Norah Owaraga

What do I want?

In the last couple of years, especially, I find that reminding myself to prioritize self has contributed greatly in improving my mental health. What I feel overwhelmed, it is great when I find the wisdom to ask self the question: What do I want? It forces me to reflect on that which is good for…

Patiently waiting for karma to come round

Like many in my homeland, I feel terrorized. I live in fear, like many in my homeland. I pray for karma to come round!

Easterly’s “The White Man’s Burden” deserves a sequel

In light of what is happening current in our world, me thinks Easterly’s “The White Man’s Burden” is among those books that deserves a sequel. “We preach a gospel of freedom and individual accountability, yet we intrude on the inner workings of so-called developing countries through bloated aid bureaucracies like the IMF and World Bank…

The benevolent villain

First, an explanation is warranted as to whether the Uganda Law Society (ULS) President Isaac Ssemakadde is a villain. Certainly, in the eyes of some he is. If it were not the case, he would not be governing the ULS from exile. He is currently forced to do so, by those he is seemingly overtly…