Norah Owaraga

When we exercised our civic activism, took on Hon. Eriaku on Facebook and won!

There isn’t a doubt in my mind that social media has become a powerful tool for active citizenship and which enables citizens to have direct access to their elected leaders in unprecedented ways in the case of Uganda. Unfortunately, also, social media is increasingly the tool through which those holding both public and civil service…

Baking bread can be therapeutic and humbling at the same time

This morning when I woke up I didn’t think baking was on the agenda. In fact, I thought I was going to turn on my computer and catch up with work. And then I thought it is a Sunday and you need to get your work-life balance in order. And then I thought I need…

Uganda Police Force male dominated numerically and in character

The 2022 Annual Crime Report by the Uganda Police Force is out. The PDF is available to download from the website of the Uganda Police Force. I have had a cursory read of it, while wearing my gender and gender-based violence lenses. Uganda Police Force leadership male dominated The occupants of the top echelon of…

Land grabbers thought they would scare me with witchcraft, it did not work

“Shocking. Sometimes people engaging in witchcraft are those you least expect to have time for it.” Daily Monitor I am no longer shocked by it. I actually believe that those least expected to believe and practice in witchcraft in Uganda are actually the ones who do so the most. Case in point, on Easter Monday…