Norah Owaraga

Women’s participation in active politics

I boosted on Facebook my post containing a link to my blog post, which featured Hajjat Sebyala Afwa (popularly known as Hajjat Green) and it was titled: “Why aren’t Mutuba trees growing all over Uganda.” It garnered a reach of 20.6 thousand people; of whom 598 clicked on the link and presumably read the full…

Lying about one’s age is the norm in Uganda

Intentional lying about one’s age to fit or to qualify for something is a common practice in Uganda. However, it often catches up with one, especially so, when one is inconsistent. Meaning, de facto, that in order to get away with intentional lying about one’s age, one must make sure that one is consistent. And…

He doesn’t have papers …

I wondered, why the hullabaloo candidates are put through to answer allegations of “he or she doesn’t have papers”? Among the prominent, questioning of Hon. Robert Kyagulanyi’s (aka Bobi Wine’s) academic papers, by the notorious lawyer Male Mabirizi. “Bobi Wine’s academic details available at the parliament website indicate that he was born in 1982 and…

I am a Woman of Substance

Shortly after give a TEDx Kira Talk: “Going back to our roots” I read somewhere that the strength of menstruation period pains can be equivalent to the force of pain experienced when one gets a heart attack. Yes, it is that time of the month and am high on pain killers; which if not taken…