Norah Owaraga

Iteso are in mourning for our Central Pole, Onapito Ekomoloit, has fallen

This morning, Friday, 27th September 2024, we awoke to the devastating news that Ejakait Onapito Ekomoloit, “the struggling boy” from Teso, he, who through against all odds and tears, conquered and triumphed, has rested. Unconfirmed reports indicate that he lost the battle and succumbed to lung cancer. May his children, wife, siblings and extended family…

Isaac Ssemakade ULS Presidential candidature and campaign, a wake-up call

Award winning human rights advocate, Mr. Nicholas Opiyo, shared a post on X in which he reminded that, in the end, the fully paid-up members of the elite Uganda Law Society (ULS), are the ones who vote for the ULS President. I was taken aback by the emotionally charged reactions from some active net-citizens who…

Language and cuisine are aspects am most proud of my Iteso heritage

What aspects of your cultural heritage are you most proud of or interested in? There are certain words and ways of saying in our language, Ateso, of the fifth largest first nation of Uganda, that when translated into English loose their weight. Without knowing Ateso, I wouldn’t be able to appreciate our culture. Am so…

Those brands which promote extended familial support systems

Is it me, or are brands increasingly marketed to promote individualism and to isolate us from extended familial ties and support systems? I am feeling nostalgic and longing to be living in a village where everybody knows and looks out for thy neighbor. Where the divide between the haves and have-nots isn’t glaringly wide. In…