Norah Owaraga

Climate change is devastatingly real

The thing I believe everyone in Uganda should know and appreciate better is that climate change is devastatingly real. Tell you what? Starting last evening through the night, through today, for example, it has been raining on and off. It is now raining late evening today as I write this blog. The rain has completely…

Diary of undecided voter on NUP in Lango

Greetings Ija. Greetings Ajakait. How are you today? I am doing good Ija. Today, I am answering the daily writing prompt: “You have three magic genie wishes, what are you asking for.” You see Ija, I am reflecting on the campaign messaging, especially of the National Unity Platform (NUP) Presidential Candidate. In particular, Candidate Kyagulanyi’s…

A person with a kind heart

He is a prisons officer. He is among those men in uniform not fully appreciated by their country, in comparison, me thinks. Particularly so in the context of the national budgetary allocations to the Uganda Prison Services (UPS). The low pay and welfare provision for UPS personnel is easily deduced from the quality of their…

Nature walk

Whenever I get the chance I absolutely love to walk in nature. I love to take nature walks that take me to water fronts from whence I can peer into the water and be nourished by the greatness of the wonderful world in which we live. It is humbling and calming to know we are…