Norah Owaraga

Democracy Sausage

What’s a cultural tradition from your country that you love? One Australian cultural tradition I love is the democracy sausage. On election day, after voting at the local school or community hall, you can often buy a barbecued sausage in a slice of bread, usually with onions and tomato sauce. In some places, the whole…

Superficial ‘Balaam effect’

I wonder why this blog post, “”The man with they key has gone” – Lessons doing business in Uganda,” that I authored five years ago is trending again. Me thinks it is because of the so-called “Balaam effect,” a recent phenomenon credited to Minister Balaam Barugahara’s style of fighting corruption. “The “Balaam style” of fighting…

We, the people, reclaim our time!

I saw a video clip of Hon. Patrick Wakida (PhD), Member of Parliament (MP), throwing a hissy fit during plenary in Parliament. For one who, as he does, self-describes as having the “highest education any Ugandan can have,” I found it strange his utilization of the time allocated to him to represent us on the…

1862 Speke visit to Buganda

1862, the “British explorer John Hanning Speke, the first European to visit Buganda while searching for the source of the Nile.” This is an event, if I could, I would erase from history. By the way, the language “first European” as it applies to Speke and his misadventures in Uganda, is of recent. Growing up,…