‘There's nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self’ -Ernest Hemingway
Kampala, Uganda
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Bruce Twesigomwe retweeted
I lived here in 2017 between October and December.
This is Pipeline Estate, Nairobi.
I had become so broke that I couldn't live in Nyayo Estate, where I had rented a 2-bedroom house, Gate B.
Baba had just lost an election, and on 26th October, Uhuru was re-elected in a sham "birthday party election."
I had put all my hopes and dreams in Baba's victory because I knew I was going to be appointed to a plum job in government.
But after Baba lost, everybody left. Baba himself was abandoned by people close to him. He was so lonely and depressed.
Only Saitabao Ole Kanchori took the role of giving Baba company. The rest took off. They crawled back when Baba had a handshake with Jameson.
Living here in Pipeline gave me a reality check. I had never seen such an indignified ecosystem.
My Ka-small cubicle was on the 7th floor. There is no lift. The eight tenants on that floor shared a toilet and a bathroom tucked at the corner of the floor's extreme corridor.
If you get to your house in the evening and forget to buy a matchbox, you'd rather drink a mug of water, accept the situation and sleep till the next morning.
If you walk leisurely and casually along the narrow, wet, muddy footpaths beside the sewer rivulets, a random tenant will pour kitchen effluent on your head, and that ruins the day for you.
This is an experience I will never forget.
In December, I relocated to my village and started life afresh.
I vowed never again would I live that life.
I fixed my life; I was obese, and I lost weight, regained my health, fortified my mental frame and became the best version of myself.
I took my experiences and successes and turned them into lessons for helping others out of their pain.
There are Kenyans living in squalor. They smile, but inside them is a whole funeral.
Unless you walk in their shoes, you will never understand their experiences.
You will mock them, call them names, but the people living in these places deserve better lives.
Lessons I learnt:
• Politics will never change your life. It is you who can change yourself.
• Politicians are buddies; it is you and me who insult each other.
• There is no dignity in poverty. Every Kenyan deserve a good house, good healthcare and an equitable share of national resources.
• You have massive potential. You can become the best version of yourself. Don't doubt yourself.
Bruce Twesigomwe retweeted
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Bruce Twesigomwe retweeted
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Bruce Twesigomwe retweeted
Alex, whoever said that is absolutely right. There is a deliberate and well-orchestrated action by the governments and their media to provide cheap entertainment to the maximum, the stupider the better, to the masses. People get poisoned by the flashy music videos whose content revolves around money, cars, villas, and sex. Education is virtually non-existent on TV and radio. Maximise stupidity, minimise information of value. This is how you get 50 million sheep who will run off the cliff if asked. Mark my words, it is deliberate.
Bruce Twesigomwe retweeted
🍌 Parents , brace yourselves—the survivor boys, a lively crew of ba summer teens from far-off lands, got thrown into a proper mad second-last Survival Camp challenge yesterday during their holiday break, diving deep into Uganda’s rich culture and history!
😂 Dropped in a village near Kasanje with a bunch of kayinja bananas, these lads, who’ve only ever sipped Coca-Cola and Pepsi (eh, that poison!), were totally lost in the old-school art of Ugandan juice-making.
🍹 Their mission: hunt for _essubi_ (spear grass), nature’s OG blender, and make omubisi omukamule (banana juice) from scratch, watching every step like hawks to nail the traditional vibe—all in pairs, racing against a 2-hour clock for a fat UGX 500,000 prize! Back in the day, omubisi omukamule was a big deal in Buganda’s traditional meals, a sweet, frothy staple served at family gatherings, ceremonies, and even to honor guests, keeping folks refreshed and bonded before sodas crashed the party.
They trekked through bushy paths, fumbling to find essubi like clueless explorers, then mashed those bananas with grass like village legends, giggling and gawking at the frothy foam bubbling up like some witch’s brew.
🤯 No blenders, no fancy gadgets—just pure hustle and nature’s magic, which these soda-addicted boys had never seen in their lives! Back at Kasanje camp, each duo battled to perfect their juice, with foam flying and faces screaming “What is this?!”—you should see the videos, pure comedy! With UGX 500,000 on the line for the winning pair, these holiday heroes turned culture shock into a proper laugh riot.
