Alex Munobe

@JosephMuvawala A Happy belated 55 Dr Joseph,enjoy your new age as you continue to soar like an eagle,rising above challenges gracefully and with gaiety. Blessings galore to a humble Soul and a super human being.

Today, I celebrate 55 years of life with a grateful heart at the thanksgiving ceremony of Hon. Minister @AmosLugoolobi, State Minister for Finance, Planning and Economic Development and Member of Parliament-elect for Ntenjeru North. The service was held at St. Luke Busaana Town Church and graced by Rt. Hon. Rev. Enos Kitto Kagodo. I thank the Almighty God for His endless love, mercy, and grace, and His servant the Bishop for the special prayer over me. A special thank you goes out to my family and friends for their unwavering support, prayers, and love! @KagutaMuseveni @AnitahAmong @mkainerugaba @allankayongo1 @SebukeeraH

So, Nico O'Reilly probably took the MOTM gong, deservedly too. Best player on the pitch though? Ryan Cherki. Never mind that juggling stunt, this guy has such close control, balance and nifty footwork in tight spaces, he can play football in a phone booth! #eflcupfinal

MONDAY PAUSE FOR THOUGHT: WHEN DRAPERS DRESSED KAMPALA There was a time when Kampala didn’t scroll -it strolled. And at the center of that stroll stood Drapers (1943) Ug Ltd. Not just a shop, my friend. A statement. The kind of place where you didn’t just buy a shirt or a pair of clarks from- you bought posture, confidence, and possibly a small argument with your wallet. Drapers was Kampala’s original “mall before malls.” Long before escalators started intimidating us and food courts made us indecisive, Drapers had everything neatly arranged, like a well-behaved British sentence. Shoes here. Fabrics there. Dreams everywhere. If Kampala had a heartbeat in the 50s and 60s, Drapers was doing cardio. Then came the plot twist. By 1979, Drapers had become something of a #Uganda Duty Free shop - except duty free for who, exactly? Only those with hard currency could afford a peek, let alone a purchase. The rest of us practiced window shopping as a sport, squinting like economists trying to understand exchange rates. And then… history did what history does. The Tanzanian invasion. The fall of Idi Amin. And Drapers? Eh. Let’s just say Kampala briefly hosted a “Take What You Can Carry Festival.” Shelves that once held imported stuff suddenly held… memories. Very light ones. Fast forward to the 1990s, and Kampala, ever the resilient city, decided: “We move.” Six more floors went up. Because if you can’t restore the past, at least add altitude. The old Drapers morphed into a high-rise -home to big names like Crane Bank (in its heyday) and the ever-vibrant Sanyu FM, pumping out hits while the building quietly held its stories. Today, Gen Z walks past it, earbuds in, probably checking crypto prices or filming a TikTok with better lighting than Drapers ever had. They see glass, height, and maybe a good selfie angle. But if walls could talk, that building would clear its throat and say: “My friend… before your Wi-Fi, I was why people came to town.” So next time you pass by, pause. Not everything old is outdated. Some of it is just… waiting for you to ask better questions. Happy Monday. Photos: Drapers in the 1940s, when it was looted in 1979, and the mordern building housing the former Crane Bank Headquarters, & @882SanyuFM

L-R : *Mr. Alex Munobe*, *Mr. Yesse, *Mr. Kasule Joseph Sixtus Kawooya*, *Mr. Roy Nyamutale Baguma*, *Bro. Peter Kazekulya*, *Mr. Fabian Kasi*, *Mr. Festus Kibuuka*, *Mr. Adubango Richard*. Date : 19th March 2026 Venue : Mapeera House

Earlier today, SMACKOBA committee had a follow up meeting, chaired by the president Mr. Roy Nyamutale Baguma, on the harmonization of the 2 endowment funds plus the SMACK masterplan at the office of the chairman of the endowment fund for SMACK at Mapeera House.

1991/92 St Mary's College Kisubi team for the National Schools Championships. Spot yours truly! We used to roll with the Kibulis and Kololos, the Kitovus, Lubiris and Rubagas of this world. @PauloMukatabala you had left SMACK by then. @SMACKOBA

Congrats to @KingJames of the @Lakers on becoming the 2nd player in NBA history to reach 1,600 career games!

@StAugustineCom @KlaArchdiocese @Makerere @DOS_Makerere @UgandaEpiscopal @ugcatholics @stkizitochr_mak @ChristTheKingUG @CorpusMust @DioceseLugazi @Masaka_Diocese I was baptized by him in that chapel on 14th March 1971 and my baptism card can attest 🙏🙏🙏🙏 I am proud to be being associated with the St. Augustine Chapel.

Well well well… look who found the soap. 🧼 @URAuganda, you didn’t just collect taxes - you collected the hint. That container-turned-tax-temple that had camped on the street like it owned a land title has finally been relocated. #Kampala can now breathe without bumping into a filing cabinet. When institutions listen, cities shine. Thank you, #URA, for proving that compliance is not only for taxpayers. Sometimes, it’s urban planning too. Kampala just rinsed in a small but significant way. @KCCAUG

The UGX395Bn Mityana - Mubende Scandal Facts… Fact 8- Energoprojekt has been in existence for over 74yrs ✍🏾 Fact 9- It has operated in Uganda for over 50yrs✍🏾 Fact 10- During Amin, Obote and early years of @KagutaMuseveni, they constructed good, durable roads✍🏾 Fact 11- They started doing shoddy works from around 2010 when they messed with Kawempe - Kafu Road and they were henceforth suspended by the World Bank✍🏾 Assumptions: In picture, came incorporation of Energo Co. in Uganda… No wonder Gen. Katumba Wamala supposes it’s run by one man whose absence in the country puts at halt, the works at the deadly Highway… Could energo we fully paid be owned by one of our own!!? Lets read the unwritten✍🏾 Compiled by StanleyAnthony✍🏾 #SimanyiObaNtegeerekeka🤔

🔻120 years of Existence ✅ 🔻120 years of Excellence ✅ It's very lonely at the Top😌😂 #SMACKAt120 #DucInAltum 🦅

I celebrate this human. Whoever he is. Dear Uganda, do this.

