Thoughts of a politically active cultural anthropologists
“Grief is such a difficult one. Thanks for sharing this article,” commented Guardian Lane in reaction to my blog post titled: “Tears of an orphan,” which I shared on Linkedln with the following introduction: “Coping with grief sometimes includes being able to talk about it or to write about it. And so I write. Often… Continue reading 14 million mentally ill, many in prolonged grief
"To his credit, Daddy allocated each of his three marital homes to the respective wife and children living there. Polygamous men should be wealthy enough to bequeth each wife an independent home. I was prepared to fight to the death if any outsider had been given my mother's residential home. Phew!!" Dr. Stella Nyanzi, 2014,… Continue reading Residences for orphans better protected by succession act
Listening to the "Spectrum" talk show on Radio One FM90 on the evening of 12th May 2022, I was happy to hear and to be educated on the highlights of Uganda's new succession law. I loved to learn the fact that "the law under section 27 now maintains the traditional heir to a deceased person,… Continue reading Timely succession law
Eeeh! I thought I had seen it all after the death of my late papa, when I began to face the fire of greed for the property of a deceased by 'the grieving". Apparently, I have seen nothing. I just watched an episode of “Judge Judy” in which two grown men sued their seemingly younger… Continue reading ‘Bereaved’ fight for money
Papa, it is amazing the triggers of my memories of you. Take for instance the tragic saga surrounding the remains of the late Kasango, a lawyer who died of heart related complications on Saturday, 27th February, while he was in Luzira Prison serving a 16-year sentence. Papa, it is not how Kasango died that is… Continue reading Conversations with my father on the tragic Kasango Saga
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