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Forensic Investigator turned Road Safety Advocate. Walked from Gulu to Kla to raise awareness, change attitudes and tackle the issue of #RoadSafety in Uganda

Tuda Park, Gulu City
Joined May 2014
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Mike Mukula called Salim Saleh "patriotic" and a "national hero." But a Gulu Farmers Union member told me today Saleh blocked them from growing cotton by grabbing a huge chunk of land. Is that what patriotism looks like?
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I know you know that: Corruption flourishes when the whole accountability chain weakens: the Executive fails to safeguard public resources, Parliament delays acting on Auditor General reports, and justice moves too slowly. Uganda doesn’t lack institutions; it lacks consequences
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You cannot sharpen the spear of leadership while ignoring the hand that has held it for 40 years. If corruption has become systemic under the same leadership, reform must go beyond songs and dances. Institutions must be strong enough to hold even the highest office accountable
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The equation cannot ignore nepotism. When the President appoint his own son to head the military, the question becomes bigger than one individual: are institutions serving the Republic, or becoming intertwined with one family? Accountability must begin at the top.
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Museveni has been winning since before I was even born. He beat my father and his tribesmen too. Apparently, he’s the one Ugandan who knows everything and defeats everyone. At this point, why stop at President? Just grant him god status. 🤔
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The two great commandments of X: (1) Thou shalt follow, and be followed. (2) Thou shalt tweet, and be retweeted.
 Upon these two commandments shall all the algorithm hang @LuoRally @BlizMichael @EmillyNamwaya 😂😂
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1/3 We need serious people with serious policy proposals in Parliament, not politicians who take an obvious problem, weave it like a basket and present it back to Ugandans as profound insight. We already know where the shoe pinches. What is your solution? @KagutaMuseveni
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2/3 #RoadSafety. #EnvironmentalDegradation. #DataCosts. #Corruption. #Healthcare. #Education. #Nepotism. #LawAndOrder. Uganda isn't short of problems requiring political attention. What we are desperately short of is serious policy politics @Parliament_Ug
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3/3 Otherwise, we shall keep changing the faces while recycling the same politics. An MP should be able to say: Here is the problem. Here is my proposal. Here is what it costs. Here is the law or policy that must change. And here is how we measure success.
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1/2 Uganda’s political class largely ignores championing or even associating with #RoadSafety because, politically, it sounds DRY. Yet 5,383 Ugandans lost their lives on our roads in 2025. That’s roughly 15 people every single day. @mkainerugaba @KagutaMuseveni @MoWT_Uganda
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2/2 Add the money lost through medical bills, lost productivity, damaged property and shattered livelihoods, and #RoadSafety suddenly looks like serious political capital. I tried involving @Akolanthony, but my brother didn’t read the rain in the mist 😂😂😂@KagutaMuseveni
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This chess game was a replay between Peter Elwelu's and General Muhooji. Just reviewed that chess match: a brilliant tactical battle that could have easily swung the other way, but a single missed opportunity handed over the checkmate right at the finish line!
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Should we expect a replay? Yes, but it will be in the court of law. How'll it play? The legal battlefield'll lock the official channels, while the streets & SM become a high-stakes public proxy war. The endgame will be fought for total survival and control of the narrative!
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Replying to @mkainerugaba
@mkainerugaba If you truly want to lead Uganda and become the best leader 1: Resign from the army and join us in the Road Safety Crusade. 2: Let us walk together, town by town, across Uganda, listening to people and promoting #RoadSafety. Let leadership begin with service
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We need to move from mourning road crashes to prevention and protecting victims. Enact a Road Safety Fund Act to build a sustainable fund for prevention and post-crash support, strengthen insurance protection for road users @KagutaMuseveni
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The idea is to ensure that victims and families can access fair, timely compensation. The next best president will make #Roadsafety become national policy, not an afterthought @KagutaMuseveni @MoWT_Uganda @PoliceUg @mkainerugaba @Parliament_Ug
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Replying to @mkainerugaba
@mkainerugaba has the same right to express himself on social media as you do. The constitutional blanket that protects his voice protects yours too. Defend it consistently, even when you disagree 🙏🏿❤️🙏🏿
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Muhooji should also remember that some of us are still carrying heavy bundles of tradition. Constitutional freedom may be ours, but learning to carry it takes time. Give us the space to unpack the old baggage before loading us with the new
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If I wake up and discover that @mkainerugaba stands above the 1995 Constitution of Uganda, I must ask: Who placed him there, who benefits from his immunity, and who will hold him accountable? Then I must do my part peacefully and lawfully @mugishamuntu @KagutaMuseveni @norbertmao
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