The Observer ✓
@observerug · Uganda · joined 29 Nov 2009
Ugandan newspaper, first published 25 March 2004. https://t.co/xSgjqZar0r | https://t.co/0ylFE5yCHx
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@observerug Release the legendary Dr please, he has endured state persecution for long
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@observerug When state decides to use legal means to persecute dissente but still fails to prepare false witnesses who debunk their own lies.
This is why mandatory bail was provided in the constitution. How do you explain all this time @kizzabesigye1 spent in jail?
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Kenya police planted two pistols in Besigye’s room, “stupid” state witness tells court
Under cross-examination, Orlando described the crime scene as “obviously” stage-managed.
He said the apartment had been arranged by security operatives and admitted that he had “lured”
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Understanding Tooro’s throne and its defiant women
To an outsider, it may read as a modern power struggle: clan elders against a widow, tradition against a will, ambition against grief. But to anyone who has followed Tooro’s history, the shape of this fight is unmistakably http
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Kasangati policewoman who accused Kampala commanders of corruption arrested
Corporal Fatina Mukolerwa accused Kampala Metropolitan Police (KMP) commander ACP Ezekiel Ebapu Emitu of irregularly ordering the release of a suspect who had allegedly assaulted and bitten her during
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By Any Means now in cinema
By Any Means follows a black FBI agent (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II) charged with finding the culprits targeting and killing civil rights leaders in Mississippi.
The agent teams up with Greg Scarpa (Mark Wahlberg), a renowned mafia hitman, who inevitably
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It's all good. https://t.co/XuAOJvyuaW
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GIF
Apologies to @observerug when I scoffed at you for reporting that CDF would feed mourners 🙂↕️🙂↕️🙂↕️
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King Oyo buried as Omusuuga reaffirms new monarch
Speaking at St John’s Cathedral, Kamurasi said Kijanangoma would reign under the name Edward Rukidi Nyabongo I.
https://t.co/WwRlA7u7Gh https://t.co/MSJVDEibbZ
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Uganda’s first oil delayed yet again, new target pushed to June 2027
Uganda has pushed back its first oil production target yet again, with the government now expecting commercial production in June 2027 after failing to meet the latest July 2026 deadline.
Earlier, in May
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Museveni orders review of plan to turn Kampala City Square into hotel
The proposal, submitted by city businessman Hajj Hassan Bulwadda, seeks to transform part of the prominent public space in the heart of Kampala into an eco-friendly real estate development featuring a hotel,
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Journalists walk out on police over blockade at #Tooro palace
Journalists deployed to cover the burial and succession programmes at the Tooro Kingdom on Friday declined to attend a police briefing after they were barred from entering the royal palace with cameras and other
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Orders from above: Media denied access to Karuziika palace
#Tooro https://t.co/61X97UrjB6
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Video captured by staff appearing to show armed personnel in civilian clothes abducting former government spy and political commentator Charles Rwomushana from Radio Simba studio.
Rwomushana recently made comments about the ongoing rift about Commander of Defence Forces (CDF)
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A Ugandan's first time experience on the Moscow Metro
When you enter the Moscow Metro, one of the first things that strikes you is the quiet. People sit calmly, some listening to music, others reading newspapers or books, while some simply appear lost in their own thoughts.
It
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Pearl Magic to live-broadcast Miss World 2026 Finale this Saturday
Ugandan audiences can follow the performance of Miss Uganda 2025, Trivia Elle Muhoza, at this year’s Miss World 2026 grand finale. The global event will air this Saturday, September 5, at 3:00 p.m EAT
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Another Ugandan athlete, Kibet suspended over doping allegation
Harbert Kibet has been provisionally suspended by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) over allegations involving the presence and use of prohibited substances.
According to the AIU, laboratory analysis of Kibet’s
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@observerug These animals for them tey die here, but just kids of the magambos die in America some animals are not animals
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@observerug So he's been among those terrorizing Ugandan citizens under public order management..ok ..
