Ronald K Ssekajja: Dancing on Broken Lines
Dear Father, We were taught at school to greet in the letter yet I don’t know how to greet you without saying “how are you?” Tr. Grace emphasised that you don’t greet your seniors with HOW ARE YOU. So I really don’t know how to greet you here today. I also find it odd that I have to call you father in this context. You … Continue reading Ronald K Ssekajja: Dancing on Broken Lines
Sarah Akelly: Always Extra for Love
It is not every day that you come across a cook book with ingredients and dishes you can easily pick at the corner stall in your neighbourhood. Have you ever looked through a cook book and you had to Google the image of the recipes? There used to be a Sunday evening culinary TV show that I followed. Often times, I skipped through the preparatory … Continue reading Sarah Akelly: Always Extra for Love
Mugabi Byenkya: Standing BOLD After Three Strokes
I am yet to meet someone full of delight and vigour as Mugabi Byenkya. Until he tells you about himself, you never realize anything as different. He does not come off as such. He comes off as a groomed gentleman proper in both dress and speech. When he laughs, the walls obey and echo back the resounding voice. When he begins to speak, his voice … Continue reading Mugabi Byenkya: Standing BOLD After Three Strokes
Harriet Anena: Now that Columbia has called…
This is the third time Columbia has called. The previous times she deferred the call but this time she chooses to heed to it. To Columbia she will go. There is a place that gets engraved at the centre of your heart regardless of whether you have ever been there or not. It comes to you easily in speech, in reference and thought. Such a … Continue reading Harriet Anena: Now that Columbia has called…
Beyond The Reeds and Bricks
At a time when the real estate developers are in the run to put up yet another skyscraper, a number of old buildings have been demolished and quickly replaced with glass towering floors racing up to the sky. It is hard to come by a historical building in the old cities. They have been claimed and ransacked to nonexistence. However, all hope is not lost … Continue reading Beyond The Reeds and Bricks
Corporates At A Crossroads
As I read Joan Mugenzi’s Corporates At A Crossroads, I could not help but remember the words of Surumani Manzi in the poem It’s easy to forget. He writes; When you are young It is easy to forget that you will grow old That you will lose the smooth texture of skin Or the milky white of eye That your beautiful, black flocks of hair … Continue reading Corporates At A Crossroads
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
Pamela Bayenda: Running In Heels
It is every child’s dream to grow up and make themselves some money to buy that one item that they think they have not had the chance to have in plenty at a particular point in time. This particular bucket list usually has candy, bread or meat. Soon it grows to more important items like toys, a bike or a labelled shoe. The constant is … Continue reading Pamela Bayenda: Running In Heels
William Lalobo: Of this my (Acholi) Heritage
When it comes to the things that define us; the exact things that make us the people that we are, for William OLwoch Lalobo, it has always been simplicity. It is untold joy to him when things get done the simplest way possible without having to raise any dust. In this, he has found the place to be a solution oriented person, something he has … Continue reading William Lalobo: Of this my (Acholi) Heritage
To the Murchison Falls, Shall We? (Part Two)
If you are ever planning a trip to the Murchison, it is better you plan spending a night over. There are a number of accommodation options available starting from Masindi town to the park itself. Inside the park is Pakuba Safari Lodge and Paraa Lodge. The choice is yours. There are other accommodation sites at the peripheral of the park and can easily be accessed … Continue reading To the Murchison Falls, Shall We? (Part Two)