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There is no problem in eating campaign money, but when it comes to voting, make the right choice - Uhuru Kenyatta

@DailyMonitor @Thomas_Tayebwa Stained**

@DailyMonitor @Thomas_Tayebwa is stained,in fact this whole meaning of restoring Parliament's stained image has lost cos Tayebwa got retained... He worshipped & adored Among,very well knowing what she was doing & happening in Parliament.

Oboth-Oboth, Tayebwa vow to restore Parliament’s stained image bit.ly/4wRB6pX #MonitorUpdates

You don’t need everybody at work to like you. Salary brought you together. Not destiny. Your office is not a brotherhood. That’s why HR claps during layoffs with full WiFi and tea.

Statement of PAD leaders meeting in Stellenbosch 24 May 2026 The prosecution of opposition leaders who are fighting to democratise their countries has become a feature of African autocracies, intent on destroying democratic practices in favour of extending their rule through repression. There are many cases, but three in Tanzania, Uganda and Rwanda stand out as flagrant abuses of court proceedings to unjustly prosecute leaders. The treason trial of Tanzania’s Tundu Lissu has been taking place for over 400 days. His crime was to call for constitutional and electoral reforms ahead of the October 2025 election. His party, Chadema, was barred from participating in those elections, which were openly rigged. Bereft of credible evidence and the appearance of secret witnesses in a special enclosed cell, the trial has made a mockery of legal practice. Lissu, who was hit by 16 bullets in a failed assassination attempt in 2017, has been unable to have the medical treatment he requires as a result of this brutal assault since his trial began. In Uganda, Dr Kizza Besigye is being tried in a military court after his arrest in November 2024 – more than 540 days ago. Dr Besigye was prevented from participating in Uganda’s rigged election of January 2025, which saw the leading opposition figure, Bobi Wine, denied victory in a rigged election. Wine has since fled the country, fearing for his life. Dr Besigye’s trial, which began as a military tribunal, follows a familiar pattern. The state has attempted to get witnesses to testify in secret and has dragged the trial on despite Dr Besigye’s poor health. In Rwanda, opposition leader Victoire Ingabire was arrested in June 2026 on the farcical charge of creating a criminal organisation and inciting public disorder because she challenged the ongoing trial of other opposition activists. Along with nine members of her political party, the Development and Liberty for All (Développement et Liberté pour tous or Dalfa-Umurinzi), she has been charged with establishing or joining a criminal organisation, inciting public unrest or disturbances and various other offences, all of which she denies. Tanzania, Uganda and Rwanda present themselves as progressive countries that embrace democracy in one or another form. The reality is that these countries are led by increasingly tyrannical authoritarians that have no tolerance of opposition and are willing to abuse their courts to remove those who criticize them from public life. This lawfare against democracy is condemned in the strongest possible terms by democratic African leaders who are trying to build a continent where accountability, the rule of law and the respect for human dignity are paramount. We call on the international community to join us in demanding the cessation of these farcical legal proceedings and the immediate release of these leaders. We call on the authorities to see to it that proper medical attention is provided to Tundu Lissu and Dr Kizza Besigye, who are ill and require regular medical treatment. These developments in the East Africa region should be of great concern for those who count themselves among its leaders, particularly with ongoing instability in Somalia, Sudan and Ethiopia. The leadership that addresses democratic regression and the erosion in the rule of law will place itself on the right side of history. The fight for democracy in Africa cannot be stopped by the actions of tyrants determined to hold onto power. Signed on behalf of the Platform for African Democrats Seretse Khama Ian Khama Former President of the Republic of Botswana

Going through unimaginable things teaches you that some prayers can't be prayed in a group. At some point, the congregation becomes noise and your bedroom becomes the sanctuary.

I thank Tochi County MP Peter Okot for his inspired delivery of the nomination speech he gave while presenting my candidature for Speaker of Parliament. He did us proud.

@DoreenNyanjura Yee amanyi🤔🙆

If you were Anita Among, how would you caption this?

