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Mike Ssegawa

Mukono

Managing Editor at Watchdog Uganda

MP Mukono Municipality 2026. "Leadership for a Better Mukono".

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  • 8 hours ago | watchdoguganda.com | Mike Ssegawa

    In the heart of 2021, as the world grappled with the relentless grip of the COVID-19 pandemic, Uganda’s economy was on shaky ground. Businesses shuttered, jobs vanished, and livelihoods hung by a thread. It was a stormy season, and President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, a leader known for bold moves, turned to a youthful, sharp-minded economist to steady the ship.

  • 1 week ago | watchdoguganda.com | Mike Ssegawa

    As a Catholic and former seminarian, I was disheartened to learn that Rev. Fr. Anthony Musaala, from the sacred pulpit, questioned and dismissed President Yoweri Museveni’s act of contrition during prayers at Kololo Independence Grounds on May 25, 2025. The event, organized by Pastor Patience Rwabwogo, a respected preacher known for her integrity, was a moment of national significance.

  • 1 week ago | watchdoguganda.com | Mike Ssegawa

    In the bustling town of Mukono, Uganda, Sarah Nakimuli’s small tailoring shop has become a beacon of hope and resilience for women entrepreneurs. Thanks to the Generating Growth Opportunities and Productivity for Women Enterprises (GROW) Project, launched in March 2023 by President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, Sarah has turned her modest business into a thriving enterprise, employing six women and serving clients across the district.

  • 2 weeks ago | watchdoguganda.com | Mike Ssegawa

    KAMPALA, UGANDA – As the sun rises over Lake Victoria on May 21, 2025, the newly expanded Speke Resort Convention Centre in Munyonyo transforms into a vibrant hub of culture, innovation, and tourism.

  • 3 weeks ago | watchdoguganda.com | Mike Ssegawa

    KAMPALA, Uganda — In the heart of Uganda’s bustling capital, the Ruparelia family gathered by Lake Victoria’s serene shores for an Asthi Visarjan ceremony, scattering the ashes of Rajiv Ruparelia, a 35-year-old entrepreneur whose sudden death on March 23, 2025, left a void in one of East Africa’s most prominent business dynasties. Rajiv, a director of the Ruparelia Group, was more than a scion of wealth; he was a visionary who redefined success with compassion and charisma.

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Mike Ssegawa
Mike Ssegawa @MikeSsegawa
8 May 25

Habeaus Papam. Est Leo XIV aka Robert Prevost

Mike Ssegawa
Mike Ssegawa @MikeSsegawa
6 May 25

Everyone deserves a dad like Sudhir Ruparelia The send-off of Rajiv Ruparelia was painful but filled with love and lessons. Sudhir gave his son a grand send off he deserved. From joining family to lift his casket,to driving in the same funeral service vehicle. Too much love https://t.co/k9ynis3A5G

Mike Ssegawa
Mike Ssegawa @MikeSsegawa
3 May 25

#Rajiv, this video is so powerful. Thank you for leaving us this memory of you

Daniel Lutaaya
Daniel Lutaaya @DanielLutaaya

Rajiv Ruparelia spent some of his last moments on earth playing with his daughter. He posted this on instagram hours before he died in a car accident. #News247 https://t.co/kFXMsrtAvu