Norah Owaraga

Iteso Food Degraded – Atap Composition

There is evidence that ‘Urban-slumitisation’ of Iteso villages, which is done in the name of “development” or “modernization” and which has stealthily changed the way in which land and food crops are utilized, has significantly contributed to degrading the composition of atap. Atap of millet. Atap, often mistranslated as millet bread, is the staple food…

“Trust No One” by Gregg Hurwitz

This is the second book this year that got me thinking of how far activists in Uganda are truly willing to go – be they of the party politics kind or or of the social justice kind. See if this quote from the book does not give you a reality check: But he’s still a…

Normalization of false charity primarily for political gain

How does “dancing for the LORD” or dancing Zumba, Kona Dance and learning insanity and self-defense skills deal with the root reasons as to why Pallisa Hospital was never maintained in the first place and now needs charity to renovate? Who did not do their job? Who squandered the resources?

Maximum Respect for Business Owners in Uganda

When famed successful business gurus are invited to give talks to the business community in Uganda, I often wonder who the teacher should be and who the learner should be. So, when their talks, keynote address, or whatever are praised, I often take it with a pinch of salt – in terms of applicability in…