Out of context: Lubega Nsamba, President of the Mak Guild, and Col. Nakalema have not met about a career possibility, nor has he switched from NUP to NRM.
The Kampala Journal News’ (KJNews) X post claiming that current Makerere Guild President Lubega Nsamba met with the Head of the State House Investors’ Protection Unit (SHIPU), Col. Edith Nakalema, to cross from his party, National Unity Party (NUP) to the ruling party National Resistance Movement (NRM) after being promised an employment chance after graduation is incorrect. Their photo has been used out of context.
Unfortunately, the post garnered 103.7K views, 1.7K likes, 101 reposts, and 131 comments.
Evidence
As seen in the photo, both Nsamba and Col. Nakalema met, but for reasons other than those stated in the post.
As always, we downloaded the photo and did a simple Google Reverse Image search.
The data shows that the photo was first shared by the State House Investors’ Protection Unit (SHIPU) on their X account at 3:15 PM on Friday, January 31, 2025, as a live post alerting their followers about what was going on at their office that day.
The update mentioned that the Makerere Students’ Guild had visited Col. Nakalema led by their Guild president, Nsamba who discussed youth leadership and the use of artificial intelligence.
Happening Now:
Col. @edthnaka meets @Makerere Students’ Guild led by the Guild President @lubega_nsamba at SHIPU offices, discussing youth leadership and the responsible use of AI. She urges students to lead with purpose and develop solutions for Uganda’s future.… pic.twitter.com/duFpxq2qq4
— State House Investors Protection Unit (@ShieldInvestors) January 31, 2025
The next day, Saturday, February 1, 2025, the Makerere Students’ Guild posted additional information about the visit on its X account.
ICYMI:
Yesterday afternoon, the Guild President, @lubega_nsamba and the Guild Executive had a fruitful engagement with Col @edthnaka and former AG @ruhindifredrick at @ShieldInvestors offices.In the meeting, Artificial Intelligence, job creation, values of leadership, were… pic.twitter.com/E3oLHJONse
— Makerere Students’ Guild (@MakGuild) February 1, 2025
Although the visit was confirmed, the article included no mention of the Guild president receiving a job offer, as KJNews had alleged. The report went on to say that Col. Nakalema was invited by the Guild President to the guild dinner slated for Saturday, 29 March 2025
Additionally, Col. Nakalema posted about the meeting that evening, confirming its existence and discussing ideas to transform entrepreneurship and young innovators, as well as the approaching Alumni Student’s Guild Dinner. In the post, she also tagged the vice chancellor of Makerere University, Prof. Nawangwe Barnabas.
It has been a pleasant afternoon at @ShieldInvestors as we hosted the leadership of @MakGuild, led by Guild President H.E. @lubega_nsamba. Our discussions centered on practical strategies to transform young innovators into successful wealth creators, fostering a future driven by… pic.twitter.com/niuDyLIdll
— Col Edith Nakalema (@edthnaka) January 31, 2025
Lucky for us, as a fact-checking organisation, there’s a growing rest of the public who care about facts and do come out to debunk these claims, as seen here and here
Was the meeting partisan?
Col. Nakalema responded and refuted the claim that the meeting was partisan.
I would like to clarify that the @MakGuild Students visit to our office @ShieldInvestors , had nothing to do partisan politics!
— Col Edith Nakalema (@edthnaka) February 2, 2025
Verdict
Out of context. The image and context that KJNews is painting are completely unrelated.
The discussion was not about Col. Nakalema offering Makerere University’s Guild President Nsamba a job after graduation. It wasn’t about partisanship, as others claimed. Disregard it and approach information from the KJNews platforms with caution until you’ve fact-checked it.