Norah Owaraga

Sickle cell disease burden in Uganda

Yesterday, 11th December 2023, while his symptoms were being managed at Pallisa General Hospital, a government owned hospital, in the wee hours of the morning, our Odongo David rested at a tender age of only nine years. Odongo, was the son of my younger brother, Sam Owaraga, son of my late father’s late brother, Aglasio…

Commissioner in lands had a 79 year old widow served fake summons at 7:00 a.m.

“Recently, somebody called me, some commissioner in Lands (Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development) had taken it upon himself and cancelled some old man’s title. I called the PS (Permanent Secretary) Lands. How can a commissioner cancel a title? That is the work of the Court. But a public officer, goes on their desk…

Traditionally the Iteso Calendar had three seasons

The Dry Season consisting of the four months of: The Wet Season consisting of the four months of: The Season of Plenty consisting of the four months of: Sources: Ateso Dictionaries – as extracted and shared with the author via WhatsApp by Mr. George Barenzi The Iteso – Fifty Years of Change in A Nilo-Hamitic…

There were racially segregated schools in Uganda too during colonial period

I am not 100 percent certain of the exact dates, but I know that I had my formal education at Lake Victoria School Entebbe from my Primary One to Primary Three; after which I was taken to boarding school. Using my date of birth, I estimate that the period I was at the school was…