#FreeKizzaBesigye

Someday Raila and Uhuru will be out of the picture but the injustices you support today might boomerang on you because they are getting normalized. Stay woke!

My cousin saved up 40M+ and just asked me whether they should buy a car or land first; I’ve advised them to put it on a United win today and buy both next week.

Good night.

Museveni's son confirms that our brother Eddie Mutwe is being detained in his basement, "Learning Runyakore". Time will tell.

I'm one of those Ugandans who will probably be branded a foolish Ugandan because, even when I know fully well that the outcome of the election is largely predictable, I will still go and vote. We all know for a fact that Mr. 1986 will be announced the winner, irrespective of the actual results. It will be a cold day in hell before anyone else is announced. But I will still go and vote against him, at the very least. I will sleep well at night knowing I did my part—no matter how inconsequential my single vote may be. I am voting for two important reasons. First of all, it is my duty as a citizen to exercise my rights, and I will not voluntarily disenfranchise myself because the process is flawed (which it very much is). The entire process is shabby. Reforms have not been put in place. Rigging might happen left, right, and center. The results are probably already known. But I will still do my part and vote. I owe it to no one but myself. Secondly, I am hopeful that a time will come when the electoral process will be more trustworthy. And when that time comes, we shall need people to vote. But where are young people going to learn about the importance of voting if they have grown up seeing us abscond from our duty because we thought the process was flawed or the results predetermined? The lesson we will have taught them is this: if you have doubts about the electoral process, don’t vote. I don’t know how valuable such a lesson is. I don’t vote because I think my candidate will win. I vote because it is my duty. And in the future, when elections are actually trustworthy, we shall have a population that has learned—not just from reading, but from seeing—that voting is important. You cannot devalue the process of voting today and expect young people to attach value to voting tomorrow. The things we hold in high regard are the things they will hold in high regard. The circumstances today do not favor a free and fair election. The circumstances tomorrow might. No matter what the circumstances are, it should always be your duty to vote. You don't only exercise love for your country when it is convenient. You do it even when it hurts. Now is such a time. I can’t say I don’t understand people who are against voting because it legitimizes this draconian and despotic regime. They also rightly say that if you are voting in an election whose results you already know, what is the point? As I usually say, hate the regime but love the country. In essence, we are voting so that we can carry on the tradition of attaching value to the process for the sake of future generations. Our circumstances today are unfortunate; theirs might not be. If they are going to learn one thing from us, let it be this: voting is your duty as a citizen, whether your candidate is projected to win or not. On Thursday, go and vote—if not for you, then for those coming after you.

In 2008, many doubted Barack Obama could beat Hillary Clinton for the Democratic nomination — yet he did. His rise wasn’t accidental. He mobilized voters who had never participated before, driven by his clarity, calm authority, and powerful communication. That year, U.S. voter turnout hit 61.6%, the highest since 1968. Uganda’s turnout in 2021 was 59.3% — proof that participation matters everywhere. In 1996 it was 70% The lesson is simple: elections are decided by those who show up, not by noise or accusations. Whatever happens between now and Monday, 19th January, Uganda will still be here. Conduct yourself in a way that ensures you will be too — safe, free, and responsible. If you want your preferred candidates (President and MPs) to win, go and vote on 15 January.

In these remaining 3days, invite your parents and grandparents for medical check-ups. My grandmother is already with me, and she will be returning after the 15th. 🌚