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Ten common twitter accounts spinning propaganda for gov’t of Rwanda

Faces used by Rwandan DMI on fake twitter accounts that are used to abuse President Museveni.
 

 

Since Rwanda closed it boarders for Ugandan goods and stopping its nationals from traveling to Uganda, there has been a series of events and propaganda unfolding day in, day out.

President Paul Kagame’s government in Kigali has always accused his counterpart Yoweri Museveni of facilitating the dissident group, Rwanda national congress (RNC) allegedly led by Gen. Kayumba Nyamwasa who lives in South Africa, to overthrow him.

“We have the information that Gen. Nyamwasa has for several times been travelling into the region including Uganda to meet some authorities and that is where our concern is,” he said Rwanda’s state Minister for East African Affairs, Olivier Nduhungirehe in march 2019 while in Zanzibar.

Recently, Museveni and Kagame assented to a pact dubbed a Memorandum of Understanding of Luanda between Uganda and Rwanda to among other things resume the cross-border activities between the two countries.

“Respect the sovereignty of each other’s and of the neighboring countries, refrain from actions conducive to destabilization or subversion in the territory of the other party and neighboring countries, thereby eliminating  all factors that may create such perception as well as that of the acts such as financing, training and infiltration of destabilizing forces” reads the communiqué sent to newsrooms.

By today, this website has established more than 10 twitter accounts spinning propaganda and hatred messages which many social media enthusiasts say are working for government of Rwanda.

The twitter accounts include: Lewis Mugabe, Franklin Tumusiime @Fra_Tumusiime, John mugisha @Johnmugisha1,Mwene Kalinda, J Kai @vumbiu95, Jackline Mbabazi @JacklineMbabaz2, Ellen Kampire‏ @ellen_kampire, Kevin William @KevinWi09242906, Nkurayija David @Nkurayija, Princess from North @south_princess1, Great Lakes Watchman @LakesWatchman.

Appraisingly all the accounts were opened this year more so in June and July with not more than 500 followers. All the accounts post propaganda messages attacking  Museveni’s leadership as the twitters promote Rwanda.

“M7ViolatesMoU as long as RNC and FDLR networks continue to enjoy protection and support of CMI  and ISO, the Ugandans should not expect border opening, the problem is not the border” Nkurayija David @Nkurayija wrote on 15 Aug 24.

“Rwandans are not in hurry for the border to be opened as long as our people are still arrested in Uganda, tortured by CMI, ISO & also his boss @KagutaMuseveni is busy to support vast network of RNC & FDLR terrorist group to destabilize our security”

Other Directorate of Military Intelligence (DMI) names with twitter handles used to abuse President Museveni are Wilson Ally, Magic Fetus Iribagiza, More of me and Tugye Kunywa.

John Mugisha @Johnmugisha1: Museveni offered diplomatic passport to a high ranking official, Charlotte Mukankusi, the same official he claimed to have met accidentally in State House. He has also been laying strategies to destabilize Rwanda together with terrorist group.

John Mugisha @Johnmugisha1: Rene Rutagungira is one of the Rwandan nationals abducted by Ugandan security agents in 2017 and has been brought to court only once.

Jackline Mbabazi @JacklineMbabaz2: In the wake of the Luanda-Angola Memorandum of Understanding signing by both presidents of Rwanda and Uganda, the latter has refused to be clear about what his reasons were for the signing of the MoU.­­­­­

Franklin Tumusiime 🇺🇬 @Fra_Tumusiime: As per the resolutions made from the meeting, so far a lot has been implemented and that’s why The Musevenis will kill anyone and anything to maintain their looted wealth.

Franklin Tumusiime🇺🇬 @Fra_Tumusiime:  @KagutaMuseven and the Bahima Century Dynasty‘s plans came true and it’s only death that can detach them from their state capture.

Ellen Kampire @ellen_kampire: For a long time Uganda hosts rebels with intentions to subvert #Rwanda as revealed by the 2018 UN Group of Experts report.

