Norah Owaraga

I feel a powerful connection with the now famous Benin bronzes

Among my favourite events last year, was learning of the existence of the Benin bronzes in museums and art collections in Europe. It confirmed that our black African ancestors were a civilized people. And it significantly debunked the rhetoric of the “uncivilized black African who needed or needs civilizing by the white European.” Of course,…

Lessons from the Opiio family on how to nurture teens during school holidays

Last week, I got to spend some quality time with some of my favourite people, the family of smallholder farmer Simon Opiio. As we lazed around after lunch, at their home in Komolo Village in Pallisa, his daughter, Tereza, named after her grandmother, got her hair done by her mother, Norah Mukebezi. It reminded me…

Anti-Homosexuality Act an example of poor prioritization by Parliament

My cursory observation is that it is often the case discussions on homosexuality intensify in Uganda when there is a need to divert our attention from something else we should be paying attention to. They often seem like a red herring. This is because, generally, in Uganda, sexuality, sexual relationships, are rarely discussed, if at…

Iteso knowledge getting extinct as elders die off without passing it down

Today is the 37th National Resistance Movement (NRM)/National Resistance Army (NRA) Day. Both the Vice President of Uganda and the Speaker of Parliament are Ateso. Who can help us to ensure that both these powerful ladies and the NRM Administration as a whole get to read Samuel’s thoughts here below? “I once thought to myself,…