Norah Owaraga

We All Have That One Aunt

As a little girl, in the early 1970s, my parents had a temporary separation. I was probably two or three years old at the time. I stayed with my dad. My mum moved out and was busy with her job as an Air Hostess with East African Airways. Her working, was possibly one of the…

Let’s go back to ‘African-Ugandan’ political roots

Amidst the most deadly pandemic of our times, Uganda is insisting on going through the rituals of ‘democratically’ electing political leaders using exogenous political designs from another’s culture. And the manner in which the political campaigns are being conducted by most leaves a lot to be desired. I am not even sure that we in…

Coping with papa’s death

My young sister, Achom Grace Christine, is currently living out of the country and because of COVID-19 was not able to travel back home to Uganda when our father, papa muzei Ejakait Engineer George William Obityo Owaraga, was taken critically ill and eventually rested. Achom was also not able to come home for papa’s Aipuduno…

Papa Owaraga’s Burial – Aipuduno

Papa Ejakait Ssalongo Engineer George William Obityo Owaraga, my father, rested. His medical team at the Intensive Care Unit of Uganda Martyrs Hospital Lubaga in Kampala pronounced him transitioned at 12:41 a.m. on 1st November 2020. Later that evening and after A-Plus Funeral Management had prepared his body, his remains were brought back to his…