 

 

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Alexis Sanchez to join Inter Milan on loan

Alexis Sanchez
 

 

Inter Milan have agreed a loan deal to sign forward Alexis Sanchez from Manchester United.

Inter boss Antonio Conte is keen to sign Sanchez before the European transfer window closes on Monday.

If a deal goes through, Sanchez will link up with ex-United team-mate Romelu Lukaku, the striker having joined the Serie A club for £74m this summer.

However, Inter have not agreed an option to buy Sanchez at the end of the loan agreement.

United’s highest earner, Sanchez is thought to earn around £400,000 a week, a figure way outside of Inter’s current pay structure.

It has been suggested United may subsidise his salary as part of a deal and last week Inter offered to pay £150,000 of Sanchez’s weekly wages, but United wanted more.

Sanchez has had a disastrous 19 months at Old Trafford since leaving Emirates Stadium in January 2018, scoring just five times in 45 appearances.

He scored twice last season and only once in the Premier League and, had he stayed at the club, would have predominantly played in the Europa League and Carabao Cup.

Manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer wants to give more opportunities to teenage forward Mason Greenwood, who has made three substitute appearances so far this season.

 

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2019/20 UEFA Champions League group draw preview

UCL draw balls

 

UEFA Champions League football is back and the group stage draw is scheduled to take place tomorrow Thursday, 29th August at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco.

As always, there will be 32 teams to be drawn into eight groups of four, with the restriction that teams from the same association or country cannot be drawn against each other and, based on decisions taken by the UEFA Executive Committee, clubs from Russia and Ukraine must not be drawn in the same group.

In each group, teams play against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The group winners and runners-up advance to the round of 16, while the third-placed teams enter the 2019/20 UEFA Europa League round of 32.

English clubs; Manchester City, Chelsea, Tottenham and Liverpool all go straight in at the group phase courtesy of finishing in the top four last season.

Apart from the UCL draw, UEFA will also be using the ceremony to announce the 2017/18 UEFA Best Player in Europe.

Cristiano Ronaldo is up against Barcelona’s Lionel Messi and Liverpool’s Virgil Van Dijk for the top award.

UEFA will also award the Goalkeeper of the 2018/19 UEFA Champions League season, Defender of the 2018/19 UEFA Champions League season, Midfielder of the 2018/19 UEFA Champions League season and Forward of the 2018/19 UEFA Champions League season.

The video assistant referee (VAR) system will be used in the competition from the play-off round onwards.

Liverpool are the defending champions.

Pot 1: Liverpool (holders), Chelsea (UEFA Europa League winners), Barcelona, Manchester City, Juventus, Bayern München, PSG, Zenit.

Pot 2 (unconfirmed yet): Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid, Borussia Dortmund, Napoli, Shakhtar Donetsk, Tottenham, Ajax, Benfica.

Pot 3 (unconfirmed yet): Lyon, Bayer Leverkusen, Salzburg, Olympiacos, Club Brugge, Valencia, Inter Milan, Dinamo Zagreb

Pot 4 (unconfirmed yet): Lokomotiv Moscow, Genk, Galatasaray, RB Leipzig, Slavia Prague, Red Star Belgrade, Atalanta, Lille

Season calendar

17/18 September: group stage, matchday one

1/2 October: group stage, matchday two

22/23 October: group stage, matchday three

5/6 November: group stage, matchday four

26/27 November: group stage, matchday five

10/11 December: group stage, matchday six

16 December: round of 16 draw

18/19/25/26 February: round of 16, first leg

10/11/17/18 March: round of 16, second leg

20 March: quarter-final & semi-final draw

7/8 April: quarter-finals, first leg

14/15 April: quarter-finals, second leg

28/29 April: semi-finals, first leg

5/6 May: semi-finals, second leg

Saturday 30 May: final – Atatürk Olimpiyat Stadı, Istanbul

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Smartphone sales fall 1.7% in Q2, Huawei, Samsung still growing

An assortment of different models of Samsung mobile phones

Global sales of smartphones declined 1.7 per cent in the second quarter of 2018/19 to 368 million units, according to Gartner. The market researcher said demand for high-end devices was falling, driving manufacturers to focus on bringing premium features to the mid-range in order to boost phone replacements.

