You can read the letter here. Twaweza Uganda Program Manager Morrison Rwakakamba spoke to The Independent, calling the situation a ‘colossal misunderstanding.’ In regards to the pictures of political figures that caught the ire of the authorities, he adds, ‘we are saying that change begins with you. Your leaders or governments cannot solve all your problems. That’s the key message we are pitching.’ In a letter to The New Vision, John Nagenda, Advisor to President Museveni, asks if the police ‘have no worthier work to do?’ Even with this influential voice backing Twaweza’s call to release the calendars, they remain impounded.
Uzinduzi wa utafiti wa Uwezo kwa 2011 jijini Dar es Salaam hivi karibuni umeripotiwa kwenye magazeti la Nipashe, Guardian na Daily News, ambayo yanaeleza ubora wa utafiti wa Uwezo. Blogu ya Povertymatters ya gazeti la Guardian la Uingereza inasema Uwezo imeweka bayana viwang vya chini vya ujifunzaji nchini Kenya, Uganda na Tanzania, na inaihusisha Uwezo na Aser ya India, ambayo ilitoa mawazo na kusaidia kuanzishwa kwa Uwezo Afrika Mashariki. Uwezo pia imetajwa kwenye Mkakati Mpya wa Benki ya Dunia kwa Afrika kama mfano jinsi ambavyo Benki hiyo ingependa kuona sauti za raia na uwajibikaji ukiimarishwa.