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Maid who drinks baby's milk; and black cow that eats green grass and gives white milk

Uganda, May 19 -- Hey, hold your horses! This columnist.he ain't no good at matters scientific. At O-Level, he was all topsy-turvy at the simple mathematics exam he sat. Boy failed to work out basic s... Read More


Elite prom helicopter saga and the small matter of where 'rich kids' end up in real life

Uganda, May 12 -- March 22 was Careers Day at Namilyango College. In tandem with tradition, a group of Old Boys turned up to talk about our career paths and guide the children on what they need to do,... Read More


A little girl, a kettle and the sea; and frog that woke up when the water was too hot

Uganda, May 5 -- It is one of the littler and nicer stories I read as a child. And that was long ago - in the dim, distant past; when scientists were real scientists and they spent time in laboratorie... Read More


Too busy for friends and family? Look into the mirror and behold a jackass!

Uganda, April 28 -- Sometimes we write with the head; sometimes with the heart. Today, have a guess! On April 8, my phone rang. It was Chris Baggya Senfuma, a good friend who I shared a life with, gro... Read More


Uganda's biggest tragedy: The rise of NRM and death of conscience, shame

Uganda, April 21 -- Last week, the General Court Martial (GCM) at Makindye, Kampala, for the third time, refused to grant bail to 28 prisoners; young men and women of the National Unity Platform (NUP)... Read More


Is that car too expensive? Not if it will save your life!

Uganda, April 13 -- Eastern Uganda. Going to the tiny, jumbled and dry, windswept excuse of a town that Butaleja is, you have to cross the railway four times, if you make a north-easterly approach alo... Read More


When a Christian lawyer has to defend clients accused of homosexuality

Uganda, April 7 -- Many Kampala lawyers don't particularly like to handle criminal cases; and that is how I got this one - via a late night call from a lawyer friend. I had to drive 320km to get to a ... Read More


So you want to write well? Here we go, with a few tips this Easter

Uganda, March 31 -- It's Easter, so, move over, politics! The question people ask me most is, what should I do, to write.well? When someone asks a question like that, you know that is a writer! Real ... Read More


Namilyango College @122: A toast to that strict Catholic work ethic

Uganda, March 17 -- When you spend six years in one school, it becomes home and, try as you might, you never really leave; even after 30 or so years. That was the feeling early morning, Monday this we... Read More


Man United and Uganda's Opposition are in a hole. but they won't stop digging!

Uganda, March 10 -- Sometimes you leave your opponent with no choice but to win. I watched the Manchester derby last weekend with a sad shake of the head from start to finish. After a decent first qu... Read More