Norah Owaraga

African justice trumps global-western ones

Now, I don’t know if this extract below is from a book about Uganda. I have simply borrowed it from the Facebook wall of Mr. Kakwenza Rukirabaishaija, but it certainly rings bells for me. The few agonizing times I have had to interact with the preferred legal system of our nation-state immediately came to mind…

Advisory to Pallisa MPs in 11th Parliament

In 2015, in a post titled: “Bloated irrational parliament of Uganda,” I wrote: “The current system is irrational for it allows for districts, such as my ancestral district, Pallisa, whose annual revenue collection is about 130 million shillings only, to be represented by five MPs that cost the nation 900 million shillings a year.” Hon.…

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…