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The time I missed my flight.
In 2011, I was leading a team of 11 Ugandans for a project in Liberia. Because of the war, a flight cost 1200 US Dollars then (almost 10 years ago); […] More
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Does Patriotism Need to Be a Birthright?
What does patriotism mean to you? I was listening to a True Spies podcast featuring a former CIA agent- David Tyson, who served in Afghanistan. He was discussing the afterlife […] More
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in Diaspora, Family, Friends and Relationships, Fiction, Identity & Culture, Law, Crime and Justice, Religion and SpiritualityGeneral O: The Ritualist and the Reckoning
Prev: General O: A Mole Amidst God’s Men They came to Okello’s church, not to pray, but to fish for their next victims. Sat amongst the congregation, blending with the […] More
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“THE PROBLEM OF AFRICA” AND OTHER DELUSIONS
There are many people-some Black Africans- that would have us believe that the institutional and nation-building failures we face across the continent are uniquely African. That there is something particularly […] More
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in Agriculture, Farming and Gardening, Diaspora, Education and Academia, Environment & Climate, Identity & Culture, Innovation, Science and Technology, Law, Crime and Justice, Mining and Minerals, Travel and AdventurePresenting on Uganda as part of AfriExperience
Earlier this month, I had the pleasure of presenting on Uganda to a room of Yale University students as part of AfriExperience, organized by the Yale Africa Business & Society […] More
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UGANDANS TRAVEL AND WIN AT ZANZIBAR INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
As I sat on the bus back to Kampala from Dar es Salaam, I turned around, looked at the team I had travelled with, and couldn’t help but smile with […] More
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International Publishing Fellowship: Day 3 — Where Are Our Libraries!!
Like I said last week, walking in Manchester felt like we were inside an epic film. We spent the night, and in the morning met the great Ivan Wadeson, who […] More
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Life in Exile: Act Two – The Bridge of Silence
Chapter Eight: The Secret of the Newborn My return to Kampala from west budama was quiet and most of all, full of guilt. Mary had reunited with Peter Kaburu and […] More
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Letting the Place Capture You
The Departure: Between Worlds (Pre-Dawn) The alarm doesn’t so much ring as it does scream; a belligerent, digital shriek that slices through the pre-dawn quiet. I lie there for a […] More
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Kenyans in the creative space can be toxic.
Disclaimer: I have many Kenyan friends. That said, the Kenyan creative industry is a slippery slope, especially when you are Ugandan asked to work with them. To say that most […] More
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