Norah Owaraga

Land grabbing and ‘independence’ ethos

“Say what?” That was my instant reaction to comments that some so-called political and technical leaders of Uganda made during a forum at the Ministry of Agriculture Animal Industries and Fisheries Joint Agriculture Sector Annual Review (JASAR) 2016 that discussed sustainable land use management of Uganda’s land. I was like, who are these people who…

Lies about Uganda’s Customary Tenure

The onslaught against Customary Land Tenure not only violates the Constitution of the Republic of Uganda, it is for the most part based on factoids. Take for instance the following statement: Customary land that we talk about, if am under my father, the land is in the names of my father, so if it is…

Study Design Questioned

GMO banana Scientific Research Study Design should be questioned This experiment at Iowa State University exclusively targets non-smoker female students of 18-40 years of age to find out the Vitami… Source: Study Design Questioned

Decolonise Minds – Research Disputable

It never ceases to amaze me how Uganda’s education system produces Ugandans whose minds are so colonised against acknowledging and celebrating traditional knowledge systems of the peoples of the first nations of Uganda – the Iteso, the Buganda, the Banyakigezi, etc. It is mind blowing how factoids permeate presentations by Ugandans on Uganda that they…