Several parts of the country were plunged into darkness for one hour on Wednesday night. COURTESY PHOTO
Power has been the talk of the timeline this past week. From people power, to president’s power and Umeme Power, one would almost confidently say we have had a very powerful week! Perchance we do a run down.
There are two presidents in Uganda. One, H.E Yoweri Kaguta Museveni is the president of the republic of Uganda as per the Electoral Commission’s announcement form the 2016 elections. The other, H.E Bobi Wine, is the president of the ghetto, or Uganja, as per his own proclamation. Last week, the two presidents addressed the nation, the first being president Museveni.
In his presser, the president was very clear about the issue of power. He noted that Ugandan youth have power, handed down to them by the government during the massive immunisation in the 90s.
Technically, a Ugandan youth can do anything because he/she was immunised and overcame the power of death. Y’all should stop crying unemployment and rejoice for thee art immunised.
Besides, why do you blame the president for the poverty when your parents weren’t strategic enough and didn’t care about you? If they did, they would have saved up some wealth for you to enjoy. Your parents were lazy, and now you are on the streets of twitter making Shwenkuru’s life hard. You are the reason why he was seen raising his hands and rolling his eyes in that infamous video. Mweddeko banange, and hold your parents accountable. Shwenkuru has nothing to do with your poverty.
Due to such pronouncements however, many a Ugandan has come out to express the desire to see the president of Uganja become president of Uganda. As such, there was no surprise that there was heavy anticipation from many when it was announced that he would appear on Voice of Africa, a worldwide renown talk show on African issues hosted by veteran journalist Shaka Ssali. At last, people power was here to remind us that immunization isn’t everything. So people sat, ready before their TV sets to witness Bobi Wine spew some sense.
But in all this, the TVs needed a certain kind of power, whose custodian is Umeme. The custodian had different ideas, as @tumutungire put precisely.
Sali: Hello Bobi Wine, you now live on VOA and NBS Live stream…….
UMEME: pic.twitter.com/NgEE0kBe2G
— Mc Tumu (@tumutungire) September 12, 2018
The result was a total black out across the country. It is even said that someone was trying to let this people power thingie show if it had any power
I heard you have people power. I have instructed Umeme to switch off hydropower & you use your people people. pic.twitter.com/V6eXf5F31X
— The Usual Suspect ? (@Jude_Mugabi) September 12, 2018
Needless to say, the anticipating tweeps were agitated. And some went on to suggest Draconian options in response to the custodian
Umeme tubategedde gyemugwa…when time comes for people to run to exile please take your transformers with you to Sawusafirika. Lino ejoogo liyitiridde. pic.twitter.com/82XNqrYeHR
— Allan Ssenyonga (@ssojo81) September 12, 2018
But maybe, just maybe, the custodian is not as powerful as we think. Mbu Umeme might also be undergoing the same Bazukulu struggles as us all
When you reach umeme offices to quarrel and they are also using a generator ?? pic.twitter.com/z6cpcon3cf
— Jøn ryáns™ (@QuteJR) September 12, 2018
There were several streaming options though, so in as much Umeme denied many Ugandans the chance to watch the show live on TV, a section still found a way to watch it. Apparently there was even a repeat, so in one way or the other, both sides won.
Then we first forwarded to the most technologically advanced fruit, the Apple. At #AppleEvent, new prices and products for one of the world’s most outstanding tech products were unveiled. Of course the products were super classy, and the prices super high. Apple has not been a Mwanainchi’s product since the make of the very first iPhone but now, some products can be mwanainchi-friendly. A case @smanga87Warren
#AppleEvent now that the new Iphone is out..i can now finally afford a second hand iPhone 4 pic.twitter.com/hQBte3sojR
— redeye875? (@Smanga87Warren) September 13, 2018
The new prices will make you rethink why you gave bae no limits when choosing her birthday gift
#AppleEvent
Her : Did You forget my Birthday?
Me : Ofcourse not, its 2moro. What should I buy You?
Her : Iphone XS Max
Me : o…..ka….y pic.twitter.com/zhtI2TGgiF— The Kigezi Emperor (@DariousTheWiz) September 13, 2018
Maybe we haven’t fully explained the price and value of these new things
This is how I see the new iPhone #AppleEvent pic.twitter.com/xSMV9QHKi8
— 9GAG (@9GAG) September 13, 2018
Infact, #AppleEvent was a matter of leaving issues of the generals to the generals
Android user watching #AppleEvent pic.twitter.com/MlWvCG6gRT
— ಆದಿ (@OpticBlur) September 13, 2018
When you realise you got a good girl without spending so much, and now her standards are high but you have her already
me & my iphone 7 after seeing the new prices #AppleEvent pic.twitter.com/GFfeSVVs8r
— DamnDeniyal ? (@Daniboy542) September 14, 2018
My only prayer for you this week is that you get rich enough to afford the iPhone XS and that is a very honest wish from a brother in brokenness.
