Yesterday, I fulfilled my mother’s dream of traveling by air. At 75 years old, she has seen and experienced it all, but never traveled by air.
Emirates made it extra interesting for her with a special gift. It’s not easy to raise more than five children as a single mom, but she
Dubai is known for its iconic buildings and wide city roads, making it a city of big things. Even frequent travelers are always in awe of the city’s grandeur.
Imagine what Dubai must be like for your 75-year-old mom!
I took her to Burj Khalifa, where we met an Ugandan at the
#MaamaInDubai
Adyeeri is a charming woman who has been enjoying her time in Dubai. She has been attracting the attention of strangers, and she loves it. It seems that most people here are not used to seeing senior Africans of 75 years and above around. Being a flower lover, she
If you are married with one child, you need at least Ugx 4.5m to survive in Kampala.
So when someone you know passes you by without “seeing” you, understand.
Which of the below cost is an exaggeration? Which one have I understated?
How much do you spend monthly on each? I
Today, we visited Dubai’s Museum of the Future, which is an iconic place. Maama remarked, “If you slept and miraculously woke up in this place, you would think you are in heaven.”
Her worldview has changed considerably. Dubai’s tourism ecosystem is so advanced and
#MaamaInDubai
Maama exclaimed in excitement, “Now I am eating the real food,” when she was served the authentic Luwombo, matooke, rice, and goat meat at the African restaurant, Mariana Hotel, in Deira Dubai, she was elated.
No trip to Dubai is complete without visiting Deira
I acknowledge that Kenyans are ahead of Ugandans:
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A few years ago, I found myself in Kigali to finalize a business deal. We had been invited for a crucial in-person presentation of our methodology to seal the deal.
After operating in Uganda for an
@JoyTuramuhawe
Try to find an experienced professional working somewhere. Many of them have delivered projects elsewhere. Ask them to be part of your team.
Leverage from their individual experience. It’s the people, not companies, that deliver projects and undertake the work.
For example;
@SimonKaggwaNjal
Shell does not own the fueling stations. They only service them through franchising. Anyone can get a site, construct a station, and approach Shell for the rights to use their brand, subject to terms and conditions.
That is why fueling stations are so many. The location must
A whole new world. What a wonderful world…
Now I understand what it means by the expression, “a journey of a lifetime.”
Maama’s Dubai trip is rewriting her brain. Total upgrade. I can’t wait her facial expressions when we visit the world’s tallest building.
@BambuluMen
Why put yourself in a tight choice corner. Explore more and play in a blue ocean space.
Leave single mothers for single dads. And prostitutes for fellow prostitutes. That is how I see it!
@FIDE_chess
Dreams indeed do come true, remember to dream big.
@DingLiren
must prepare for war, this youngster is no joke. He had his eyes on the championship 6.5 years ago. Now it’s a reality.
Watch:
@FIDE_chess
It takes brilliance to see how the end game will be and ultimately end. End games require patience and more computational power since you gate lots of move options for strategy and tactics.
@Asamoh_
@DavidNdii
If he has been winning all his cases, he is not a masquerader. Those who say one must have a paper to practice law are the masqueraders, surely! If he had been losing, may be that makes sense. He surely has enough “law” to win cases for his clients and that is all that matters
@SpireJim
It has to be
@UDLSOfficial
. So professional, efficient and fast. They renewed my driving permit within an hour, and made me proud to be a Ugandan.
The first time I smiled obtaining a service from a government agency.
Our MPs now have a local agency to benchmark for business
@FIDE_chess
Congs to Magnus Carlsen. I had predicted his victory. But no one would have guessed a great show. Based on the games, I am sure in Pragg, Magnus has found a very serious contender.
The Chess wonder boy from India has a great future.
@EastAfricaGov
If we cannot work together to fix the railway? Open up our airways? Open seas? Free labour movements? Free cross boarder trade? Expedite one East African political leadership.
And you dream about currency? Seriously?
Even in marriage, you start sharing the basics before you
@CentenaryBank
Timely responses to customer concerns in the way you have done are the hallmarks of clear-headed leadership and focus on the customer. Thanks for the clarity of actions taken and transparency in your communication. This is what we expect from a market leader. Keep leading from
@Katesh_d
@nbstv
@SamsonKasumba
Eh, this is brutal. But I love the honesty. Doing great work, serving the nation with integrity. It is not a crime to seek out for help especially for a great project like a home. Kasumba is a good example of slow but sure. He is a true hero. I am willing to contribute 200k.
@upholdreality
Are African leaders happy with this kind of message?
The loans, the indemnity system etc keeps some leaders on remote control of their Western sponsors which in turn gives them the right to continue ruling.
Africa is in a trap.
To get ahead, it needs to first cut it self away
@srukundo
Daily food 7k per person per day, that is Ugx 7k x 4 pax x 7 days (man, wife, child and house executive) weekly, which is Ugx 196k weekly or Ugx 784k monthly! That is being very mean, and almost starving. Seems many people don’t track their expenses. You could be spending over 2m
@SpireJim
You have a point.
