Norah Owaraga

The words of our national anthem

I am thinking we must retake control of the discourse that defines us. Write our own narratives that are true to our first nations and live by them. What has triggered this, you may wonder. I remember being part of a mind blowing “Intellectual Study Group on Land and Natural Resources” session. The conversations at…

Know the law and seek its protection

“No one is above the law nor beneath its protection.” The ideal of the words of wisdom from the 44th President of the United States, Barack Obama, I aspire to live by. I do not think that I have ever been in the position to believe and imagine that I am above the law. Here…

Okot p’Bitek’s Song of Lawino

How I wish I had experienced a performance of Song of Lawino in its original form, in the language of the Acoli nation, in which it is set. How I wish I had experienced a performance of Song of Lawino in the natural setting of the homeland in which it is set; and stage set…

Football made in Africa

“This is football made in Africa. One thing Portugal forgot is that in Congo they eat meat. They eat goat meat. You cannot bring your goat around Congolese and you think you are going to go free. You think your GOAT, Christiano Ronaldo is going to go free. In Congo they eat goat meat (@the_brawns…