual religious festival celebrated on June 3. The president framed the government decision not merely as a domestic health precaution but, as an urgent attempt to avert what could easily become a regional, or even global public health catastrophe. Details 👇👇 @AfricaCDC @MinofHealthUG @WHO @WHOAFRO @Dr_JeanKaseya @uganda_martyrs @ugcatholics

@gayuganda I share similar sentiments, btw!

@RonnyMusoke 😅😅😅 seriously, i think its because we believe Plan B jinxes plan A, we do not want to prepare 'for failure'..... ~~~~ (yeah, stupid magical thinking but there we are!)🙌🏿

Most modern #Govts, states and cities, including Kampala, are increasingly becoming dependent upon global synchronized #DigitalPublicInfrastructure, but do we ever worry about the day extreme weather events could wreak havoc on this infrastructure, and ground modern life to a halt, for weeks, if not months? Could the maintenance of analogue systems by Govts and even the private sector act as their "Plan B," just in case the worst happens? @cipesaug @UCC_Official @NITAUganda1 @MoICT_Ug @UNDRR @ITU @PSIASciencesPo @OPMUganda

@gayuganda 🤣🤣🤣🤣 But why?

@RonnyMusoke Plan B? what is 'Plan B'? this is #UgandaTheVillage. the only plan is Plan A. ~~~ tentative Plan B is magical thinking— prayers and well wishes. (we shall consult in the Sabo with the Jjajjas)

🇺🇬 Uganda's African Centre for Media Excellence — a GIJN member that has trained hundreds of journalists — has been suspended by the government since January, just days before national elections. Nearly four months later, there have been no material developments in the investigation that were promised into the allegations behind the suspension and its fate remains in limbo. Read the full article here ⬇️ twp.ai/4hrJXj

In the just concluded presidential election campaigns, a small group of Ugandan social media accounts were responsible for shaping and driving the majority of political conversations, while a more larger percentage of users participated passively through reposts, quote tweets, likes, or simply spectating without directly contributing their own voices...When compared to Kenya, Uganda's digital political culture seems far more cautious and reactive. @cipesaug @houseofseshat_ @UCC_Official @NITAUganda1 @africafoicentre @AgoraCFR

On April 29, the #Govt of Uganda alongside its conservation partners commissioned the Wildlife and Timber Forensics Laboratory at #UWEC in Entebbe, but how will this facility assist the Standards, Utilities and Wildlife Court in fighting vs illegal wildlife trade? Details 👇👇👇 @GKamasanyu @JudiciaryUG @ugwildlife @UWEC_EntebbeZoo @UNODCEastAfrica @EUinUG @DKinUganda @ICCWC_WFC @TRAFFIC_WLTrade @CITES Forensics Lab joins fight against illegal wildlife and timber trade in Uganda wp.me/p7FLkS-1vKc

I agree with the prosecution that this case...falls in the rarest of the rare. In light of the above, I have found no reason why I should not sentence Mr Okello with the maximum sentence...I hereby sentence him to suffer death...in a manner that is authorised by law. @JudiciaryUG @ug_lawsociety @UgandaPrisons @ODPPUGANDA @PoliceUg

@RayAmplifies Thanks, Raymond.

@RonnyMusoke Well done Ronald

#Uganda's 2026 presidential election is done. The incumbent, President Yoweri Museveni, is due to swear-in on May 12. Yet, a new report by #UnwantedWitness that has just taken stock of the just concluded election says the recent election was fraught with personal data abuse, a growing practice that must be reined-in before the next electoral cycle in 2031. @cipesaug @UnwantedWitness @PollicyOrg @NRMOnline @NUP_Ug @UgandaEC @pdpoUG @mtnug @Airtel_Ug @WDNUganda @NIRA_Ug @NITAUganda1 @africafoicentre

Thanks, Raymond!

#DigitalEarthAfrica, a pan-African initiative, is slowly but steadily turning decades of satellite imagery into actionable intelligence to help governments, researchers and communities, to manage the continent's precious freshwater resources better. Here is how @DEarthAfrica is doing it. 👇👇 @_AfricanUnion @CGIAR @AU_DARBE

The Ministry of Finance recently presented a raft of new tax proposals on, among other items; domestic utilities like sugar, cooking oil, as well as fuel and land transactions, arguing that the new proposals are meant to raise more local revenue for the Govt. But civil society is pushing back, saying the Govt should know Ugandans are operating within a turbulent global economy. @taxalliance_ug @mofpedU @SEATINIUGANDA @FOWODE_UGANDA @CSBAGUGANDA @kacita_uganda @IST_Uganda @unhco

#Africa could lose at least 0.2 percentage points of GDP growth this year, should the Iran-U.S war persist for another six months. While this figure may appear modest, its implications are significant in economies where growth is tightly linked to employment, income generation, and poverty reduction, notes a recently published joint policy brief by #UNECA, #UNDP, #AfDB ,& #theAfricanUnionCommission. @_AfricanUnion @ECA_OFFICIAL @AfDB_Group @UNDPAfrica @AfCFTA

By capturing transactional-level data across financial institutions, the platform marks a shift from approximation to precision in understanding one of the country's most important economic flows. @BOU_Official @IFADEastAfrica @kyeyoinitiative @Mglsd_UG @EUinUG

@BOU_Official @IFADEastAfrica @kyeyoinitiative @Mglsd_UG @EUinUG

On March 31, the #USGov handed over a health data monitoring system and accompanying assets in a move that the American Ambassador to Uganda, William W. Popp, said is part of the health cooperation agreement signed by both Uganda and the U.S, last December. Here are details of what #America bequeathed to Uganda's Ministry of Health, following 15 years of funding (to the tune of US$104 million) a health data monitoring and evaluation technical support programme (METS). @USEmbassyUganda @MakSPH @AfricaCDC @MinofHealthUG @MoICT_Ug @NITAUganda1 @CDC_Uganda

@AsiimweDicta @Johnblanshe_m @TheAfricaReport Something is definitely wrong with Africa, and Africans!!

@Johnblanshe_m @TheAfricaReport I am looking for reading material recommendations on how something like this can happen. These guys should be too old to even wipe their asses but they are somehow about to hold onto power. Something is definitely wrong

Cameroon transition: Biya aside, the country's police chief is 93, arguably the oldest still in service in the world. As power, age and succession all come into focus…maybe he will also appoint his son could be next in line. @TheAfricaReport. 🤣🤣🤣 theafricareport.com/247320/cameroo….