Norah Owaraga

A romanticized version of my childhood is my life in an alternate universe

Describe your life in an alternate universe. I wish for the return to living within an extended family setup as opposed to the individualized and or nuclear family setups we now live in. I wish to live in an extended family setup in which the young understand and speak the language of their ancestors. So…

Which agency should Ugandans go to hold ‘investors’ accountable?

“What we need is deep transformational change and the end of capitalism, not minor tweaks to this insanely destructive murderous global order – blind, selfish individualism and willingness to sacrifice almost anything for short term profit.” This critique of capitalism I quote above came to mind as I read a post by Bart Kakooza on…

How to assess value for money spent on a meal is a tough one, but let me try…

What’s the most money you’ve ever spent on a meal? Was it worth it? Two types of meals to consider – the home prepared meal; and the meal bought ready made. Hard to quantify the cost of homemade meals. However, there have been times when I have bought expensive ingredients only not to use them…

What do you make of Kamala Harris’ chances of defeating Donald Trump?

I still have not yet answered this question posed to me by my Norwegian sister friend, “what do you make of Kamala Harris’ chances of defeating Trump?” (Note: I come in peace so I decided to edit out the choice words my sister used to described him by simply using his name.) As I reflect…