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365 Days and the ladies who would like to be kidnapped
There is this meme that has been making rounds on social media. There is a picture of a woman crying and then the words “Me when I remember that no […] More
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The Bell is Ringing, Dr. Martin Aliker
If you like a good laugh while reading and hold an interest in Uganda’s political history, The Bell is Ringing by the Chairman of Chairmen, Dr. Martin Aliker should be […] More
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Octopus mind
I don’t know how often this happens to you but have you ever had a plan to do something, then along the way you come up with another plan to […] More
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What will you tell your child?
Have you ever wondered where the word “Life” comes from? From my very limited research, the word seems to have originated from older languages that contributed to the English we […] More
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A LETTER TO MY SELF AS A STORYTELLER
Dearest Rashidah, Remember when all you wanted was to write stories? Back in boarding school, during the 2nd Term of Primary Six, you sat in the empty amphitheatre and wrote […] More
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Book Review: The Effortless Leader by Pamela Abonyo
We’ve all encountered them—leadership books. The genre is overflowing with advice on how to grow as a leader. However, in the crowded field of leadership literature, The Effortless Leader by Pamela […] More
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THE MUWADO STORYTELLING WEBINARS – PLOT, PACING, & STRUCTURE IN STORYTELLING RECAP – KAGAYI NGOBI
Week 3 of the Muwado Commercial Storytelling Webinars happened on Tuesday, 18th March, with Kagayi Ngobi – a Ugandan playwright, poet, performer, publisher, and the founding editor of the Kitara […] More
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Uganda’s Intellectual Giant: The Poet Who Builds Where Others Break
How Philip Matogo is shaping a new literary consciousness through unity, intellect, and the quiet force of poetry. In a literary landscape often fractured by ego, rivalry, and the quiet […] More
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Press Release: Non-Fiction Literary Awards For African Storytellers Resident In Ghana.
MAKEDA PR is pleased to announce two new literary awards; The annual Nana Koffi Addo Writivism Prize for Non Fiction by African storytellers resident in Ghana and The Abena Korantemaa […] More
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BECAUSE NGUGI IS NOT DEAD
I first met Ngugi in this physical body in 2015 in Abeokuta, Nigeria, when I was invited by Wole Soyinka’s daughter-in-law, Lola, to be one of the speakers at the […] More
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in Agriculture, Farming and Gardening, Business and Entrepreneurship, Career and Employment, Education and Academia, Fiction, Health and Medicine, Identity & Culture, Innovation, Science and Technology, Journalism and Media, Politics and Government, War and Conflict, Writing and LiteratureReality Under Siege: When AI Rewrites the World
In the beginning, artificial intelligence was a distant marvel — something spoken about in TED Talks and foreign tech expos. In Uganda, it arrived quietly, tucked inside mobile apps, banking […] More
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His and Hers Series Review
This is still the wildest plot twist I’ve ever had to witness in a story. If a movie series/film is this good, then the book from which it is adapted […] More
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The First Glimpse of Dear Darling
One can only hide a fire for so long before the moths begin to gather around its glow. Last week, I went on and on about the opening scene of […] More
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“The Drunks Vow” | Excerpt from HUNGER by Wanja Kavenji
Some family members have pleaded with him to stop drinking, but should we all be honest, they don’t ask him to stop because they want him to stop, but because […] More
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Storytellers and the struggle for "normal" sleeping patterns.
The truth is that some of us were never meant to have “normal” sleeping patterns ever. Covid19 or not. Tetw’ebuzabuza. To claim otherwise would be an attempt to run away […] More
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TIME TRAVEL BY A UGANDAN WRITER: KUNDA.
It is 2043; James Cole has to travel back in 2015 to prevent a deadly plague. In order to fulfill this plan, he has to destroy The Arm of the […] More
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Miria Matembe – the embodiment of 'I said what I said!'
Miria Matembe, that’s a name you will not forget quickly in Ugandan politics since you see in 1986. She’s been around and she’s been loud. Loud without fear or favour. […] More
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Sons of the gods #1
PLEASE NOTE Shwenkuru is Grandfather in Runyankole Jajja is a title for the elderly in Luganda Tap…tap…tap, the sound of the ebbing storm greeted my ears. It was the peak […] More
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