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Deputy police field commander Ecotu Agapitus dies at Mulago
Ecotu, who was serving as deputy commander of the police formation responsible for public order management, riot control and tactical operations, died while serving under Assistant Inspector General of Police John https
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Thousands line streets as King Oyo’s remains return to Tooro
Thousands of mourners and Tooro kingdom loyalists lined the Fort Portal-Kampala highway to pay their last respects to the late Omukama Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV as his remains were transported to Fort Portal
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Bryan White granted mandatory bail after 293 days on remand
Kirumira aka Bryan White, has been granted mandatory bail by the High court after spending 293 days in custody without being committed to the High court for trial.
Justice Gadenya Paul Wolimbwa, in a ruling delivered
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@observerug Govt paid medical /repatriations plus feeding of mourners would sound more reasonable, but praising 2 individuals whom are not using personal resources is silly . Please we don’t want politics in the king’s official send off . 🤝
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@observerug Skewed reporting. The two despots are using tax payers money.
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Museveni pays medical, repatriation costs for King Oyo’s remains as Muhoozi 'feeds' mourners
The Minister for the Presidency, Milly Babalanda, told Parliament on Thursday that Museveni provided the resources to meet expenses arising from the king’s death and to transport his htt
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Jambojet returns to Entebbe six years after Covid-19 outbreak
Jambojet will resume flights between Nairobi and Entebbe on October 1, 2026, seeking to strengthen air connectivity between Uganda and Kenya and provide travellers with an affordable alternative for business, tourism
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@observerug Launching a 100-day taxi crackdown and pausing on day two because parking yards are full is like launching a wedding feast without plates! 😭 Impounding 178 taxis and running out of space immediately is peak Ugandan police logistics! 🚕🇺🇬🍿
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@observerug Wrong approach. The right way was to stop their operations, revoke p.s.v license, allow time for repairs and return the license after repairs and re-inspection at a verification center.
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Against accounts of the same size
32 posts from the last 90 days, next to the 100K–1M follower range. ordinary reach for its size, weaker reaction than most.
Median views7 707this account5 983median for 100K–1M
Reach, %1.31%this account1.49%median for 100K–1M
Engagement, %0.66%this account0.93%median for 100K–1M
| Metric | This account | Median for 100K–1M | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median views per post | 7 707 | 5 983 | 1.29× |
| Reach (views ÷ followers) | 1.31% | 1.49% | 0.88× |
| Engagement rate | 0.66% | 0.93% | 0.71× |
Others in this range → Compare with another account → How these benchmarks are built →
Growth & engagement
How the posts we collected actually performed: views and reaction rate post by post, what the audience did with them, and where the follower count goes.
Views per post
29.1K5 Sep
13.6K11 Sep
12.2K12 Sep
12.2K
18.6K
10.2K
16.1K13 Sep
11.7K
6.4K
7.8K
6.3K
31.4K16 Sep
1.2K17 Sep
828
Last 14 collected posts, oldest on the left. The scale is logarithmic: one post can outrun the rest a hundred times over.
Engagement rate per post
1.00%5 Sep
0.65%11 Sep
0.27%12 Sep
0.53%
0.76%
0.45%
0.01%13 Sep
0.05%
0.06%
1.34%
1.36%
2.08%16 Sep
1.25%17 Sep
0.97%
Reactions — likes, reposts, replies and quotes — divided by views. Median for 100K–1M accounts is 0.93%.
What the audience does
Likes69.9%1 966 in total
Reposts14.1%396 in total
Replies7.5%212 in total
Quotes1.8%51 in total
Bookmarks6.6%186 in total
Share of every reaction we collected for this account. Replies mean argument, reposts mean endorsement, bookmarks mean the post was worth keeping.
The follower curve appears once this account has two daily snapshots — we take one a day, and this one is on its first.
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