Norah Owaraga

Patience gets better with age and the fruits sweet

What do you think gets better with age? “Patience is bitter, but it’s fruits sweet.” The older I get the more I appreciate this wisdom of “patience is bitter, but it’s fruits sweet.” And I think I am getting better at being patient. Especially so in delaying reactions to provocations. In some cases not reacting…

Hold lower local council elections

Until we return to the ethos of genuine bottom-up participatory governance systems via our local council elected leaders (LCs) from village to the top, all resources currently being ploughed into the fight against corruption are a waste. The decentralisation process was halted and foiled, as demonstrated by non-holding of LCs elections for decades. This is…

Iteso rich culture and civilization getting extinct

For the fourth largest first nation of Uganda, Iteso, it would appear, its people are very easily assimilated into other cultures. Iteso living out of Teso are increasingly taking on the cultures of others and abandoning theirs. A noticeable example of Iteso abandoning their own traditions, is the manner in which marriage ceremonies of Iteso…

Letter to UBOS Executive Director Dr. Chris Mukiza on 11th Population Census

Dr. Chris Mukiza, Executive Director, Uganda Bureau of Statistics, Dear Sir, Re: 11th Uganda Population Census I know that in your role as the Executive Director of the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) your are an overwhelmed executive, so I will go straight to the point. First, I recognize the euphoria that Uganda’s 11th Population…