Norah Owaraga

Pupils bring money home

“While other parents of pupils in other schools say schools consume money, our pupils at certain times are able to go and withdraw money from their own bank accounts and take the money home.” Teacher Kawooya Benard Yes, yesterday, Friday 18th March 2022, I was fortunate to meet Teacher Kawooya Bernad of Mathematics Science Technology…

The issue of police welfare

Our Deputy Speaker, the Right Honourable Anita Annet Among, is truly a master of messaging via symbolism. That move she pulled to go to the vigil of the late Police Officer, Robert Bweyamba, at the late’s home, was a top notch maneuver using symbolism. At the time of his death, the late Bweyamba had was…

Bridge the sports gender-gap

During my childhood, fifty years ago, females never played certain sports that were ring fenced as male only sports. It is noble and bold for Sports Women Connect Foundation, Entebbe, to choose to promote playing of rugby among girls and women as an avenue for mentoring and leadership training. On International Women’s Day 2022 they…

FDC did women’s day best

If you consider how it all started, among Uganda’s political parties, the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) did International Women’s Day (IWD) 2022 best. IWD had socialist beginnings with women forming movements to fight for equality for their labour, for voting rights, for radical change for the benefit of womankind; and for celebrating womanhood. And…