Norah Owaraga

Honor, light and dignity are the meaning of my names

Write about your first name: its meaning, significance, etymology, etc. For many Ugandans, the first challenge with today’s daily prompt is determining which of their names they consider their first name. You see, as is tradition in most Ugandan cultures, the first name given to a child is usually a name that denotes their ancestry.…

Reduce clutter of going down online media rabbit holes

Let me explain using the case of Kenya. You see in our region, when Kenya sneezes, so to speak, the rest of the countries in our region catch a cold. Particularly so for the landlocked countries, such as its neighbor Uganda. Contextualize, for example, the 2007-2008 Kenya elections crisis. Within a few days of the…

Literacy reunited a boy with his long lost military father

“I was searching about Karamoja culture to help me ease the way of how I could trace my father and I noticed this site (The Humanist View). I would like to know if I can trace my clan in Karamoja through your site. I was born from western Uganda and I have never had any…

The college of life

The data is in. I am thrilled that in all tracked aspects of my website, I performed better than in the previous year. Thousands visited, viewed, read and reacted to my posts and pages. Whereas, my website and blog are not yet listed by FeedSpot among its top 70 in Uganda, my content is published…