tweeting realtime, Kampala Riots, my side of Uganda

11 Sep

I stay in Kasubi/Munaku, and for some reason, a part of the Buganda/Government violence has settled this side of town.

For those of you not following me on Twitter ( http://twitter.com/solomonking ), These are my tweets.

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1. There’s a mamba (armoured truck) in the hood!4 minutes ago from txt

2. Whoa. Back in Munaku gunshots getting much louder and more frequent. Must be at Kasubi. 17 minutes ago from txt

3. Geez this sneaking around obscure roads and paths on a boda boda is so surreal. 22 minutes ago from txt

4. Okay, heading into office to check on things and pick up my laptop / internet connection. 32 minutes ago from txt

5. Crowd of angry youth coming our way wielding rocks and bars. Need to find a safe spot. 39 minutes ago from txt

6. Damn. I hate not having a camera!! about 1 hour ago from txt

7. Sadly, can’t respond to any tweet replies. Tweeter doesn’t send tweets to our phones. about 1 hour ago from txt

8. Road from Kasubi to Munaku blocked by burning tires and debris. Funny thing is there are no visible protestors around, so who’s doing al … about 1 hour ago from txt

9. Unverified Rumour has it some government vehicles have been burnt a little further from Kasubi, a place called Lugalama Masanafu. about 1 hour ago from txt

10. Wow. Waking up to the music of bullets and tear gas canisters. Guys are running straight into our compound. about 2 hours ago from txt

11. CBS (Buganda’s radio station) closed for inciting violence. about 11 hours ago from txt

12. Riots were sparked off by the police blocking the Buganda prime minister from visiting a minority tribe. about 11 hours ago from txt

13. Whoa! More gunshots!about 11 hours ago from txt

14. UBC says they’ll be screening the President’s State address soon. about 11 hours ago from txt

15. Okay, it looks like things have settled down. No need for me to stick around here. about 11 hours ago from txt

16. FYI: My place is near the Buganda Royal tombs ( Kasubi ), so some part of the chaos for some reason has ended here. about 11 hours ago from txt

17. Standing near our taxi stage, it’s 8pm and people are crossing over with their hands up. Fire in the middle of the road. about 11 hours ago from txt

18. Network congestion preventing realtime updates. about 11 hours ago from txt

19. One guy to another: they’re not touching you guys (old corporates), they’re whipping us youth. about 11 hours ago from txt

20. Our entire neighbourhood is surrounded by gunfire and police whipping guys. about 11 hours ago from txt

21. Demonstrators carrying a dead body with them coming from Namirembe to Nakulabye. about 11 hours ago from txt

22. This is insane. There is no way to get home! It’s like the chaos settled on our route. Damn. about 11 hours ago from txt

23. Okay. We’re like running for our lives. about 11 hours ago from txt

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7 Responses to “tweeting realtime, Kampala Riots, my side of Uganda”

  1. The 27th Comrade 11. Sep, 2009 at 1:09 pm #

    Hey, Solomon.

    I hate to be a marketeer, but here’s some news for you: you can also tweet when you have no internet connection by sending SMS to UTL (and UTL forwards it to your Twitter account). Now, you can do that by that txt style of yours. However, this one also allows you to receive your Twitter feed on phone by SMS. ;o)

    Send ‘tweetme’ to 2299, and you’ll get the instructions to sign up. Sorry for hijacking this, but it is pertinent. :o ) (Most phones don’t do 3G. Most Ugandans don’t want to pay to send and receive tweets. Et cetera.)

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    • Solomon King 11. Sep, 2009 at 1:37 pm #

      Thanks for the hijack. Trying to signup but network issues holding me up. Not seeing the messages from your app to my twitter.

      Reply
  2. Appfrica 11. Sep, 2009 at 2:09 pm #

    @27 send me a press release, I’ll be happy to post this on Appfrica.net to help get the word out

    Reply
  3. The 27th Comrade 11. Sep, 2009 at 3:17 pm #

    Solie, I think the message got eaten by the Twitter Fail Whale.

    Please give it one more shot. I’ve put something to detect such a thing and respond more-accurately to the request.

    Thanks, Solomon.

    @Appfrica: John, the system isn’t yet live, and this use of it is not really official. When the press release comes out, you’ll be the first to know. :-)

    Reply
  4. Appfrica 11. Sep, 2009 at 4:12 pm #

    No problem, should I post it anyways? I don’t want people to crash your servers or anything.

    Reply
  5. Appfrica 11. Sep, 2009 at 6:00 pm #

    I went a head and tweeted it and blogged it. Hopefully it helps get the news out.

    Reply

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