“All the Way my Saviour Leads Me” is a hymn written by Rich Mullins. He ends the first verse with the following words; “For I know whate’er falls me Jesus doeth all things well.” These are words of total surrender which, I guess, come at a point when one has come to that point of acknowledgement that on their own they cannot do anything. This is … Continue reading In Search of Sanity
Ever since the introduction of the East African passport, many Ugandans have taken to acquiring them. It also comes at a time when more Ugandans are continuously seeking employment opportunities abroad. Whereas it is easy for some to secure their passports, to some —especially first time passport applicants— going beyond the interview stage has proved to be more tasking than they ever imagined. A number … Continue reading We Are All Birds of Uganda
Society has always been evolving to become better. For this to happen there are certain uncomfortable conversations that have to be held. It takes the most courageous to lead on these conversations. And that is what the stories in Jirani & Other Short Stories are all about. These stories are here to challenge our thought structure. These stories live among us. We are these stories. … Continue reading Jirani & Other short stories
“When you send children to study and be trained in a faraway place like Kampala they belong to Kampala,” Olara Otunnu Continue reading The Life and Legacy of Micheal Ocan
Sometimes the words we read in books paint pictures of far away places that the mind struggles to accommodate. But there is a story you read and you just see yourself in it. Reading Escape by Grace is such a story. Raphael’s story is so close home for you to put it down. From the onset, I had the picture of William Golding’s Lord of … Continue reading Fr. Kilama Stephen Raphael on Escape by grace
The village girl we all know so well is Wole Soyinka’s Sidi in The Lion and the Jewel. The Sidi character hits home because we all know that one village girl from the place we grew up or stay or just made up. Most of us are village people with a little bit of polish. That is why the towns are lighter during the festive … Continue reading Phionah Bahungirehe: My Village
For over twenty years, there was war in northern Uganda. What began as a rebellion in 1989, it had become war by 1997. The Lord Resistance Army (LRA) ravaged the whole of northern Uganda where many people lost their lives and property. The war put to a test UPDF’s strength to quell a war. Northern Uganda is a big component of Uganda covering over 20 … Continue reading John Muto-Ono on War in Northern Uganda
Children should be given a chance to be children. Short of that, their childhood is robbed away. They will never be children again. War is such a thief. It makes young souls to become adults trapped in the young bodies. The stories of hope by the children in Kyaka II Settlement tell it all. Nothing makes more sense for a child than the presence of … Continue reading Reaching for the Rainbow
Reading the novel and going about discovering the adventure life and escapades of Kirabo Nnamiiro is a thing to die for in THE FIRST WOMAN. Kirabo is a beloved grandchild of Miiro and Muka Miiro. A daughter to Tom and Nnakku a woman she comes to learn hates her at heart. The story is told from the developing village of Natteta which is growing through … Continue reading Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi on The First Woman
It is everyone’s dream to live in perfect health. This is most often linked to being in a better financial position to afford you a deserving lifestyle. With a financial cushion, it is assumed that anything and everything can be met with some bucks. There are certainties one prepares for and some that one has no idea that they will ever befall them. For Didas … Continue reading Didas Nkurunziza: STAGE 4
