Norah Owaraga

Sights of the Entebbe that I love

Nearly 53 years ago, I was born at Entebbe Grade B Hospital, now renamed, Entebbe Regional Referral Hospital. Yes, pretty much, Entebbe is my home. Anyway, recently, I took a walk in the previously not so posh area of Entebbe, but has now truly become the poshest area me thinks. You see, at first, I…

Uganda’s Advertising scene is crazy funny

On a evening stroll recently, around our neighborhood in Entebbe, I came across adverts that entertained me, but also left me questioning. Take for instance this one that combined “pork” and “shalom”. Really? My research finds that technically the authors of the signpost are right to use the word Shalom. However, sensitivity to Jewish beliefs,…

Disease pandemic management task forces need cultural anthropologists

Hands down, in comparison to the others, the Government of Uganda under the National Resistant Movement (NRM) administration, led by His Excellency President Yoweri Kagutta T. Museveni, initially did a commendable job of enforcing prevention of the spread of covid in Uganda. The evidence to support this assertion is there. For example, the following statistics…

As women dominate top echelon of Cabinet…

Time will tell if Her Excellency the Vice President Hon. Jessica Rose Epel Alupo, a retired Major of the Uganda People’s Defense Forces, shall have a visible, clear and substantive role in the actual day to day running of our nation; or she will remain hidden behind scenes and will serve her term of office…