Who’s buzzing to see which duo juiced up the win? 🎉💪 #SurvivalCamp #OmubisiChallenge #KayinjaJuice #UgandaVibes #BaSummerBazanye
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Bruce Twesigomwe retweeted
Luke 14:28-30, Luke 14:28 “If one of you is planning to build a tower, you sit down first and work out what it will cost, to see if you have enough money to finish the job. Luke 14:29 If you don't, you will not be able to finish the tower after laying the foundation; and all who see what happened will laugh at you. “This man began to build but can't finish the job!’ they will say.
Bruce Twesigomwe retweeted
Today in our session in with boys in fort portal, we did something extraordinary.
I asked the boys to imagine they’re in a land of “no-tools” but they want to eat something so I gave each group a big juicy watermelon and asked them to find means of sharing that fruit equally without a knife 🔪, panga or anything sharp in less that 10 seconds…
The results were amazing
Bruce Twesigomwe retweeted
“Watching Arsenal is like watching Netflix, you’ll always wait for the next season. Every season is going to be like that..” ~ Patrice Evra 🤐
Bruce Twesigomwe retweeted
Happy hunting 🤩
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What are you selling today? Your client might be on my timeline 😊
Bruce Twesigomwe retweeted
Job security critical now than ever before!
An entire humanitarian and development sector - USAID. Gone overnight.🙈
YESTERDAY, I received a depressing call from one of our staff (former) from one of the field offices. Colleagues, as I listened to his emotional venting, I recalled the times in my career I have been a victim to similar circumstances. You did nothing wrong, but you have lost your job!
Just know, always, for every job loss, there are tens of people who indirectly suffer, made vulnerable and put at greater risk of survival.
What started as a regime change in the U.S. ended as global disaster and hundreds of thousands have lost their jobs not because they were ready for a career change, but because a billionaire made an impulsive decision—and wiped out their industry in 24 hours.
No warm-up. No heads-up. Just... out of a job. To all those losing their jobs, we pray for positive energy, drive and resilience.
Most of you will have to switch industries.
Rebuild networks.
Learn to talk about yourselves in a completely new way.
We know many of you are already thinking forward.
Massive shoutout to friends and former colleagues that continue to offered care and support. It matters a lot.
Please edit your professional social Media profiles especially LinkedIn where pivots happen. It’s where professionals land their next chapter.
If you're in the same boat → you're not alone. And yes, there's a way forward.
Blessings🙏🙏
Bruce Twesigomwe retweeted
You Kampala people spent the weekend in Kigali respecting traffic lights, wearing helmets for your boda rides, not littering the city and getting in line to access public venues but on Monday you’ll be here creating second lanes on Najjera II road and abusing all laws!
Bruce Twesigomwe retweeted
ATTENTION 🚨🚨
There is a new trick heartless people are using to infect others with HIV.
Not being a medic, ofcourse many of you don’t know how strips ie, malaria, HCG, Hepatitis B differ from HIV strips.
So these people come with either of the strips and pretend they want to do self test for HIV yet in reality they aren’t going to use HIV strips.
Of course they will use the other strips for example Hepatitis B strip, and once the person is negative for hepatitis B, it will show negative.
Because the victim doesn’t know, he or she will take it for HIV and that’s how one is going to be infected.
Please take caution, both girls and boys are being used and infected 🥲.
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Bruce Twesigomwe retweeted
This year, I set out to be more consistent with writing in the areas of construction law, dispute resolution and contract management.
Two of my articles have been published in the EJASET.
You can find the links here:
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Bruce Twesigomwe retweeted
I had planned to publish two books this year. I’m glad that, as year ends, I have succeeded at one, and that the second is in final stages. While many of the studies on ethnicity have focused on explaining ethnic conflict, this book primarily focuses on how people innovate ways to co-exist in ethnic differences. It is an extensive revision/extension of my PhD study (Spaces for Pluralism in Ethnically Sensitive Communities in Uganda).
For those who would want copies, the books are yet to be availed (in a few days) by NISC and AHA Publications, online first - to be communicated. Thanks to all whose support made this possible, especially the African Humanities Programme/Association that funded and guided the revision and publication.
