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Tunachokijua Claim A video circulating on social media claims that Ugandan Musician Mesach Semakula revealed that he is HIV-positive.Watch Here. VIDEO (Ommitting His Earlier explanation): What we know •Mesach Semakula is a veteran Ugandan musician, popularly known as Sir or Papa, with a career spanning several decades. •Held a Press conference on Thursday 29 October ahead of his upcoming Concert Celebrating @50 Years of Greatness, scheduled for 13 November 2026. • During the press conference, he recounted how rumours about his HIV status started in 2006 after his leg became swollen due to an illness. He explained that people continued spreading the rumours, saying, “Up to now, people still say that I’m HIV positive.” •The...
Tunachokijua(What we Know): A video circulating on social media appears to show Deputy Speaker of Parliament Thomas Tayebwa saying that nurses are “so low,” sparking the impression that he was undermining the nursing profession. The matter started with concerns raised by the Leader of the Opposition, Hon. Joel Ssenyonyi, about a nurse heading the Pharmacy Department at Mbarara University of Science and Technology. The matter was raised in Parliament, where Tayebwa accused CBS FM journalist John Paul Ssebaduka of editing and sharing the video in a way that misrepresented his remarks. Claim: A video circulating on social media particularly X (Formerly Twitter) suggests that the Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa said during a sitting of...
Tunachokijua Claim A post on X by @Acholi_goddd claims that President Yoweri Museveni has responded and settled Frank Gashumba’s UGX 500 million challenge to pastors by declaring that all pastors are fake, using a video of Museveni speaking. Video: What we know •Frank Gashumba’s challenge offered up to UGX 500 million to any pastor, prophet or apostle who could demonstrate healing a critically ill patient under verifiable conditions.Read Here •Jamiicheck traced the Video and found that the post uses an authentic video from Tayari West TV but the content dates back to 10 June 2026, when Museveni addressed the Ebola situation. In that address, Museveni cautioned religious leaders against physically touching patients while claiming...
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