When Museveni spoke the language of the Lango people...

In the Lango sub – region, President Museveni won the hearts of the proud Langi people by speaking their language.

In the districts of Amolatar, Dokolo, Lira, Alebtong, Otuke, Apac, Kole and Oyam, the NRM presidential candidate Museveni summarised the NRM manifesto in five Langi words;

• ‘Note’, Langi for Unity which the president described as the foundation of the NRM ideology and the reason they opposed sectarianism in all its forms.
• ‘Note’ produced ‘Teko’ which is strength that is derived when we put aside all religious, tribal and other differences.
• ‘Kuchi’, the Langi word for Peace which Museveni says has been achieved from one border of the country to the other for the first time in the history of the Uganda.
•  ‘Dongolobo’ was a particular favourite of many Langi people. The president explained that this word for Langi word for development saw the NRM government focus on building ‘Yo’, (‘Yo’ is the Langi word for ‘road’), extending ‘Machi’ to all parts of the country, ( ‘Machi’ means ‘electricity’), providing free ‘Kwan’ to all children in Uganda (‘Kwan’ is ‘education’) and improving ‘Yot Kom’ of Ugandans. (‘Yot Kom’ means ‘Health’).
• The president however noted that the ‘Dongolobo’ has not yelly been fully appreciated by the Langi people because many are still living in ‘Chan’ or Poverty.
• Consequently, the NRM government developed the concept of ‘Lonyo, that you may know as ‘Prosperity For All’.

The NRM candidate explained that if the NRM government is given another term in office, it would focus on improving the livelihoods and household incomes of people in this region.

Museveni laboured to explain the means of achieving ‘Lonyo’ including practicing ‘Pur Manyene’ or modern farming, creation of factories and provision of services among others.

‘Kot’ which is the Langi word for ‘rain’ was the only challenge that the NRM candidate faced, otherwise the candidate and the aprty are assured of winning the Lango vote come 2016.

Their message: ‘Kwir Maber, Kwir NRM’, ‘Vote wisely, Vote NRM’

Kole woman MP, Joy Ruth Achieng of UPC endorses Museveni's candidature

Notes

• According to the president, all districts in Uganda now have electricity with the exception of four (Kotido, Nwoya, Buvuma and Kaabong)
• Lango has always had interesting results in the presidential race with FDC’s Kizza Besigye winning here in 2006 with 75.8 % of the 302,140 votes cast while President Museveni won the Lango sub region in 2011 with 56.4% of the 330554 votes cast.
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#ILostMyPhoneAgain

The last DM I sent on my phone.

It took just 5 seconds and what was a phone tweeting an explanation to my boss was now in the hands of a cunning thief dashing across the road to the dark and crowded Nakasero market.

5 seconds...

 I imagine he saw the taxi approaching the market.

 But he saw more than the taxi. He saw a young man plugged in, holding a 6 inch screen smartphone. 

He saw an opportunity and stealthily approached the taxi where the unsuspecting lad was perfectly positioned in the back seat next to a wide open window. This was going to be easier than other kills of the night.

And in 5 seconds, the job was done. He had the phone and all the young man could do was watch as the thief made away with his prized phone.

Tweeting...

My phone died on duty; it died an honourable death.

For at the moment that it was snatched, yours truly was sending a DM explaining how Maurice Mugisha was not happy that the Newvision portrayed a member of his team as a fan of Joshua Poro and/or Urban TV.

Nakasero Market...

This market operates 24/7 and I have always thought about doing a story highlighting the business that goes on here in the night. 

Following the phone theft at this site, I will definitely be doing a story here, only this time I will not just be looking at the fruit and food business. I will be looking out for the cunning thief that stealthily approaches backseats of taxis and makes away with smartphones, handbags, watches and whatever else the victim of the night might have in their hands. 

Quick notes

What I'll miss about my phone...

• The selfie camera - 8MP
• My Grad pics
• The 6 inch screen

First thoughts when the phone was snatched....

• The fragility of life; can I lose my life in just 5seconds?
• The people I owe money, work and gratitude.
• Unfulfilled dreams.

I also thought about the thief...

• The thief was male.
• I imagine he is jobless considering that stealing is not a job...or is it?
• He most likely is a broke man who lives from hand to mouth.
• He doesn't work alone; there are many more like him.
• He is not stupid; he stalks, calculates and is part of a syndicate.

The last tasks my phone performed...

• Last phone call; from Becky, my sister inquiring about when I would be reaching home.
• Last tweet; A tweet and DM explaining the Maurice Mugisha rant.
• Last Whatsapp; Receiving and sharing images from the Urban TV crew in Soroti.
• Last pic taken by the camera; Samson Kasumba on the Full Briefing set in the Urban studio.
  

It's been over 5 smartphones and am beginning to wonder what could be wrong with me.

Should I give up on these gadgets that are so coveted by cunning thieves or should I join Kayihura's boys to catch the cunning thieves?

What Next?

All I want on the phone is a good camera and the social networking sites, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp. (Social media pays my bills)

The #SmokingHotIdea chaps tell me I can get all that for a whooping 39K!!!!

Having lost millions of money to cunning thieves, perhaps it's time I tried out this #SmokingHotIdea that sounds like it's fuelled by a weed worse than the one that politicians smoke.

'I feel baked without my phone" Daniel M. Mumbere