Huawei and Samsung were still growing in Q2, with sales up 16.5 and 3.8 per cent, respectively. As a result, they both grew market share in the quarter. Samsung added 1.1 per cent points year-on-year for 20.4 per cent of sales, helped by demand for its revamped A series, and Huawei grew by 2.5 points to 15.8 per cent of the market.

Gartner said the US announcement of a ban on Huawei did have an effect on the company’s sales in the quarter. However, strong promotion and brand positioning helped Huawei sell a record number of smartphones in Greater China in the quarter, growing 31 per cent in the region.

Sales of iPhones continued to decline year over year, although at a lesser rate compared with the first quarter of 2019. Apple sold just over 38 million iPhones in the second quarter, a 13.8 per cent decline year over year. Its market share fell to 10.5 per cent from 11.9 per cent a year ago.

Among the top five smartphone markets, only China (+0.5 per cent) and Brazil (+1.3 per cent) grew in the quarter. The Indian market fell by 2.3 per cent to an estimated 35.7 million smartphones.

Gartner expects global smartphone sales will remain weak for the rest of the year. Worldwide smartphone sales to end users will total an estimated 1.5 billion units in 2019.

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Six myths on starting a new business that can kill you

Martin Zwilling

 

By Martin Zwilling

 

Starting a new business is fraught with challenges, and none of us has the bandwidth to kill them all. As an advisor to business owners, and an occasional angel investor, my job is to separate the actual challenges from the common misconceptions that distract many promising entrepreneurs while building the leadership team required for your solution, marketing, and finance success.

I remember first seeing a good summary of these risk-reduction myths a while back in a classic book, “How to Start a Business & Ignite Your Life,” by Ernesto Sirolli, PhD. With his wealth of business experience and expertise as a top economic development consultant, he confirms my own view that the top five myths in starting a new business commonly include the following:

You have to be able to do every job in your business. In reality, it is important to know the basics of all roles, but it’s counterproductive to try to be an expert or attempt to micro-manage every task. It is more important to find and nurture team members who have the right expertise, and have them respect and appreciate their work, as well as yours.

For example, if you start a new business with a software product you developed, you really need to know the basics of marketing and finance, but you will probably never be the expert in marketing and finance you require. Partner with experts who share the risk.

Business success is all about having a winning idea. In my experience, finding a good idea is the easy part. It’s the execution that’s hard. I have seen too many great ideas fail due to poor execution, and less impressive ideas succeed due to an innovative business plan, implemented and managed by the right team of entrepreneurs.

Witness the number of seemingly simple or stupid ideas that have become million dollar businesses, thanks to some creative marketing or innovative financials. Of course, if you have a great idea AND a great execution, your company may well be the next unicorn.

You have to pay big salaries to get top-notch help. In my experience, the people who will best drive your business are ones who share your long-term vision, and are willing to work for a share of the business or delayed compensation, rather than a high salary in the short term. Most business partners I know take little or no salary in the early years.

In fact, finding the right partners requires building the right relationships, more than negotiating a contract. A good business partnership is more like a marriage, where success depends more on relationship synergy than any financial expectation.

“Staying small” is a positive strategy for your business. In fact, staying small does not protect you from the risks of growth, and makes it harder to survive, due to fewer economies of scale, no help from investors, and an easier target for competitors. Unless your company is a hobby or side project, I recommend a strategy that assumes growth.

Sharing your business ownership increases the risk. Very few entrepreneurs have the skills and bandwidth to adequately cover all the business bases of product, marketing, and finance. Thus finding a complementary partner or two will dramatically increase your chances of success. Trust is required, so build relationships slowly.

