Norah Owaraga

Engineer George William Obityo Owaraga was a civil servant hero

The month of June for Uganda is one that is packed with activity that celebrates heroes. The controversial Uganda Martyrs’ Day on 3rd June; the equally controversial National Heroes’ Day on 9th June; and the equally controversial Fathers’ Day on 22nd June. I wonder, can my late papa, be defined as heroic in his religious…

Myth of nation-sate sovereignty in Africa

Remember when President Museveni and other leaders, in the name of the African Union, authored a communiqué to ‘world leaders’ that please do not intervene in Libya the way you want to intervene. To the disappointment of many Africans, albeit kind of expected, the ‘world leaders’ just ignored African leasers, went ahead and bombarded Libya.…

What will make Ugandan farmers object legislation passed without consulting them?

Just wondering, what will it take for farmers in Uganda to stop being docile and passive towards legislation and government actions that put their livelihoods and their smallholder farms at risk? Case in point, in Uganda, where, according to the most recent Uganda National Household Survey, 72 percent of households earn a living from agriculture,…

Women singly raising children deserve respect

Seemingly, the majority of children in Uganda are mostly raised by a female as the primary parent or guardian. The latest national household survey report, revealed that the majority, 45.8 percent, of persons aged 15 years and above have never married. Add the 6.1 percent who are divorced or separated and the percentage goes higher…