Odoki Jimmy Acellam
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@HeartsoundsU Coordinator, @WegandaReview Advisory Editor, @LEADERSHIP MAGAZINE, @Muwado Writer, @umunkozi @MakCEDAT @KEELEUNIVERSITY. RT isn't endorsement
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Joined September 2014
I met this Asian-looking waiter at a restaurant in Berlin. When he realised I couldn’t speak German he asked where I come from. I told him: Uganda. He seemed unmoved, so I asked him if he knew Uganda. He said: “Of course, you even just gave New York a mayor”. I smiled, for it was
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On behalf of the Odinga family—Mama Ida, Rozzy, Hon. Winnie Odinga, and all of us—I extend our deepest gratitude to my father’s dear friend, H.E. @NAkufoAddo, for traveling to Bondo to pay your last respects at Baba’s graveside. Your presence honors his legacy and our enduring
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How does the Nakivubo Disaster define Kampala Politics? On #NBSFrontline tonight, @SimonKaggwaNjal hosts @AndrewMwenda, @OfwonoOpondo, @RonaldBalimwezo and @regesa to discuss this and more. Stream live on @afromobileug. #NBSUpdates #UgVotes2026
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In 2007, Zohran walked into the Monitor newsroom at the tender age of 15, not necessarily to become a journalist, but “trying to find himself out,” as then-chief sports editor Mark Namanya recalls. https://t.co/5vwGJyNgiA #MonitorUpdates
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His debut in journalism came nearly three years before he graduated from the Bronx High School of Science in Kingsbridge Heights, New York, in 2010. He earned his bachelor’s degree in 2014
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Ugandan-born Zohran Mamdani has been elected as Mayor of New York City. #MonitorToon
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Zohran avoided politics while working with Daily Monitor While many of us follow American politics, few could have seen this day coming. Perhaps only Mr Namanya did. Maybe it’s in the genes. https://t.co/swxm6HK5vX
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As news broke yesterday morning of his resounding victory in the New York mayoral race, all these memories came flooding back
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LETTER: Bribes before ballots: Real currency of Ugandan politics? https://t.co/Zpri36NFqq
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Whenever I asked someone to vote for my candidate, they didn’t ask about her policies or experience. They asked only one thing: “How much is she paying?”
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Hello Uganda! Hello Mwenge Central! A seasoned politician and activist, known for her passionate advocacy for good governance and democratic change in Uganda, she brings a wealth of political experience and a strong record of activism to this race an assurance to the people of
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The 10th issue of @WegandaReview appears in print & online, with essays & other writings on Uganda's Mugisha Muntu, the deadly landslide at Kiteezi, spiritual aging, death & dying, forbidden food & Dahomey's Seh-Dong-Hong-Beh. Art portfolios are by Joshua Yiga & Herbert Kalule:
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How I wish people asking questions about the Tanzanian condition framed the debate as a question of governance or politics, and not simply a democracy question. How did we reduce our governance and leadership challenges, & overall politics to just one form: democracy!
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Zapiro!
Zapiro cartoon published on @dailymaverick (31 October 2025) on Geriatrocacy #AfricanLeaders @KagutaMuseveni @PaulBiya - https://t.co/IjVldhXf94
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