Norah Owaraga

Delayed payments of salaries for work done crippling working class in Uganda

Over the weekend, I discussed with a friend and colleague how delayed payments of salaries and for work done is really crippling the working class in Uganda. Moreover, it is not necessarily always the case that the delay in payment is because the bosses don’t have the money to make payroll. More often than not…

Karamoja iron sheets saga and the politics of corruption

Dear people of Bududa, in 2021, I advised Hon. Agnes Nandutu discouraging her from taking up the appointment. One of the major reasons I advised her not to do so was because of conflict of interest. As a newly elected first time member of parliament I knew it would be tough for her to balance…

This Easter holiday the bully resorted to terrorism by witchcraft

So, on Thursday, 6th April 2023, I was minding my business working on aspects of my PhD journey, when I hear loud bangs on the two gates that access my home and as well as the back widows to my house. Yes, it turns out that gundi oyo gwe mutegedde had come with three goons…

Uganda Anti-Homosexuality Bill violates African Charter

This morning, a tweet by the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) political party of South Africa caught my attention. Specifically, because, it asserted that the Anti-Homosexuality Bill passed by the 11th Parliament of Uganda “contravenes the African Charter on Human and People’s Rights.” Yes, I am among those Ugandans, and I assume we are many, who had…