Rules based or legalese thinking led to many problems to companies —a reason the International Financial Reporting Standards Board (IFRSB) changed from IAS39 Financial Instruments to IFRS9, i.e. from a rules based standard that was being manipulated re creative
@EastAfricaGov
The dream that will probably happen after 3020! If at all we are not recolonized since we love individualism. Big man in small bond syndrome. This is a specimen dream
@FIDE_chess
So, this is in the hands of Gukesh.
The other GMs are just betting.
Always have the odds in your favor. Hate him or like him, Gukesh belongs at the highest level. A great inspiration. Goes to show how far
@indiachess
has come, thanks to
@TataCompanies
and
@anishgiri
, etc who
@CapitalFMUganda
There is need for one national identifier—one ID#. Same number in passport, national ID, driving permit, Nssf etc. That way, life is simplified.
@GrantCardone
@elonmusk
Wondering why
@elonmusk
rarely sees messages like these by people who genuinely want to spend money on this platform.
@Cobratate
had a similar message to
@elonmusk
don’t recall seeing a response
I hope there are no bad apples within X that work to frustrate the platform revenue
@stats_feed
How come Japan, a very small country, continues to lead or is among the top, in most development indicators despite a declining population?
Is it too much investment in R&D? How come we don’t hear about their audacious space projects by they continue being consistent anyway? Do
@mybroadband
Only that?
I reconnected Dstv and not watching it. Old movies only. And everything else is available on Prime, Netflix and YouTube on demand.
Why can’t dstv enable on demand payments since I only need football? Which is now being offered by competition
@SpireJim
The power of money!
The problem is worsened when some people with the real PhD, fail to defend it! Pick a PhD “defended thesis” and you find it inadequate. Listen to a “real” PhD holder speak, and there is no difference in their analyses and urguments
Based on an online
Beating UNEB with street smart skills
In early 2023, a friend casually suggested that I enrol my P7 children in a village school to potentially receive favourable grading, thereby enhancing their chances of achieving a perfect score of 4 in the Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE).
@BigEyeUG
@MosesBaguma10
You can tell a factual story teller. He is telling exactly what happened: He is an interesting storyteller. The raising of the hand to stop him from talking so he concentrates on the world war 2 documentary is a good revelation and shows Mzee’s laser focus on few issues a great
@CryptoPi0neers
@spectatorindex
That would bring to an end of the war… the problem is what is “very close” in terms of years remaining to completing all tests and putting the vaccines on the market?
And how long does it take to test an effectiveness of a new vaccine considering that it does not cure patients
@jobkarengo
Fantastic! That is the spirit. When do you plan to make it happen? Next year? That means you start by getting a passport for her or him. Once that is done, the planning can start.
@FIDE_chess
@MagnusCarlsen
The GOAT of Chess is Magnus. This was his elusive title for long. And Pragg put up a tough show. A big scare.
Finally, experience and brilliance prevailed. Great players, they are.
Yesterday we marked 17 years wedding anniversary. Yet, I don’t think I qualify to give tips about marriage. This journey is interesting. So many memories shared. Once we got lost in Thailand as we tried to explore the world. It was a trip to remember.
@FIDE_chess
Tips for Pragg to win Magnus:
1) As Black, play Sicilian defense, which is identified as most successful opening against Magnus.
2) Quickly go through end games of his top opponents, and see positional opportunities to exploit. Since Pragg beat Caruana, he has chances into the
@Natabaalo
Give him more flags, to distribute to his fan mates. Remember to add a code on the flag which can easily be scanned to show a video and story behind the flag. That is how you promote a brand.
@SpireJim
Anyone with 60% or above is good, based on the assessment tools used. The appointing authority has leeway to select a qualifying candidate who meets the requirements.
@DaphineRwakiiki
@rggoobi
April Fools’ Day.
You are trying.
The lie would have probably worked if you had reported the President has “appointed Wasswa Balunywa”, as the BOU Governor.
The President loves the Parliament so much, and Ggoobi does not.
@provocativu
A US$430,340 deal was taken by Kenyans. I thought Ugandans would love to win such a deal, considering the proximity and many things we share with Rwandese.
Seriously,
1) Kenyans hold key positions like director, board member, CFO, etc in global brands like Facebook, Google,
@theapplehub
A copy can never offer the same experience as the original.
The Apple ecosystem, the apps, the games, the music, the video, the subscription, etc is what makes someone of hooked to the iPhone.
I have tried buying a Sumsang, but I end up giving it to my wife.
@jancoca
1MDB the name is similar to that of the movie streaming company. That says a lot. Very interesting documentary. And Jho Low is still missing is interesting indeed. The whole set up was a movie and about movies.
@DailyMonitor
@zziwaherbert
When one of my friends was joining politics, I laughed at him. He said "I will invest Ugx 50m. I will get it within 6 months if I go through." I laughed at him.
Now he will call to laugh at me. Politics is the real deal.
2026, here I come.
@XNanto
@JoyTuramuhawe
90% of all consulting projects are a result of relationships. The same individual has testimonials.
