Norah Owaraga

Children, the first victims in land grabs

Originally posted on KARAMOJA DEVELOPMENT FORUM: The rights of children are unequivocal, regardless of circumstance Since 1991 when the Organization of African Unity (now African Union) gazzetted June 16th the Day of the African child in memory of the children murdered in 1976 in a demonstration against the apartheid regime in Soweto, the day has…

Social media can be a tool for the ‘powerful’ to silence others

Below is a social media discussion (for lack of a better word) between me and a Non-Ugandan-Non-Black-Man (NUNBM). Likely an ‘important’ citizen of the global North (Europe or North America). ME: Interesting term AGRO-COLONIALISM. For example, BIDCO’s operation in Kalangala which is supported by the UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD); in which BIDCO…

Conflicts In Uganda’s Land Tenure System

In 2012, I authored a backgrounder on Uganda’s land tenure in which I highlighted and demonstrated how Uganda’s dualist land tenure system is a root cause of conflict over land use and ownership. Uganda’s constitution stipulates: “All land in Uganda shall vest in the citizens of Uganda and shall be owned in accordance with the…

A poem about the meaning of our names

Our journey begun in the spirit of MUFURUKI – an immigrant – in our case, one who crossed borders in search of a solution to the leadership challenge of East Africa and Africa as a whole. The spirit of MUFURUKI combined with ZUHURA – a beautiful scented flower – to entice us into a BOMANI…