Norah Owaraga

Garbage skip removal solution or problem to waste management challenge?

Ordinarily, I would welcome President Museveni’s order, as I read it in Monitor, on the return to more garbage skips in urban centres. The order in which he directs that urban centres should have garbage skips located every 200 metres and emptied every three days or more frequently depending on the volume of the garbage.…

Ugandan cities not among the top ones for global citizens to relocate to in 2023

Just wondering why our Ugandan cities are not among the 181 top cities for global citizens to relocate to in 2023. I thought we are doing well on the indexes that were measured. “Some of the indexes measured include ease of travel, climate, cost of living, economic power, English proficiency, and freedom index, these indexes…

Delayed payments of salaries for work done crippling working class in Uganda

Over the weekend, I discussed with a friend and colleague how delayed payments of salaries and for work done is really crippling the working class in Uganda. Moreover, it is not necessarily always the case that the delay in payment is because the bosses don’t have the money to make payroll. More often than not…

Karamoja iron sheets saga and the politics of corruption

Dear people of Bududa, in 2021, I advised Hon. Agnes Nandutu discouraging her from taking up the appointment. One of the major reasons I advised her not to do so was because of conflict of interest. As a newly elected first time member of parliament I knew it would be tough for her to balance…