Business founders who are paranoid of other people, or have an ego that demands total control, are doomed to a life of isolation and frustration. Their lack of trust and sharing will be noted by employees, vendors, and customers, and the business will suffer.

More money would solve all your startup problems. Every investor I know will tell you that many startup businesses fail due to having too much money too early. They try to grow too fast, stop looking for innovative solutions, or try to buy their way into markets or partnerships. Money is necessary, but not sufficient to reduce the risks of a business.

In business, if you take no risks, don’t expect any rewards. Smart entrepreneurs do their homework to mitigate known risks, by talking to peers and advisors, and avoid approaches which are known to be problematic or counterproductive.

My advice to every new business owner is to never be reluctant or embarrassed to seek assistance, but do so with prudence and optimism. There are many of us who have gone there before you, and want to make your path easier than ours. With our help and your own commitment, this can be the best of times for both you and your business.

The writer is a veteran startup mentor, executive, blogger, author, tech professional, professor, and investor. Published on Forbes, Entrepreneur, Inc, Huffington Post, among others.

 

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Who is the new Archbishop-elect Samuel Stephen Kazimba?

Incoming Archbishop, Samuel Kazimba.

 

 

The Rt. Rev Bishop, Samuel Stephens Kazimba Mugalu, has been elected the Archbishop of the Church of Uganda succeeding Rt.Rev.Archbishop Stanley Ntagali who retires in March 2020.

The Archbishop- elect Kazimba was announced by dean of the province who doubles as the Bishop of Kumi Diocese Rt. Rev. Thomas Edison Irigei at the Provincial Office of the Church of Uganda, Namirembe.

According to Bishop Irigei, the new archbishop was elected under secret ballot by the house of bishops that comprised of 33 of the 37 active Diocesan and Assistant Bishops who were eligible to become archbishop.  Bishop Kazimba will be installed on March 1, 2020.

Speaking at Namirembe, Kazimba, vowed to use all his objects and strength for extra purpose for people to know Jesus and make him know to the rest who have not taken his as their savior.

“This is extremely good to me, am from Kyagwe and a humble background I did not expect it. This is a chance, a big calling to serve, I call on the clergy, church of Uganda, lay leaders, government and cultural leaders to join me in serving God because without him, we are wasting our time doing nothing,” he said.

He said Mityana Diocese never expected it that he will be elected the new archbishop of church of Uganda though they prayed for him, “this is a big good shock and I will use it for holistic ministry” he added.

Archbishop Ntagali however urged church to support Kazimba in his mission to spread the gospel as well as leading the church of Uganda.

Kaziimba was born to Mr. Besweri Kaddu and Ms. Jessica Nanyonjo on August, 15 1962 at Gulama-Najja Kyaggwe and the first son of Jessica and Besweri.

Stephen grew up with his mother at Katwe who took the responsibility of his primary education in Gakuwebwa Munno Nursery and Lusaka Primary School. Life was a real challenge that he almost failed to get fees for his primary.

Kaziimba is grateful to his uncle The Late Emmanual Mukasa who was responsible for his high school education at Seeta College Mwanyanjiri.

He was baptized by Canon Y. Baddokwaya on April 22, 1973 at St. Luke Kibuye. He just admired his friends who registered for baptism responding to Canon Baddokwaya’s visit to their school. He was confirmed by Bishop Misaeri Kawuma on September 22, 1979 at Namataba Kyaggwe.

His calling started in teaching the Sunday school children in November 1979 after his confirmation. He started his ministry while in secondary school. He joined Madudu church choir in 1980. Later on he served in this church as a catechist from 1981 to 1983.

Stephen Kaziimba got married to Margaret Naggayi Bulya on January 7, 1984. They are blessed with four boys: Moses Kisakye Mugalu, Peter Muwanguzi Kyeswa, Enock Musasizi Kaziimba, and Joseph Kwagala Kaziimba. Because of their humble background, Stephen and Margaret heard a call to mentor other less privileged children making a family of 20.

