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KAMPOT-HOLE! KAMPOT-HOLE!
Through our potholes we speak Through our potholes we breathe Through our potholes we see As if iron sheets were not enough As if Locusts were not enough As if […] More
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An Unexpected Story of Betrayal and Endurance.
Every week, I take a 10-minute tea break with one of my students at Fontes Foundation Youth Centre. It helps me to understand them better. This particular guy was excited […] More
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Wounded Animal
The city screams, a dull ache behind my temples. Sunlight, a cruel intruder, pierces the blinds, revealing the wreckage of last night. Empty bottles, like fallen soldiers, litter the floor […] More
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in Community & Opinion, Competitions and Challenges, Education and Academia, Family, Friends and Relationships, Fiction, History & Heritage, Identity & Culture, Podcasts, Poetry, Politics and Government, Public Relations & Press Releases, Theatre, Writing and Literature
The price of freedom
The Price of Freedom Nakato was a young girl when Uganda gained its independence from Britain in 1962. She remembered the joy and excitement that filled the streets of Kampala, […] More
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Ignorance is expensive, and other life lessons.
About one or two months ago, I noticed that the back camera of my phone was no longer taking sensible pictures. The pictures were now coming out blurry in the […] More
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A CRUEL PEOPLE, CRUEL WORLD!
Thirty minutes ago, I was in a taxi heading to Kampala. Thirty minutes ago, my mind was squealing and something like an insect, presumably a wood beetle, was whistling in […] More
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in Fiction‘A Very Important Meeting’ by Maria Nabatanzi
A beautifully familiar peachy golden sky signals the beginning of a brief moment of calmness, before traffic descends upon Helen’s neighborhood. Soon, Toyota Prados, Noahs, Ipsums and BMW’s with tinted […] More
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in Agriculture, Farming and Gardening, Community & Opinion, Environment & Climate, Health and Medicine, How To, Innovation, Science and Technology, Writing and Literature
Turning Kampala’s Trash into Treasure
The Rise of Composting Imagine a Kampala where food scraps and garden trimmings don’t end up clogging landfills, but instead transform into rich, black gold: compost. This isn’t a far-fetched […] More
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Veteran Ugandan Leader Passes On.
By our reporter KAMPALA – November 10, 203_ Uganda’s longest-serving leader, Yoweri Museveni has died. News reaching our East Africa bureau indicates that the 91-year-old former guerrilla passed on peacefully […] More
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Drunk in Love #MuwadoLoveLetter20
Dear Love Of My Life Agatha My Sunshine Agatha! My love for you has grown deeper than the still waters of lake victoria the place where romance fished out the […] More
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in Fiction#SSWCIII – Staying by Doryn Anyango
As he ferried another bag of cement from the warehouse to the waiting truck, Mwine felt like his back would snap at any moment. He saw a reflection of himself […] More
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in Photography
#KampalaPhotoWalk Gina Bloom
Kampala is a perfect canvas for the art and those that document it. This is my participation in the Kampala Photo Walk. #KampalaPhotoWalk More
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in Photography
#KampalaPhotoWalk by Rahman
Photography has always been more than just pressing a shutter for me but rather it’s my way of telling stories, freezing time, and giving ordinary moments a deeper meaning. What […] More
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#Writivism2015 Writivism Festival Writing Challenge
Writivism is an annual Literary Festival held every June in Kampala, Uganda featuring leading contemporary African storytellers. Celebrating its 3rd edition this year, the 2015 edition of the festival will […] More
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Letter To Africa: Dear Cape Town
My dear Cape Town How are you doing? How are Sipho, Gupta, and Sean? Please tell them I said hello, and that I received the PayPal receipts. Everything is in […] More
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At 5 Years, It’s The Perfect Time to Man Up the Godson
This godson of mine turned 5 yesterday. They grow up so fast these days. As his favourite uncle (he might not know this yet, but it’ll come to him eventually) […] More
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Why couldn’t she let him know how she felt?
The buzz of her phone startled her. What was it about? She bantered as she fumbled for the phone in her handbag. It was a text message from Mpiima. “Hi,” […] More
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General O: Two Sides of the Same Coin
The City was always alert—twenty four hours seven days a week, from dusk to dawn and dawn to dusk. It did not sleep. It recalibrated. Streetlights hummed like low-frequency surveillance […] More
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