Random Beautiful Places of Uganda

I have been on the road recently running around Uganda. My eyes saw very unique features I would like to share about. The Hut at Acholi Inn It is a big round hut with thick step thatch, an architectural design unique to the Acholi sub region of Northern Uganda. This hut was very instrumental for the peace negotiations during the LRA War that went on … Continue reading Random Beautiful Places of Uganda

Gerald Nkusi’s Home of Kigezi

They say home is where the heart is. The journey home is usually an exciting one as it comes with a lot of memories and anticipation. Good things are always at home. Paulo Coelho writes in the Alchemist of the shepherd boy, Santiago who had to first travel to a faraway place to realize that the fortune he was looking for was indeed at home. … Continue reading Gerald Nkusi’s Home of Kigezi

The Ruins of Kilembe Mines

There was once a prestigious place as the Kilembe Mines. Then it was ruined.  Kilembe Mines is one place that gives the word meaning. It was the place where the children of the elite in Kasese had their childhood as their parents worked in the first class establishment. It was unique. It was one of those organised estate projects which kicked off well. In the … Continue reading The Ruins of Kilembe Mines

Something Inside So Strong at the Elephant Plains Lodge

In one of the stories in Jennifer Makumbi’s short story collection Manchester Happened, she writes about  Something Inside So Strong a song by Labi Siffre. In the story, Poonah plays the song at a rather high volume but her mind is so far away that she cannot realise it. It is Namuli who reminds her. Poonah’s mind had gone back to the day Namuli’s parents … Continue reading Something Inside So Strong at the Elephant Plains Lodge

#KITF2019 HOSTED AT NDERE CULTURAL CENTRE & UGANDA MUSEUM

Every place has its story. The best way to appreciate any place is by understanding its history and culture. That is what shapes the way of life of the people that inhabit it. Theatre has always been the main medium through which people express and celebrate their cultures. This can be traced in all societies in the world. Societies such as Greece, Elizabethan England, and … Continue reading #KITF2019 HOSTED AT NDERE CULTURAL CENTRE & UGANDA MUSEUM

Have you been to the KAMPLA BOOK MARKET?

Kampala, Uganda On a lazy Saturday morning when all you want to do is sit back and unwind, there is one place you would rather be. The Kampala Book Market. Running for now its 17th edition, the Kampala Book Market is a community market where book sellers gather to make book sales. It is the place where book readers meet with the different book sellers … Continue reading Have you been to the KAMPLA BOOK MARKET?

MUKAGWA CLUB, Jinja’s Pork Cathedral

Jinja, Uganda I had a very good experience taking off a Sunday afternoon en route Uganda’s source of Nile home, the magnificent Jinja, one of Uganda’s neatly preserved public secrets. Jinja, also known as the Stone town is the headquarters of the Uganda’s party life. If you ever want to know the different activities your body is capable of doing other than the few that … Continue reading MUKAGWA CLUB, Jinja’s Pork Cathedral

A WILD RUN TO THE LAKE BUNYONYI HILLTOP

Kabale, Uganda Hills too keep secrets. Their secrets are hidden far away up among uneven small mounds, stones of ages and muted rocks that have since given up on changing colour. They persuade you to go to them but do not reveal to you the details of their ruggedness that you have to stretch your muscles to get to the summit. Isn’t it true what … Continue reading A WILD RUN TO THE LAKE BUNYONYI HILLTOP

Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary

There are a number of tourism attractions that can place Uganda among the top destinations in Africa if they were well harnessed. One of them being the gorillas found in the Bwindi Impenetrable forest in South Western Uganda. The gorillas come in position number two after the big five; the ion, the elephant, the buffalo, the leopard and the rhino. Unlike the first four that … Continue reading Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary