Tag: Culture
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Karamoja’s Beautiful food culture
The NRMO Administration, instead, plans to import semen of the Belgian Blue animals, for the purpose of breading them for beef for export. How is this more efficient than providing the relevant extension services for the Karimojong Zebu animals so that Uganda can produce, consume and export tons of akuring and emuna?
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Iteso Don’t Have Kings
Iteso have no kings and no queens. From time immemorial Iteso have never had and should never have Kings; it is inconsistent with the central social organisation and governing logic of the Iteso. Iteso are an advanced civilisation, from whom others can learn and appreciate the benefits of governing through highly decentralised and manageable power…
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Beauty in Uganda, what is it?
I suppose it is a tad odd to launch from a franchise that embodies exogenous global-western standards of beauty, Miss Uganda Pageant, in order to answer the question: “Beauty in Uganda, what is it?” Then again why not? Yes, on the evening of this past Saturday, 15th October 2016, through to the early hours of…
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Agriculture policy, land & food
During the course of my work I am regularly confronted with discourse that in my view I consider to be premised on falsehoods that are peddled as truths and on the basis of which policies, interventions and strategies are being made that have significant consequence on the peoples of Uganda. I feel it my duty…