Norah Owaraga

What is the value of crocodile tears to a woman?

Tons of fake outrage post 2026 presidential candidate nominations about “how come no woman candidate qualified as a presidential candidate.” First, a correction. It is not that no woman qualified. It is more accurate to state that no qualified women offered ourselves to contest for the presidency of Uganda. Here are some facts for context:…

Creative writing for civic activism

Reading well written,informative and entertaining posts, wets my appetite to learn and perfect the skill of fact-based and entertaining creative writing for civic activism. It is the reason I have activated “Ajakait” to creatively do commentary on Uganda’s 2026 presidential, parliamentary and higher local government elections. Ajakait is the kind of person who when she…

Diary of an undecided voter on presidential candidates

Hello Ija, Ajakait calls out on the phone. Hello Ajakait, I respond, and she goes straight to the point: By the way, yesterday I was wrong, apparently NUP actually do have a manifesto, which they launched. It had been one of those best kept secrets, I wonder why, she adds. As I was saying, let…

Beginning my journey of living stoically

“5 secrets you should keep to yourself if you don’t want to get killed| Stoic Philosophy,” is the title of a video on the YouTube Channel of “Stoic Thinking.” A friend sister gifted me the link. What a powerful gift it is, and which I feel compelled to gift further to you my friends and…