On January 1, 1984, Stephen made a personal commitment to Jesus Christ as his savior and lord. His thirst and vacuum for a father was quenched when he was introduced to God the father and to a big family of God’s children (John 1:12). His hope was revived and since then, his zeal is to make Christ known by word and example. He always says, “God has raised me from a Hut to a state house, From Nowhere to somewhere, From Nobody to Somebody, from Grass to grace, and from shame to fame for the Gospel.”

Leadership

Kazimba was trained as a Lay-Leader at Baskerville Theological College Ngogwe in 1985 and posted to Lugazi St. Peter’s Church.

1988 – 1990 trained at Uganda Martyrs’ Seminary (Provincial Certificate), and ordained in December 1990 by Bishop Livingstone Mpalanyi Nkoyoyo. He served as Assistant Vicar at Nakibizzi Parish in 1990 – 1994.

In 1994 – 1996, he completed his Diploma in Theology at Bishop Tucker College, and posted to Katente Parish as Parish Priest (1997 – 2000).

In 1999, he was then transferred to Mukono Cathedral as Vicar in 2000 – 2001. And here he was made Acting Provost of Mukono Cathedral by Bishop Michael Ssenyimba after his Provost Canon Matovu had been made Bishop of Central Buganda Diocese.

In July 2002 to 2003, he completed his Master’s Degree in theology (ThM) at western theology seminary, USA. In 2004 he was confirmed as the provost of St. Philip and Andrew‘s Cathedral.

2004-2007, Stephen pursued his Doctorate of Ministry at Western Seminary USA, and also made a Canon in 2007 by Bishop Elia Paul Luzinda Kizito.

He became the 4th Bishop of Mityana Diocese on 26th October 2008 replacing Bishop Dr. Dunstan Kopriano Bukenya

Other responsibilities

Ndejje University: Chairperson Consortium and Board of trustees

Words of Hope Uganda Radio Ministries: Board chairman

Patron Mission for All Uganda (MIFA)

Board Member Off-Tu-Mission (2001 to date)

Board Chairman Namutamba PTC

Board Member IRCU

 

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Corruption cited in procurement of bicycles for village chairpersons

State Minister for Finance in charge of General Duties David Bahati
 

 

The State Minister for Finance, David Bahati, has accused government officials for interfering in the procurement of bicycles that were meant to be given to village council chairpersons.

“Government committed to buying bicycles for LC1s and we all know what happened to the first consignment where money was misappropriated and the procurement was stopped. This financial year, we did not appropriate any funds to complete this procurement. Nonetheless we shall appropriate money in the next financial year,” Bahati said.

Bahati was responding to a question raised by Milly Mugenyi on the delay to fulfill the presidential pledge on bicycles for LC leaders.

In 2010, a total of 70,000 LC1 and LC2 chairpersons were to get bicycles which would facilitate them to monitor government programmes countrywide. The procurement was however, halted following allegations that corrupt officials were involved in misappropriation of shs4.6 billion.

Bahati said that former and current LC chairpersons will get bicycles in the financial year 2020/2021.

Bugabula South MP, Maurice Kibalya however, called on Government to make provision in the supplementary request to buy the bicycles saying that, “they are needed urgently to enable the LCs reach the country effectively”.

“The Minister said that they will be financing them in the next financial year 2020/2021. The former LCs served for over 15 years and that service is long enough to reward them with bicycles,” he said.

Speaker Rebecca Kadaga called on the Budget Committee to ensure that the monies are availed in the budget to cater for the bicycles. “The Budget Committee must ensure that the money for both the new and old LCs has been budgeted for,” Kadaga said.

MP, Moses Kasibante called on government to buy motorcycles for the LCs in the Kampala area saying that it would be hard to navigate the city with bicycles.