@norbertmao @AndrewOmara8 Conviction over convenience. In i pilo wiwa. I keto deyo ki woro i kom wan ducu. Wot ki deyo, ki awaka madit tutwal

Despite the tyranny of numbers that overwhelmed us, we declare that ours was not a numerical challenge but a moral challenge. We took up a fight everyone was cowering from and faced attacks from many quarters including from friends blinded by short term considerations. Many counseled me to throw in the towel fearing the outcome of the ballot. When the counting started, one MP told me that due to strict partisan voting I would be lucky to get ten votes. I put my seat on the line by telling him that if I got less than ten votes I would resign from Parliament. That aside, despite the opposition we faced, the fight was worthwhile. Thanks to the power of outrage fueled by many patriots, Parliament can breathe again. Our collective efforts brought a gush of fresh air in Parliament.

@GodwinTOKO Where did she go for O and A Levels? We have never known this... as well.

Can we now talk about Anita “Annet” Among’s academic record?! For the last five years, we were told she is many things: a lawyer, an accountant (sometimes I hear “economist”), a former lecturer at MUBS and KIU, that she has Masters Degrees etc. What I gather is way less stellar than that! Two of my sources doubt she has a UNIVERSITY degree to begin with! Despite days of digging, I haven't come across a person who attended university with her. It is not even clear which university she attended! One story online says Makerere, others MUBS, another KIU! It would be great if some of her classmates, or people who know people that were at university with her came up and helped us clear the record. Two, are there MUBS or KIU students here, that she lecturered? What is not in doubt, and was at the centre of a court case after the 2021 elections is that her O-level papers carry the name “Anita Among”, her A-level papers carry “Anita Annet Among”. Given how the UNEB system works. That's huge! “Anita Among” and “Anita Annet Among” are TWO DIFFERENT people! I searched for evidence that she changed names legally. I didn't find that either! In the end, after days of digging, I found one person. A politician from Teso who says Among attended Tororo College of Commerce (TCC) with his sister, before she joined Centenary Bank taking on a low level job that didn't require papers. Actually, he says his sister doubts Among completed her studies at TCC! There's definitely a HUGE story somewhere with her papers, and I hope that someone can break it….

@pwatchug Has anybody nominated @norbertmao ?

🚨🇺🇬 ANOTHER NOMINATION FOR SPEAKER Katikamu South MP Hassan Kirumira has moved a motion nominating Jinja East MP Paul Mwiru for Speaker of Parliament. Mwiru becomes another candidate in the race for the Speakership. 📸 Photo by Parliament

@ShamimMalende Why are you modeling your cloth/attire like a teenager? Did you have to do that cloth show?

Live at Parliament of Uganda, today is voting day for the Speaker and Deputy speaker of the 12th Parliament. We are for Hon Mwiru Paul.

@ZaakeFrancis Mutuukoowaaa!!

Already in Kololo as the self-appointed chief campaigner for Paul Mwiru’s Speakership bid for the 12th Parliament. The mission is clear — #MwiruKuMwiru 🇺🇬🔥

@NinyeTabz Ssenuonyi,as opposition leader,the lawyer of Kira as Commissioner..

If the decision was mine to make, you would see Joel Ssenyonyi as the leader of opposition in parliament again! And Zaake as commissioner since Among isn’t there to do her manianga again!

Sacrificing @AnitahAmong and leaving @Thomas_Tayebwa b'se “our Munyakole brother” while Anita is seen as “just Iteso woman” exposes the dangerous face of tribal politics. What is happening to Anita is nothing but a political witch-hunt disguised as accountability. @mkainerugaba

@Pliam_ The only Baganda,who are not really true Baganda.

What do you know about these two great men ?

@Pliam_ @ZoomexUg Music that speaks. Art that talks. Wanting the best for 🇺🇬 One of them is my President ✊ Very intelligent upstairs. Down to earth. Not afraid to have a laugh. In that order 🫡

Nothing confuses bitter relatives more than watching you survive what they secretly ordered for you.

@SpireJim @SimonKaggwaNjal Kulunno was kiriza,nti' no tuli kuu Drip water Irrigation mu nsi eno..

@SimonKaggwaNjal Kale kati singa tulina Fr Kaggwa Njala! Singa kati nkutonera embizzi enjokye ne kamulali

Kati bino byonna wasoma byaaki mu nsi eno eya drip irrigation?