Norah Owaraga

Remember people are the source of government legitimacy

Spiritual Poverty Government is not the giver of rights to the people. It is the people who are the source of the government’s legitimacy. Sadly, people at the grassroots in Africa do not believe that they are the source of the government’s legitimacy. They are suffering from spiritual poverty, sustained by a psychological feeling of…

Climate change is devastatingly real

The thing I believe everyone in Uganda should know and appreciate better is that climate change is devastatingly real. Tell you what? Starting last evening through the night, through today, for example, it has been raining on and off. It is now raining late evening today as I write this blog. The rain has completely…

Diary of undecided voter on NUP in Lango

Greetings Ija. Greetings Ajakait. How are you today? I am doing good Ija. Today, I am answering the daily writing prompt: “You have three magic genie wishes, what are you asking for.” You see Ija, I am reflecting on the campaign messaging, especially of the National Unity Platform (NUP) Presidential Candidate. In particular, Candidate Kyagulanyi’s…

A person with a kind heart

He is a prisons officer. He is among those men in uniform not fully appreciated by their country, in comparison, me thinks. Particularly so in the context of the national budgetary allocations to the Uganda Prison Services (UPS). The low pay and welfare provision for UPS personnel is easily deduced from the quality of their…