Norah Owaraga

Re-think the splitting of Districts into Minute Units

Pallisa District whose annual revenue collection is about 130 million shillings only was represented by five MPs that cost the nation 900 million shillings per year during the previous parliament? Pallisa is among the list of districts that is going to be split further. This has a direct consequence of increasing the size of parliament…

here’s to a true Ugandan hero!

“And I look forward to the James Mulwana Trade Shows where only Ugandan products are accepted – no Chinese imports, Iranian carpets or pieces of Egyptian furniture stacked up on floors laid in Italian Tiles.” I do too, most certainly. scare-a-hero We can’t say enough about James Mulwana and the fact that he is a…

Misogyny so deeply rooted

What is with the “thank you for not shaming me” thingy at marriage ceremonies? You know, when the bride goes on her knees and thanks the groom for not shaming her, by not showing up for THEIR marriage ceremony. This is on my mind. I think it is a symptom of deep rooted misogyny that…

Drought is Good?

“Drought is good because as a Country it has woken us up,” President Museveni is reported to have said. An insightful epiphany on climate change he seems to have had. One, however, is befuddled by President Museveni’s policy direction on matters climate change. Yes, drought conditions are revealing. One of the things that drought has…