Norah Owaraga

Public tractors for agriculture in Uganda are a cash-cow for the rich

First, let me share the two posts on X that triggered my interest in re-engaging in the tractor debate. The first was by Samwise Gamgee who wrote: “As if that was not enough, FY 2024/25 which starts next month, Ministry of Agriculture was added another Ugx 23,040,000,000 to buy more tractors to add on to…

Lubigi saga opens legacies of colonialism land injustices

Namuddu Ruth, a 69-years old widow is in despair after her home in which she has lived since 1996 and her rental houses at Lubigi Wetland in Ganda-Nasere Village in Wakiso Sub-County in Wakiso District in Buganda Kingdom were last week demolished by the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA). She has since become the ‘poster…

Corruption manifested in content and quality of Uganda parliamentary debate

There should be no room in the Parliament of Uganda for ignorant members of parliament (MPs). Ignorance for MPs is a choice, for they are significantly facilitated to be knowledgeable and to legislate on the basis of fact. We, the citizens, should not accept the choice of our MPs to be ignorant and to use…

US joins UK in sanctioning Speaker of Parliament Among on questionable grounds

It isn’t far fetched to extrapolate that Muhammad Kakembo’s ‘whistle blower story’ published on 24th April 2024 in The Observer and titled: “MPs bribed to save government agencies” may be among that which provided justification for the United States to join the United Kingdom in sanctioning Speaker Anita Annet Among on questionable grounds, allegedly for…