Norah Owaraga

Stretching money budgeting approach

How do I budget? When I have cash at hand or at bank or I am certain of cash flow in, in particular intervals, while maintaining frugality, I budget. I budget in a way that I prioritize saving as much as I can. Savings which I can use for when I am certain I may…

Landowners push back Intracom Fertilizers ‘land grab’

“Government and the investor should withdraw the idea of taking our land because we are not ready to lose it,” a land-owning farmer is reported to have emphatically asserted. This in reaction to the push by Government and the investor, Intracom Fertilizer, to dispose smallholder farming households of their land, in order to make way…

Speaking truth to power, what patriotism means …

“Your voice is a vital necessity in a country where justice and equity for the ordinary citizen remain deeply flawed. Your writings and insights serve as a powerful reminder that the fight for justice is not just for the legal profession but for all of us. Thank you for enlightening and inspiring everyday people, it’s…

Are we worthy of St. Janani Luwum Day?

The brutality may not be exactly the same as that which prevailed in 1977, but brutality there is nevertheless. That many are hungry and are dying of hunger in a country that is gifted by nature is exactly because of insufficient moral courage among leaders, as a whole, and particularly so religious leaders. Time and…