Norah Owaraga

Uganda, subsidise agriculture for food

On Tuesday, 28th October 2014, from 8:20 to 9:00 am, I participated as the guest discussant on the programme: “Talk Back” on Radio One 90FM. The topic of discussion was taxes on agriculture versus subsidies for agriculture. Here below is the transcript of what I said: It is not a blanket subsidise agriculture. You can have…

Wisdom Eludes Uganda

In order to become a government minister in Uganda, one has to have a minimum qualification of an Advanced Level Certificate. This means that one has had at least thirteen years of schooling within the global-western education system. Meanwhile, the majority of Ugandans have not attained this minimum qualification, but this does not necessarily make…

keep calm: it is actually YOU who is racist

This is the epitome of the kind of journalism that is in short supply in Uganda. I am proudly Ugandan! scare-a-hero This article should be read by only locals, especially blacks of Ugandan origin. <—See how that feels if you are NOT a local or a black of Ugandan origin? I have failed to get…

Getting culture wrong is why development programmes fail

There is wealth in those things that money cannot buy.