Norah Owaraga

Toto Pauline Apolot Ekinu’s Burial – Aipuduno

On the night of 5th February 2023, our toto Pauline Apolot Ekinu, the widow of our late papa Robert Ekinu rested. Today, 9th February 2023, the final leg of toto’s journey to her eternal resting place begins. Toto is survived by five of her six children, six grandsons and five granddaughters. The Ekinus A loving…

My February 2023 diary has me in spaces I am passionate about

The National Debate Council of Uganda (NDC) has contracted me, during 10 days of February, to evaluate 40 student interview pieces. Short videos of interviews that young people have conducted with duty bearers on the topic of corruption. NDC has advised me to expect that the participating young people are of diverse ages, formal education…

Protecting and implementing my loved ones’ real last wishes

How does death change your perspective? Slightly over two years ago, on 1st November 2020, my papa died. I am kicking myself for not having used modern technology, my smart phone, to record some of our conversations which I now know were very important conversations. For some of them I was dismissive and thought it…

Uganda’s ‘modernisation’ theory is the more problematic than EACOP

In a October 2015 Ministry of Water and Environment report titled: “Uganda’s intended nationally determined contribution”, which I read in 2017, I learnt: “Uganda has contributed least to the potentially catastrophic build up of the human-derived greenhouse gases (GHGs) in the atmosphere and yet the country is most vulnerable to global warming and climate change…