Tag: English
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Mbidde magniloquence pakalast
Hon. Mukasa Fred Mbidde is described on his Wikipedia profile as a lawyer, a human-rights activist, a mass communication specialist, a motivational speaker and a politician. Indeed, an apt description of him, except, perhaps, the “mass communication specialist” accolade. This I doubt, purely on the basis of Hon. Mbidde’s use of the English language in […]
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Uganda’s Advertising scene is crazy funny
On a evening stroll recently, around our neighborhood in Entebbe, I came across adverts that entertained me, but also left me questioning. Take for instance this one that combined “pork” and “shalom”. Really? My research finds that technically the authors of the signpost are right to use the word Shalom. However, sensitivity to Jewish beliefs, […]
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Uganda’s Official Language is English (ePDF)
The Constitution of the Republic of Uganda recognises 55 first nations of Uganda, which it refers to as “tribes”; and each of these 55 first nations have a language. However, none of our languages is recognised as an official language of our country, Ugandan. English, the language of those who colonised the territory now known […]
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Uganda’s Exogenous Knowledge
During the colonial period, knowledge systems of the English, who colonised the territory now known as Uganda, were overtly enforced in the territory. The older generations of the descendants of ‘African-Ugandans’, for example, will recall how severely they were forced to learn English at school and to abandon speaking their own ‘African-Ugandan’ languages. Evidence of […]
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The importance of editors cannot be overstated
This morning as I enjoyed my cup of Ugandan coffee and read stories from one of my favourite news sources, the Daily Monitor, I came across a story headlined: “I only eat boiled food, says Monica Lubega.” I was fascinated by the feasibility of this, since I had once read or is it watched a […]
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