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Abakuru kuruga omukitongore ekya @UNBSug, Abubakar Bakuru Mpagi na Desire Kenganzi, bari ahambeho nibashoboorora omurimo gw'okubuganaho n'abakungu ab'eby'obushuubuzi ogu bariyo nibakora omuri Ankole na Buganda. Twegaiteho LIVE na @BaryahabweD omu prog #Wamanya #GambaMpurire

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Daily reminder: the poor in Africa actually eat healthier than the middle class. The food for the poor and uncivilized.

They realized a certain club was awarded a PGMOL trophy. That is why no one is featured🤣

Let us be honest: the issue is not that medical interns are too many. It is not that Uganda has no money. It is that medical interns are not being treated as a priority. Consider the choices being made: • Parliament keeps growing. Parliament’s budget reportedly doubled to about 𝗦𝗵𝘀 𝟭. 𝟮 𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻. The money going to 529 MPs rose from about 𝗦𝗵𝘀 𝟰𝟬𝟬𝗯 in 2020/21 to 𝗦𝗵𝘀 𝟳𝟰𝟰.𝟰𝗯 in 2026/27, an increase of about 𝗦𝗵𝘀 𝟯𝟰𝟰.𝟰𝗯. What direct return does this give the common Ugandan in a crowded hospital? • Two offices alone tell the story. The Speaker and Deputy Speaker offices had about 𝗦𝗵𝘀 𝟳.𝟭𝗯 combined in 2020/21. In 2026/27, they stand at about 𝗦𝗵𝘀 𝟱𝟬.𝟮𝗯 , an increase of about 𝗦𝗵𝘀 𝟰𝟯.𝟭𝗯 for only two offices. That increase alone can pay 𝟯𝟬𝟬𝟬 interns 𝗦𝗵𝘀 𝟭𝗺 𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿, with money left. • Questionable spending continues. In 2025/26, selected Speaker’s office lines reportedly included 𝗦𝗵𝘀 𝟮.𝟰𝗯 for foreign travel, 𝗦𝗵𝘀 𝟵𝟲𝟲𝗺 for fuel, 𝗦𝗵𝘀 𝟰.𝟴𝗯 for incapacity, death benefits and funeral expenses, and 𝗦𝗵𝘀 𝟱.𝟮𝗯 for donations. Total: about 𝗦𝗵𝘀 𝟭𝟰.𝟮𝗯. What lasting public health return does this produce compared with doctors on wards? • RDC structures are being funded. Uganda reportedly has 146 RDCs, 170 Deputy RDCs and 432 Assistant RDCs, total 748 officials. Their proposed salary enhancement requires an extra 𝗦𝗵𝘀 𝟮𝟵.𝟬𝟳𝟵𝗯 every year. Add the reported 𝗦𝗵𝘀 𝟯𝟬𝗯 for LC I to LC V political leader facilitation, and that is about 𝗦𝗵𝘀 𝟱𝟵𝗯. In what way does this benefit the common Ugandan? • Donations are funded. State House donations reportedly consumed 𝗦𝗵𝘀 𝟳𝟱𝟭𝗯 over seven financial years. In 2023/24 alone, donations were budgeted at 𝗦𝗵𝘀 𝟭𝟴.𝟭𝗯, but actual spending reached 𝗦𝗵𝘀 𝟴𝟬.𝟭𝟴𝗯. If tens and hundreds of billions can be found for donations, how does 𝗦𝗵𝘀 𝟮𝟰𝗯 to 𝗦𝗵𝘀 𝟯𝟲𝗯 for over 2,000 medical interns become impossible? • Health was not protected with the same urgency. The Ministry of Health vote fell from about 𝗦𝗵𝘀 𝟭. 𝟲𝟵𝟯 𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 in FY2023/24 to about 𝗦𝗵𝘀 𝟭. 𝟯𝟰𝟰 𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 in FY2024/25, a reduction of about 𝗦𝗵𝘀 𝟯𝟰𝟵𝗯. Even the 2025/26 estimate of 𝗦𝗵𝘀 𝟭.𝟱𝟲𝟰 𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 remains below the 2023/24 level. Yet health is the sector that directly touches mothers in labour, accident victims, children with malaria, emergency patients and families in public hospitals. Now compare: • 2,000 interns × Shs1m × 12 months = 𝗦𝗵𝘀 𝟮𝟰𝗯 per year • 2,500 interns × Shs1m × 12 months = 𝗦𝗵𝘀 𝟯𝟬𝗯 per year • 3,000 interns × Shs1m × 12 months = 𝗦𝗵𝘀 𝟯𝟲𝗯 per year Even using the Ministry of Health’s own gross figure of Shs15.6m per intern per year, the reported 2,706 eligible interns would require about Shs42.2b. That is still small compared with what is being found for political comfort and administrative expansion. That money is not a handout. ✨ It avails doctors on wards. ✨ It keeps emergency units covered. ✨ It supports maternity care. ✨ It fills staffing gaps in regional referrals. ✨ It protects patients. So let us stop pretending. This is not a numbers problem. This is not a money problem. It is a priority problem. Medical interns are doctors under apprenticeship, not free labour! #InternsNotSlaves

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Norbert Mao (ChairmanMao) the DP chairman Laughing at 15 MPs who voted him yet his Role was to shake the table until AAA is dropped and mission was succeed 1 week ago🤣🤣🤣

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Africa’s coffee story goes global: Dr. @TugumeNelsonO has secured Ugandan Inspire Africa Coffee a spot at the 2026 FIFA World Cup in New York, linking African farmers directly to global consumers. #InspireAfricaCoffee #WorldCup2026 #WeAre26 #FIFAWorldCup

🚨👋🏼 Lukas Podolski has retired from professional football at 41 years old.

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