Norah Owaraga

Don’t write while angry…

What’s the best piece of advice you’ve ever received? My former boss, turned into mentor and now rested, advised me never to write while angry. Find some peace first and when you are calm and less angry write he advised. This advice especially applies to such things as resignation letters, for example. If you wait…

Reading material that enlightens

What things give you energy? I get supercharged and energized by reading material from which I derive a ‘light bulb moment’. Like today, I was a contributor in a debate on Voice of Teso’s “Teso Gang” and it was about the “Teso cattle compensation fund.” The topic: “Will the rehabilitation agenda for Teso (geographic area)…

Justices for Agadi justice for our girls trafficked

“I feel angry. My child, Agadi Josephine, went to Saudi Arabia, came back and died. I tried to pray, but there was no change in her. She did not get back to normal and died. I ask those who took her, to please tell me what happened to my child. Government, please help me with…

Can’t imagine life without music…

What would your life be like without music? Music is woven in the fabric of our lives and it holds our lives together. Take for instance, some of my best memories of my ancestors transitioned is music. I remember my tata (grandma) and ija (aunt) now rested preparing meals, delicacies as the sang along. Yes,…