Norah Owaraga

Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV (1992-2026) in the bosom of his ancestors

Omugo Kezia Bonabana Byanjeru Abwooli (1906-1998), Queen Mother of Tooro Kingdom, now rested. Omugo w’ekitebe (senior wife) of Omukama Rukirabasaija George Rukidi III (1904-1965), now rested. Mother of the 12th King, Omukama Rukirabasaija Patrick David Matthew (Rwamuhokya) Kaboyo Olimi III (1945-1995), now rested. We take comfort that your spirit and that of your grandson Omukama…

We are more Ugandan than we appreciate

“My grandfather, Chief Ejakait Yosia Engatunyun (aka the lion, aka Simba), since rested, is on my mind. I remember how he often used the question: “Esawa ebala meka e’Mbale?” (What is the time on the clock in Mbale?), in order to silence those who crossed him and or who violated his rule or ruling. No surprise,…

Rukirabasaija Omukama Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV

Greatest of all men (Rukirabasaija). The King (Omukama). One who is born during travel (Oyo), his Luo heritage tells us. The one who sings (Nyimba). A large spotted hyena or leopard (Kabamba). The sky or the heavens (Iguru). The one from the land of the Bakidi, the northerner (Rukidi), of Luo heritage. What a regal…

Ghost writing for activism

I think that the bravest thing I have done when no one is watching, I assume no one is watching, is ghost writing for activism. In some instances, I am paid to proffer fact-based and in-depth analysis on sensitive subjects. Subjects, in some cases, many fear to share opinions about in fear of attracting the…