CNN African correspondent Larry Madowo has publicly reacted to being blocked on the social media platform X by Uganda’s Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, following a heated online exchange in the aftermath of Uganda’s general elections. Blocked After Online Spat On Thursday, January 22, 2026, Madowo shared…
Kenyan journalist Larry Madowo engaged in a heated online exchange with Uganda’s Chief of Defence Forces (CDF), General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, following controversial remarks about killings linked to Uganda’s opposition politics. The confrontation unfolded on X (formerly Twitter) after Muhoozi, the son of long-serving President Yoweri Museveni, made alarming statements referencing…
Cable News Network (CNN) African correspondent Larry Madowo has issued a cautionary warning to the public after digitally altered images linking Ugandan presidential candidate Bobi Wine to an alleged abduction circulated online. In a post on his official X account on Saturday, January 17, 2026, Madowo explained that the images…
Prominent Tanzanian activist Maria Sarungi Tsehai has praised CNN African Correspondent Larry Madowo for his reporting on the recent post-election protests in Tanzania, which resulted in numerous casualties. In a post on her official X account on Friday, November 22, 2025, Sarungi, a vocal critic of President Samia Suluhu Hassan,…
Renowned Kenyan journalist Larry Madowo has revealed that he is not covering the ongoing general elections in Tanzania due to the country’s tight restrictions on independent journalism. In a video shared on social media on Thursday, Madowo said Tanzania’s laws make it nearly impossible for foreign correspondents to report freely…
CNN International correspondent Larry Madowo has spoken out to dispel growing speculation about his political future after an unexpected moment of public adoration during the State Funeral of former Prime Minister Raila Odinga at Nyayo National Stadium on Friday, October 17, 2025. Madowo, who was reporting live alongside videographer Fabian…