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Walking Kampala: A Tour of My Own City – Part 1
Miti Kinaawola runs Tembea Kampala Walking Tours, which conducts city walking tours of Kampala. I had followed his Instagram page for close to two years before he followed me back […] More
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A DOCUMENTARY FILM ABOUT ‘LUPUS’ THIS SATURDAY
In a world where many health conditions are openly discussed, lupus remains one of the least understood, particularly in Uganda. Yet behind the silence are real people fighting real […] More
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in Building and Construction, PhotographyI conquered Street Photography
I conquered one of my biggest fears as a photographer: stepping out of my comfort zone and trying a form of photography I deeply admire but always felt a little […] More
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OPEN MARRIAGE – CHAPTER ONE
“What if we tried an open marriage?” The words dropped into the morning like a bomb. No lead-up. No warning. Just a detonation that split the quiet like lightning across […] More
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OPEN MARRIAGE: CHAPTER 3
Chapter 2: Saying yes wasn’t like unlocking a door. It was like agreeing not to lock it again. When Nakira finally nodded — eyes dry, voice flat, hands clutched tight […] More
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ESUUBI IS A NEW FILM COMING SOON
ESUUBI, a new drama film directed by our own Hosea Ty Adroa and written & produced by Congolese filmmaker Ombeni Katige. The film, which was shot entirely on location in […] More
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General O: The Collapse
Prev: General O: The Ritualist and the Reckoning News about Mr. Tumbo a ritualist and serial killer crossed border into Felix’s time line, this news was hurting, he questioned himself […] More
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in Fiction, Law, Crime and Justice, Politics and Government, Thrillers and Horrors, War and Conflict
General O: The Switch
Uganda — the Pearl of Africa, or perhaps Africa itself — is vast only to the ordinary man. To Afande Watmon, the land had once been generous, offering fertile soil, […] More
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Life in Exile: Act One; The Breaking of a Man
CHAPTER TWO: THE HEADLINE THAT WEEK That week did not unfold. It collided—unreasonably. Not in a single moment that could be pointed at and named,but in overlapping fragments. Things that […] More
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Scaffolding
Scaffolding What is the skeleton of your dream? What holds your ideas together? And what is hope built on? Our homes are made of rocks, sand, wood and metal. Engineers […] More
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UGANDA READS – BUT DO WE BUY?
I have a theory: Uganda’s reading culture is not as poor as people claim. The bigger problem is a poor book-buying culture. I’m convinced that AT LEAST 2,000 people in […] More
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Tax – An enabler or impediment of Business?
I facilitated a conversation around tax as an enabler or impediment of business courtesy of the Rotary club of Kampala and it’s amazing how widely the perspectives vary depending on […] More
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General O:The Question of Power
The vigil was held under bright lights, watched quietly by television cameras. Politicians stood beside generals. Journalists whispered to businessmen. Condolence messages filled the hall while the language of grief […] More
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General O: The weight of Truth
Collision at Bugolobi Silver Springs Hotel It was somewhere along Nakawa–Luzira Road, inside Silver Springs Hotel in Bugolobi, where I had invited the storyteller of the General O series to […] More
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in Poetry
The Elephant In the room
In the corner, Hastily discarded garments Mock the elephant in the room that sits with them The no that got choked away By quiet forced moans And the quick betrayal […] More
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Life in Exile: Act one; The Breaking of a Man
Chapter Six: The Fountain of Knowledge A week after the failed attempt on Peter Kaburu’s life at his father’s home in Nagongera, I found myself hiding with him beneath the […] More
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FINALLY A SHAKIRA KIBIRIGE SFX MAKEUP WORKSHOP IN KAMPALA
Celebrated Ugandan multi-award-winning makeup and costume designer Shakira Kibirige is finally bringing her expertise to a live local audience with a rare physical workshop in Kampala. This highly anticipated session […] More






















