Norah Owaraga

How much do I think about the past and the future?

Today’s daily writing prompt is spot on for me! I am reflecting about what the future holds for our motherland. You see, as an ‘independent nation state’, since 1962, our country has never had peaceful transfer of power from one president to another – a spell of 64 years and we are going strong in…

What challenges?

Honestly, my irrational self, you may say, feels that if I acknowledge my biggest challenges, it denotes my defeat. So, let me first share a challenge that is within my means to determine the outcomes. Akamu (dry weather in Ateso, the language of my people, Iteso, the fourth largest first nation of Uganda) is upon…

Sense of identity makes me nostalgic

Knowing what my Iteso identity means to me, during this past couple of weeks, award winning novelist and human rights lawyer, Kakweza Rukirabashaija, has tagged me to two of his posts on X, querying and correcting misinformation about the Kumam people of Uganda. A bit about the Kumam first. According to the most recent Uganda…

What is my ideal reading and writing space like?

Without a doubt, the CPAR Uganda Dr. Paul Hargrave Memorial Centre in Lira City, is that kind of of perfect space for reading and writing. While the Dr. Paul Hargrave Memorial Centre is right in the middle of the city, it is in a location that is unbelievably quiet. Safe for the sounds of nature,…