Exclusive

Publication

Byline

Location

If Ugandans could pick a thing from Princess Katrina...

Uganda, May 10 -- Princess, please give us a signal tulumbe! PEOPLE'S PRINCESS: Remember that moment when her Luganda was not lugandaring but she was outside? The princess is outside. If Bobi Wine wa... Read More


In Kampala, everyone is on some drug

Uganda, May 3 -- We need to get a beer named 'Kampala'... KAMPALA IS A MOVIE! You cannot approach Kampala on nothing. You need something, even if it is coffee. Although I must argue, Kampala itself i... Read More


Kampala people detest simple living

Uganda, April 26 -- Ugandans are spoilt kids... SURVIVING KAMPALA! The Northern By-pass is the hardest road to drive on during the rain. Because you also do not want to risk parking by the side and w... Read More


Federation of Kampala run-away fathers, Efris and virginity pledges

Uganda, April 19 -- Life in Uganda is moving both fast and slow. We could be the only country in a parallel universe. You blink for a moment and there is something completely different. But then you b... Read More


A Ugandan Farewell: Panic among the Museveni cohort

Uganda, April 12 -- I have nothing against the Eid week other than my disappointment in today's Hajjs and Hajjats. In the good old days, my great grandfather, a one Bwana of Lukuli used to spoil the w... Read More


Be comfortable in the waiting phase, where nothing is happening

Uganda, April 8 -- You may not know what you want to do in life. But often, you know what you do not want to do in life. I have told this story before. In my third year at campus, I forgot to apply f... Read More


Good Friday tales and why every Ugandan has two businesses

Uganda, April 5 -- I am not a movie freak. On those few good days, I will find myself searching up some winners at the Cannes Film Festival and watching a film or two. And I do land on gems. Such as a... Read More


It is okay to get it wrong sometimes

Uganda, March 29 -- Great brands ostracise. You cannot be everything for everyone. If you try to do that, you end up as a mediocre brand. Great brands have some people they make insanely happy, and th... Read More


Visited the gods at Tanda, confused by enkudi and Uganda's Nouveux-Rich

Uganda, March 29 -- I had some time on my sleeves this week, so I decided to drive to Mityana and surprise one of my uncles. This road must have the most traffic officers per capita. I kept playing my... Read More


The plagues have hit Kampala: What a Ramadhan!

Uganda, March 22 -- Everything that could happen, has happened. The night is no better than the day. The clothes cannot keep on. I check the temperature, it is at its lowest. When did 30 degrees becom... Read More