Norah Owaraga

Stop titling land under customary tenure

The push for registration and titling of land, especially so that which is under customary tenure, is contributing to the problem – absentee landlords are beginning to emerge in areas in Uganda whose lands are traditionally under customary tenure, where the concept of absentee landlords was alien. This is because the customary tenure systems of…

Food and manners

A couple of days ago, I posted a picture of my homemade supper on face book with the following description: Atap (sorghum and cassava meal) and akiring (smoked beef) na esudud (in groundnuts sauce) cooked Teso style. Supper is ready. The response was amazing and generally of affirmation from Iteso (the people) that are living…

“Some NGOs, no footprints”, Minister Rwamirama

Send a Cow and Government of Uganda, an extraordinary partnership – religious rooted not-for-profit organisation and the State.

Speaks English = Responsible Citizen?

English is the official language of the nation-state Uganda. It is not indigenous to Uganda. Should one’s ability to speak it be the measure of ones intelligence and citizenship?