Norah Owaraga

Uganda at 52 years – time to deal with hidden ‘white elephants’ that inform policy

Like other members of my village, I too contributed money ‘the community’s contribution’, which was a requirement by the local administration before the borehole was drilled. However, since the borehole became functional in 2010, the amount of water it pumps is so little. If you are not among the first ten to draw water in…

Museveni wants Land Act amended to make it easier to “tell villagers to get off land”

“The mistake has been to make the investors deal with the landowners, they should deal with the government; and then the government will deal with the landowners. You just tell those villagers to get out. You cannot stop the State from accessing its assets. We shall sort it out, we shall amend the Act. In…

Uganda’s political parties no different ideologically

A couple of years back, when Uganda’s leader of the ‘opposition’ at that time, Nandala Mafabi, led a walkout as the President read the Country’s budget for the year, I could not help but sigh in frustration, for this was an example of the shenanigans, which the ‘opposition’ in Uganda has perfected so well. Some…

Bride Price: African Elites a Big Letdown

Some time back, Ugandans were jolted into our realities by the story of Alupot, the woman who was forced by her husband to breast feed dogs. This story rocked the core of humanity. Whilst many expressed their total disbelief that this could happen in Uganda, arguably, in reality, Alupot is not one of a kind…