I am sure you have probably read, “our firm has a combined experience of 54 years of delivering due diligence and human resource skills optimization” services.
They are
@FIDE_chess
If Pragg reaches the final, he has 55% chance of winning it!
The boy is a fighter and can easily annoy Carlsen who may lose interest quickly once the game drags on. Being an underdog, Pragg has demonstrated mastery and confidence in the face of top players.
These are times for
@laktarr001
@Airport_FRA
Until the system is made equal that whoever asks Africans for a visa to visit their countries is also required to get a visa to visit Africa at the same value, all effort will be noise. The debt trap. Aid trap. Education trap. R&D trap. Technology trap, etc makes us vulnerable
@itsSh0la
Eh, what did Will Smith do to Jada that she is now rumbling? She keeps going lower and lower. Maybe she needs to stay away from the microphone (read social media). Will and Jada, who has a high marriageability factor? i.e. the ability to find another partner to marry, who has
@RobertKayanja
A transformational project is great regardless of who is behind it and their ideals. Pastor Robert Kayanja, has set a very high standard of high impact projects that the target communities yearn for and are appropriate.
I would be happy to contribute to such a project if I got
@Mutsindashyakam
Never again. You write as if the killing is taking place now... write a novel. Profile each of the family members killed. It will be a good memorial.
@wekesa_amos
Uganda has over six (6) crater lakes between Kasese and Ishaka— the lakes are deep and fantastic. Tourism industry in Uganda is yet to be exploited.
If I were in charge of tax income appropriations, I would invest over USD 50m dollars in Kalangala to make it a tourism city. USD
Today, the boy is learning how to manage the home library.
The task for today is to open an MS Excel sheet and create a table with at least six columns, each titled: Book Title, Author, Genre, ISBN, Number of Copies, Home Library Number, Location, Borrowed By, Date, Returned
@YammerTime01
If you watched the live launch, you know any difference is insignificant. The success of the launch is there for all to see. And community notes is a creation of Musk.
@TumukundeTT
Re-evaluate the quality of your friends. It’s not by coincidence 75% have filed for divorce. Whichever sex your friends are, they are not marriage material or are bad at decision making. The issue is not marriage. It’s the kinds of people who who marry each other.
@raihanmuyanja
You people if this is how you spend, you are torturing people’s daughters!
A woman needs to bathe a minimum of two times a day.
You need to eat more dry foods to be more fit.
The health costs I referred to are more prevention that reactive… you need gym work, running and
@wekesa_amos
@TheMutaD
Dubai’s marketing hype is a class act. It starts as you board and you get hooked.
Sometimes the real thing leaves you frustrated, but that is the power of marketing.
Every key attraction you go to, you find that first time visitors are so many. I think Dubai is on bucket list
This exhibition is revealing too much rot in our public services.
As an entrepreneur, it is easy to become demotivated. Someone literally earns your annual years business revenue yet you have to pay salaries, rent, utilities and of course taxes!
I don’t know why I am
When to oversell and when not to?
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I was approached for a proposal. The prospect asked for a demo too. Excited, I wrote the finer details to demonstrate expertise.
I submitted and was hopeful. A month later, no feedback.
I contacted the prospect for feedback. Without shame, the
@LarryMadowo
Outstanding
Now eat one with Nsenene.
You won’t stop thinking about Uganda street food which is the best in the world. Healthy, tasty and cheap too! Three things that usually don’t go together when it comes to food
@wekesa_amos
@Ugandalodgesltd
How can the overall cost of tourism be lower and affordable for the majority of Ugandans. How can the advertised quality be like the real thing?
A hotel in Jinja with a funny name asked us to pay US$350 a night per person. The rooms are small, with “old” and overused beddings
Does academic achievement guarantee career success?
How time flies! In June 2002, I emerged as the best national candidate in the then ACCA paper 3.5. I was so excited to receive an award sponsored by PwC, which has always been the place to be. I thought, wrongly, that the
@Tycn777
Prayers do happen. But you can start by being deliberate about it. Plan for it. Start by buying her a passport. Then saving for an air ticket.
@Esau_Matsiko
That is the professional thing to do. Always know your market value. Many people don’t know their transfer price and spend years on jobs they are being underpaid which affects their career success.
Always know your true worth. You can only do so with a job offer!
A good job
Your phone, your greatest enemy
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The accident occurred right before my eyes; I was in the third car behind. I immediately called for assistance. School security swiftly coordinated his transfer to the nearest hospital for first aid and further treatment.
The individual in
My brief interaction with a stranger (a man about 24 years old) during my last jogging lap this morning:
Young man (YM): Good morning, manager.
Mr. Strategy (MS): Good morning, sir.
YM: I want to ask you something.
MS: Sure, what is it?
YM: I am here for the holidays from
If you are Ugandan, aged 12+, and financially able, and have never visited Murchison Falls, add it on your bucket list.
The falls are beyond breathtaking. They are soul-taking.
It’s a tourism magnet. It must be promoted everywhere in Africa, Europe and Asia. There is nothing