Norah Owaraga

English is the language of the oppressor in Uganda

“I am now speaking English. I refer to the British language as a captured weapon we are now employing.” His Excellency President Yoweri Kagutta Museveni speaking at the function at the residence of the British High Commissioner in Kampala for the 2017 Official Birthday celebrations of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and also the 65th…

State of the Nation Address 2017

“Uganda is enriching other countries by excessively importing products and services that your own children can produce, if assisted by the State … You donate both wealth and jobs to outsiders … We need to massively end this modern day slavery of undermining our prosperity, while we support the prosperity of other.” Words of wisdom…

The Fallacy of Facts

“Late fall and the Indians on a remote reservation in North Dakota asked their new chief if the coming winter was going to be cold or mild. Since he was a chief in a modern society, he had never been taught the old secrets. When he looked at the sky, he couldn’t tell what the…

Proliferation of digital devices does not always mean availability of information

Achebe: “Man is a story-making animal. He rarely passes up an opportunity to accompany his works and his experiences with matching stories. The heavy task of dispossessing others calls for such a story…”