BAMUTURAKI MUSINGUZI

@musibamu1

Ugandan journalist for @The_Eastafrican. He mainly writes about cultural and creative industries.

Kampala

Joined April 2014

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𝕐o̴g̴@Yoda4ever · Jul 24

These elephants got drunk after eating lot of ripe Marula fruit in MalaMala Reserve..🐘🐾😅🥴🙂

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🟣Kuddzu Verse@iKuddzu · Jul 24

I hope this puts it into perspective… It is asserted most of our people live on less than a dollar a day, but their vote is much lower than that. What a people!!! #ugvotes2026

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BAMUTURAKI MUSINGUZI@musibamu1 · Jul 23

How book industry in Africa can turn a page @femritewriters, @FountainPublish, @cbatambuze, @UNESCO monitor.co.ug/uganda/news/na…

musibamu1's tweet card. The study shows that Africa’s book industry faces a significant trade deficit

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BAMUTURAKI MUSINGUZI@musibamu1 · Jul 23

Artistic: Mental health healing potential explored on canvas @umojaart, @Xensonart, @UNCC_UG monitor.co.ug/uganda/news/na…

musibamu1's tweet card. My work offers a deeply introspective lens into human emotions shaped by experiences of honesty, vulnerability, shock, pain, and frustration– Frederich Male, artist

BAMUTURAKI MUSINGUZI@musibamu1 · Jul 17

Refugee pessure spurs environmental action in Uganda’s climate crisis-prone districts @CAREUganda, @min_waterUg monitor.co.ug/uganda/special…

musibamu1's tweet card. Uganda's climate crisis and displacement

BAMUTURAKI MUSINGUZI@musibamu1 · Jul 17

Caine Prize for African writing announces best award winners @CainePrize, @femritewriters, @TrustAwt monitor.co.ug/uganda/lifesty…

musibamu1's tweet card. The African winners of the Nobel Prize for Literature, Wole Soyinka and J M Coetzee, are Patrons of The Caine Prize

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BAMUTURAKI MUSINGUZI@musibamu1 · Jul 16

Latest trends renew hope in the face of giraffe extinction @savegiraffesnow, @savegiraffes, @ugwildlife monitor.co.ug/uganda/news/na…

musibamu1's tweet card. The State of Giraffe 2025 report shows up-to-date population trends and distribution for all four giraffe species and their seven sub-species

BAMUTURAKI MUSINGUZI@musibamu1 · Jul 16

Ugandan author wins Commonwealth prize @cwfcreatives, @JoshuaLubwama1, @femritewriters monitor.co.ug/uganda/news/na…

musibamu1's tweet card. Joshua Lubwama was long-listed for the 2024 Commonwealth Short Story Prize and the 2023 and 2024 Afritondo Short Story prizes

BAMUTURAKI MUSINGUZI@musibamu1 · Jul 8

Gladys, why did this gorilla eat the placenta?

CCTPH@CTPHuganda · Jul 8

Rare footage of a mother gorilla soon after giving birth. This is Rukundo from Habinyanja gorilla family eating her placenta after giving birth on 29th June 2025. Both mother and baby are in good health; and breastfeeding normally. (1/2)

BAMUTURAKI MUSINGUZI@musibamu1 · Jul 8

Ugandan film on martyr Luwum wins in Zanzibar @mattbish_dir, @UCC_Official, @UNCC_UG theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/magazine/u…

musibamu1's tweet card. A Ugandan film about Archbishop Janani Luwum’s defiance of Idi Amin has won top honours at the Zanzibar International Film Festival.

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Motiv Kasagga@MotivKasagga · Jul 7

Fear ladies, now what’s exciting them here?🤦🏾🙌🏽

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BAMUTURAKI MUSINGUZI@musibamu1 · Jul 4

How to be a visitor — musically — in Kampala @UNCC_UG, @lugaaya, theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/magazine/h…

musibamu1's tweet card. Audiences were inspired by this immersive show blending dance, storytelling, poetry, and live video to share experiences across distance.

BAMUTURAKI MUSINGUZI@musibamu1 · Jun 27

Ugandan art comes alive at Weganda Gallery show @WegandaReview, @Xensonartspace, @Xensonart, @ronexarts, @umojaart, @afriartgallery monitor.co.ug/uganda/lifesty…

musibamu1's tweet card. Weganda gallery sparks revival of Ugandan art

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BAMUTURAKI MUSINGUZI@musibamu1 · Jun 27

Planting hope and achievement in some of Africa’s most hostile refugee camps @GCN_Kenya, @EAA_Foundation, @UNICEF newafricanmagazine.com/30912/

musibamu1's tweet card. An inspired programme set up in the teeming refugee camps in north Kenya is working with the youth and local communities to mitigate the devastating effects of climate change while acquiring invalu...

BAMUTURAKI MUSINGUZI@musibamu1 · Jun 19

Booker prize feat leaves Indian pair on cloud nine @TheBookerPrizes monitor.co.ug/uganda/news/na…

musibamu1's tweet card. The book chronicles the resilience, resistance, wit, and sisterhood of everyday women in patriarchal communities in southern India

BAMUTURAKI MUSINGUZI@musibamu1 · Jun 19

How two Kenyan book lovers revived ex whites-only library @TheBookBunk, @ShiroKoinange, @SisterKilljoy monitor.co.ug/uganda/news/na…

musibamu1's tweet card. The two women have transformed the dilapidated McMillan Memorial Library in downtown Nairobi into a vibrant centre for residents and creatives

BAMUTURAKI MUSINGUZI@musibamu1 · Jun 19

First-ever virtual reality film zooms in on Batwa @AFKampala, @mattbish_dir, @UNCC_UG monitor.co.ug/uganda/lifesty…

musibamu1's tweet card. The film explores the Batwa’s symbiotic relationship with Mother Earth, nature, and the majestic mountain gorillas, and their ancestral role as conservationists of one of the world’s largest...

BAMUTURAKI MUSINGUZI@musibamu1 · Jun 5

South African artist creates space where memory resists erasure @ICPhotog monitor.co.ug/uganda/news/na…

musibamu1's tweet card. The MPW’s training helped Kganye develop projects where the past intersects with the present, hoping for a different future

BAMUTURAKI MUSINGUZI@musibamu1 · Jun 5

Report critical of Uganda for curtailing free speech @Freemuse98, @SpireJim, @UNCC_UG, @PhilipLuswata, @lugaaya monitor.co.ug/uganda/news/na…

musibamu1's tweet card. The report calls on governments to uphold and protect freedom of artistic expression, end censorship, and strengthen and support their cultural sectors

BAMUTURAKI MUSINGUZI@musibamu1 · May 27

Congratulations to all the finalists!

AACME Africa@ACME_Africa · May 27

The #UNJA2025 awards are tomorrow🎉. Congratulations to the talented finalists who have pushed the boundaries of story telling and journalism excellence. #ACMEAwards #JournalismExcellence