Bunyole West MP, James Waluswaka however, rejected the proposal saying that LCs in any part of the country are the same and there should be discrimination on what they get.

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BREAKING: Bishop Kazimba elected Archbishop Church of Uganda

Incoming Archbishop, Samuel Kazimba.

Bishop Samuel Kazimba of Mityana Diocese has been elected as the 9th Archbishop of Church of Uganda replacing Stanley Ntagali.

Archbishop Ntagali opted for an early retirement like his predecessor, Luke Henry Orombi. The House of Bishops sat this morning to elect Ntagali’s replacement.

Wait for more details. 

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Mbale Heroes FC back in Big League after buying Kiboga Young FC

Mbale based soccer side, Mbale Heroe Kiboga Young FC. The team will now play in Uganda’s second tier league, FUFA Big League in the season 2019-2020.

Mbale businessman Wycliffe Mwambu, the proprietor of Bugisu High and Bugisu Junior Schools, bought Kiboga Young for undisclosed fee on behalf of Mbale Heroes and he says “it is still a community team”.

Mwambu has since been named the interim club chairman taking over from Musoli Kamadi and they have brought over 14 players from Kampala as they intensify with daily training sessions under interim coach Benjamin Jamuhiru assisted by Lutula Karituch at Mbale SS playgrounds ahead of the new season in Big League.

The Interim Mbale Heroes FC Public Relations Officer Isma Kalema says Federation of Uganda Football Association-FUFA is yet to grant them change of name from Kiboga Young to Mbale Heroes but they were cleared to host Big League games in Mbale.

For starters, Mbale Heroes is the most historical team in Eastern Region having won the Uganda cup (then Kakungulu cup) twice in 1976 and 1999).

They also represented Uganda twice at the continental level in The African Cup Winners’ Cup in 1977 and 2000 before the tournament was abolished in 2004, merged with the CAF Cup in 2004 to form the current CAF Confederations Cup.

The team had struggled due to financial and managerial challenges. It was on the verge of collapse after finishing bottom of the Eastern Region League table last season and consequently getting relegated to Mbale district 4th Division.

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Noble Energy makes new Equatorial Guinea petroleum discovery

Crude oil pipeline

 

Noble Energy has discovered oil in Block I, located in Equatorial Guinea’s offshore sector. The well was drilled to a total depth of 4,417 meters and is expected to produce first oil in October 2019.

Meanwhile, the country’s Minister of Mines and Hydrocarbons Gabriel Mbaga Obiang Lima will lead the conversation on the future of natural gas on the continent at the Africa Oil & Power event in Cape Town on October 9-11 2019.

Equatorial Guinea’s Ministry of Mines and Hydrocarbons (MMH) was pleased to announce that U.S. oil and gas company Noble Energy has made a discovery in offshore Block I.

Noble is currently in the process of completing the 400-meter horizontal section of the The Aseng 6P well, and using existing Aseng field infrastructure, it is expected to produce oil from October 2019.

“We are excited to announce this discovery which could not have come at a more opportune time. We have been dedicated to developing our resources to build a better economy and create opportunities for our people and, it seems we are gaining momentum,” said  Mbaga.

He added that: “It’s always been our firm belief that our country is relatively underexplored. When companies drill offshore Equatorial Guinea, their likelihood for a discovery is real. Noble Energy and partners are longtime friends of Equatorial Guinea and it is only fitting that we should build on our oil and gas development efforts with them right by our side. This is great news for our economy, jobs creation and local content development.”

The Aseng field consists of five subsea wells connected to a FPSO vessel. With a 40 percent interest, Noble Energy is operator. Other partners include Atlas Petroleum (29 percent), Glencore Exploration (25 percent) and Gunvor (6 percent).

This year, Equatorial Guinea kicked off its endeavor to become Africa’s premier gas hub with the signing of definitive agreements with the Alen field partners and Punta Europa Plant owners to monetize gas from the Noble Energy-operated Alen field – a project known as the Gas Megahub.

 

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