Norah Owaraga

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…

UK Sanctions against Speaker Anita Among badly timed and are too little to late

“I cannot be badly robbed and then easily be appeased by a copper medal,” Hon. Miria Matembe (PhD) is quoted as having explained why she refused to receive the award given to all who had ever served as members of parliament (MPs) of Uganda since 1962. The sanctions by the United Kingdom (UK) against Speaker…