Norah Owaraga

Diary of undecided voter on NUP in Lango

Greetings Ija. Greetings Ajakait. How are you today? I am doing good Ija. Today, I am answering the daily writing prompt: “You have three magic genie wishes, what are you asking for.” You see Ija, I am reflecting on the campaign messaging, especially of the National Unity Platform (NUP) Presidential Candidate. In particular, Candidate Kyagulanyi’s…

A person with a kind heart

He is a prisons officer. He is among those men in uniform not fully appreciated by their country, in comparison, me thinks. Particularly so in the context of the national budgetary allocations to the Uganda Prison Services (UPS). The low pay and welfare provision for UPS personnel is easily deduced from the quality of their…

Nature walk

Whenever I get the chance I absolutely love to walk in nature. I love to take nature walks that take me to water fronts from whence I can peer into the water and be nourished by the greatness of the wonderful world in which we live. It is humbling and calming to know we are…

Price tag of enlightenment

“Look at her. She is beautiful, moreover, but is bad mannered. I pity your husband,” the miserable neighbor gleefully exposes her gender inferiority complex, likely resulting from being in an unhappy marriage. As she screams at me over the fence. This woman does not know me. Nor do I know her. Anyway, you see, neighbor…