Michael Olobade Kayode. Rory Delap reincarnated. If you know, you know!

Josh Ocaya has just signed his professional contract with @HullCity . UK citizen with Ugandan roots. Big moment. Bigger trajectory. Uganda Cranes, Uganda Hippos. As you plan your future squads -keep this name on the radar. Why? At 18, Ocaya already has receipts: a hat-trick for the U-18s in a 6–1 demolition of Sheffield Wednesday at Bishop Burton College, seven goals across U-18s and U-21s this season, and 14 starts at U-21 level. Former Charlton Athletic midfielder. Comfortable stepping up. Knows where the net lives. Talent doesn’t always knock loudly. Sometimes it signs contracts quietly. Eyes open. @OfficialFUFA @UgandaCranes @UgandaHippos @jordanobita11 @newvisionwire @DailyMonitor

This video should unsettle anyone who takes the United States seriously as a nation. Because it exposes something dangerous: the trivialization of the world's most consequential office. It shows how carelessly the power, credibility, and accumulated moral authority of a superpower can be squandered for a few seconds of viral attention. In any other major democracy, this behavior from a head of state would trigger a constitutional crisis. Paris would burn. Berlin would convene emergency sessions. In the Nordic countries, resignation would follow within hours. Across functioning democracies, the public, institutions, and political class would recognize this for what it is: an assault on the dignity of the state itself. Leaders are not free to perform as entertainers without consequence. National honor is not personal property, it's held in trust. But the United States is not just another country with a provocateur in charge. It is the linchpin of global order. It maintains formal alliances and security guarantees with forty to fifty nations. It underwrites the financial architecture, trade systems, and diplomatic frameworks that billions of people depend on daily. When the American president speaks—or posts—it doesn't land as satire, meme, or personal whim. It reads as a signal about what the country is becoming. American power has never relied solely on carrier strike groups or economic output. It has rested on something more fragile and more valuable: trust. The belief that beneath domestic turbulence lies institutional seriousness, predictability, and a baseline commitment to dignity. That belief is now disintegrating in real time. Millions of American companies operate globally. They negotiate multibillion-dollar contracts in environments where reputation is currency. Boardrooms in Frankfurt, Singapore, and Dubai aren't debating whether a post was clever—they're asking whether the United States remains a reliable partner. Whether agreements signed today will be honored tomorrow. Whether American leadership has devolved from institutional to purely theatrical. Consider tourism, which sustains millions of American jobs—airlines, hotels, restaurants, museums, entire regional economies. Soft power isn't an abstraction. It materializes in flight bookings, conference locations, study-abroad programs, and decades of accumulated goodwill. A quiet, decentralized boycott doesn't require government action—only a collective sense that a nation no longer respects itself. Now picture this image being studied by foreign ministers, central bank governors, defense strategists, and sovereign wealth fund managers. Picture them asking a coldly rational question: How do we write binding thirty-year agreements with a country whose public face will be this, relentlessly, for years to come? How do we plan for the long term when the tone is impulsive, mocking, and unbound by the gravity of office? This is where the real calculus begins. Trillions in foreign capital depend on confidence that America is stable, credible, and rule-governed. That confidence is now being traded for what, exactly? Applause from an online mob? A dopamine rush from manufactured outrage? Content designed to dominate the news cycle rather than serve the national interest? Every serious nation eventually confronts this choice: burn long-term credibility for short-term spectacle, or safeguard the reputation previous generations bled to build. The United States spent eighty years constructing an image of reliability, restraint, and leadership under pressure. That image wasn't born from perfection—it came from a visible commitment to standards that transcended impulse. This isn't a partisan issue. Europeans who value democratic norms recognize something ominously familiar here. Americans—Democrat and Republican alike—who believe in responsibility and restraint should see it too. Power attracts scrutiny. Leadership demands discipline. A superpower cannot behave like a reality TV contestant without paying a price. The presidency is not a personal broadcast channel. It's a symbol carried on behalf of 330 million people and countless international partners who never voted but whose lives are shaped by American decisions anyway. Every post either reinforces or erodes the idea that America can be counted on when it matters most. So the question is no longer whether this is offensive. The question is whether this is who America chooses to be: a nation that trades a century of hard-won reputation for viral moments. A country that replaces statecraft with content creation. A republic governed like a season of reality television. History offers a harsh lesson here. Great powers don't fall because enemies mock them. They collapse when they begin mocking themselves—publicly, proudly, and without grasping the cost until it's far too late. Stay connected, Follow Gandalv @Microinteracti1

Happy birthday Rotarian @odagacharles

Happiest Birthday to a cube G member @odagacharles , 💯🔥 SMACKOBA celebrates you and appreciates all your very great contribution to the College..💯

@SmackObs @munlex50 @odagacharles @rbaguma608 @EKIIOBUKU @podeke @smackists @SMACK_UG @TheSMACKLeague @budonian Congratulations to Hon. OTTO EDWARD MAKMOT A distinguished Counsel 🫡🫡

Congratulations to Our Distinguished Leaders We extend our heartfelt congratulations to all our members on their remarkable victories in the 2026–2031 parliamentary elections. Your achievements reflect unwavering dedication, service, and excellence. As you step into this new chapter of leadership, may you continue to uphold the values of integrity, commitment, and visionary service that define our community. DUC IN ALTUM — Lead with purpose. Rise with excellence. Warm regards, Smackoba Secretariat