Political crime

"African governments are 99% responsible for the thriving business of trafficking and exploitation of 15,000 Young African footballers". In Africa Football can fulfill the desires of a young boy and his family to escape poverty, many are inspired by the players such as, Liverpool’s duo of Egypt`s, Mo Salah, and Senegal`s Mane that they regularly see on TV. They learn of the wealth associated with international football stars, coming to believe that a career in football is a way out of destitution. However, little do they know the whole dirty secrets and irregular activities associated with the beautiful game of football, Michel Platini was very assertive in this statement which describes the filth in the game “What else do you call a phenomenon whereby children aged 12 or 13 are torn away from their environment and culture to join a business in return for payment? “This is happening in football! In Eric Dodd’s opening remarks in the Time magazine a published report he notes...

  WHY WE SHOULD REFORM HUMAN TRAFFICKING IN SPORTS. Players of the Black Stars, a team created for African footballers, train at a pitch in the Moscow suburbs on June 4, 2018. - Ivorian football player Soumahoro created the Black Stars team to support and maintain the morale of African players who came to Russia with the hope of a breakthrough in Europe, but have been deceived by trafficking agents, AFP reported on June 10, 2018. (Photo by Maxim ZMEYEV / AFP)   In Human history, the recreative value obtained in leisure and sports activities have played a very important social role of not only entertaining us but improve and maintain our physical conditions, while at the same time sports promotes community inclusions. Legend has it that almost 3000 years ago Heracles, son of Zeus and the mortal woman Alcmene, founded the Games, which by the end of the 6th century B.C had become the most famous of all Greek sporting festivals. However, with the progression of time, sports li...

The courage of convictions. Collin Kaepernick  These men of honor are my true heroes: Collin Kaepernick, Muhammad Ali and Kizza-Besigye Wrn , they are a living testimony that those who stand up for their convictions will always prevail. Difficult as it is ,according to a philosopher "of what worth are convictions that bring not suffering? In fact Nike put it crystal clear on a commercial " Believe in something even if it means sacrificing everything ". The pains they have gone through are unequivocal, think of all the outrageous reasons their detractors have used to dehumanize them!. Muhammad  Ali  Muhammad Ali sacrificed his legendary status in order to pursue the fight for civil rights of the black Americans. The punishment was he was stripped of all his boxing titles and banned from the sport for years. Colin Kaepernick sacrificed a lucrative sports career to become an advocate for the rights of the minorities against police abuse and unfair cr...

Why America is in flames.  There are situational infernos in America from coast  to coast, Dallas,New York ,Washington, Minneapolis, Los Angels, Louisville to Atlanta are all reporting violent protests.  The reason, America is burning is  simply because,for so long the powerful people refused to listen to the outcries of the minority people. Echoing from Thomas Jefferson famous quote "When injustice becomes law, resistance becomes duty." You can't predict to what extent an anguished person is capable of being violent. Somethings gotta change post #COVID-19 ,there must be a new normal! New world order where Martin Luther King's inspirational speech of "I have a dream that one day every valley shall be exhalted, every hill and mountain shall be made low, the rough places will be made plain, and the crooked places will be made straight, and the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together". The irony is both #COV...

Are you SLACKTIVIST? Facebook’s spaces of political participation in Uganda. As a student of Social media psychology let me share with my readers some of the predominant traits and characteristics of Facebook spaces use in Uganda for political participation. The choice the of subject of politics and Facebook social media platform for mediation are motivated by the fact that the most central topic on Facebook tend to be political. Facebook is by far a platform with the capacity to mould public discourse in simple terms Facebook is a platform for political deliberation and democratic decision-making. In order to help you identify the specific characteristics of people who use Facebook spaces of participation, I will introduce these three terms and later explain it with our local Ugandan context. 1. Slacktivism 2. Flaming wars 3. Deliberation Everyone who participates on Facebook belongs to one or more of the mentioned characteristics, the starting point is a post or an a...

FDC makes Uganda proud again!. Hon. Engineer Winnie Byanyima  Following the footsteps of UPC,FDC ensures that Uganda is represented globally by creme da la creme of its personalities and that are of a very high integrity. Uganda deserves to be respected for the qualities of leaders it has in the country. Whereas FDC and other parties have strived to make Uganda proud by recommending men and women of unparalleled records to global positions. In the contrary the NRM has acted in contempt of the tenants of integrity by recommending felons like Hon Kutesa Sam and Former VP Dr. Wandera Kazibwe to high global positions. Idealy as Ugandans it shouldn't have mattered which party sleeves the individuals wear , whether it is FDC, NRM, DP ,UPC or ANT we should all be proud of any achievement any of Ugandan being appointed to a high profile position globally. But ,however in NRM its disdain for our country was proved indeed when Kutesa the person they chose to represent Uganda in...