Norah Owaraga

Sense of identity makes me nostalgic

Knowing what my Iteso identity means to me, during this past couple of weeks, award winning novelist and human rights lawyer, Kakweza Rukirabashaija, has tagged me to two of his posts on X, querying and correcting misinformation about the Kumam people of Uganda. A bit about the Kumam first. According to the most recent Uganda…

What is my ideal reading and writing space like?

Without a doubt, the CPAR Uganda Dr. Paul Hargrave Memorial Centre in Lira City, is that kind of of perfect space for reading and writing. While the Dr. Paul Hargrave Memorial Centre is right in the middle of the city, it is in a location that is unbelievably quiet. Safe for the sounds of nature,…

Dr. Obote was the President and more …

Share what you know about the year you were born. Nationally President Dr. Apollo Milton Obote, was the President of Uganda for his first term in office, which ended prematurely in 1971 by military coup. I was too young to understand what was going on then. But now, as an adult in the Uganda of…

Am I a good judge of character?

I celebrate those I have judged of good character and are the living embodiment of good character. I am blessed to have such men of good character in my life. For the past five years, especially, since my papa rested in November 2020, such men of good character have stepped up for me. In action…