Norah Owaraga

Hon. Orone to extend electricity in Gogonyo

Hon. Derick Orone, newly elected member of parliament representing Gogonyo County in Pallisa District, during campaigns promised thus: “Leadership is not for enriching yourself, but to serve people’s interests and this is what I am going to offer. People need transparent and accountable leadership… I will ensure extension of electricity in some areas without power…

How I got my first full-time paid white-collar job

On my way back from university, after my first degree, I met a man, Mr. Stan Burkey, who was to become my first boss and at the Change Agent Training Programme, first under Quaker Service Norway and then under the Uganda Change Agent Association. We happened to be on the same flight, those days, in…

State of mental healthcare shows mental ill-health of Ugandans

The weekend around 3rd October 2016, a child, a young girl, clearly mentally ill is reported to have wandered away from the major mental health care facility in Uganda – Butabika National Mental Referral Hospital – which is located in Luzira, about 4 to 5 kilometers from Bugolobi in Kampala. She likely wandered away and…

Boys unhygienic doesn’t always mean they are poor

Recently, there was a storm raging on social media about the presumed appalling behaviour of the Ugandan born celebrated playwright, Mr. Alex Mukulu. Apparently, when judging a performing arts contest, he offended some when he bluntly and on camera rebuked three young men, contestants. Right after their dance performance and speaking in Luganda, he told…