Norah Owaraga

Book Review: “The Iteso”

The importance of well researched and well written books can not be overestimated. One such book is “The Iteso”, by J.C.D. Lawrance for Eria Paulo Engulu, M.B.E., Chief Judge of Teso in the 1950s and his people. Since I got to learn of and to acquire “The Iteso” (photocopy of the full book), I feel…

TB drugs are likely being stolen and sold to other countries

I am inclined to agree with Dr. Stavia Turyamuhabwa, Programme Manager of Uganda’s Tuberculosis (TB) and Leprosy Control Programme that “there is no one being treated for TB when they do not have it.” Dr. Turyamuhabwa was responding to findings of a Global Fund audit which uncovered missing TB medicines and which raised suspicion that…

Fallacy of Gender Equality

The argument of equality implies that I should pay the same price 1 kg of beans as I do for I kg of peas and we know that this is not realistic. Even from a perspective of intrinsic value the two commodities are inherently different.

Little x Little Celebrate the Power of the Crowd

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