Norah Owaraga

Do you remember life before the internet?

I remember, yes I do, life before the internet. I remember how we managed to memorize a lot of telephone numbers for fixed lines. I wonder how we did it? And each time you made a call you had to dial the number afresh. I remember how you had to be nearby the fixed line…

On court ruling annulling Kawempe by-election and order for fresh elections

I have seen, watched and read reactions to the nullification by Court of the election that made Elias Luyimbazi Nalukoola of the National Unity Platform, the member of parliament for Kawempe. Some reactions are extremely vicious personal attacks against the judge, branding him an “activist of the National Resistance Movement,” the ruling party; and alleging…

Soaring like an eagle and roaring like a lion

Over the years, I have gotten good at appreciating the wisdom of how my papa, the chief now rested, raised me. His legacy lives on in me. In a settle way, I realize now, he emboldened me to appreciate the age old wisdom encoded in the phrase: “However much a chicken cries, it is not…

Timeless wisdom – a good politician knows …

“A politician is one who knows that Government and Parliament exercise powers entrusted to them by the people. And that the same power must be exercised solely in the interest of the people. A good politician is one who respects the will of the people. A good politician is one who knows that in an…