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Dennis Asiimwe’s Notes: If I Were a Hooker
Disclaimer: No hookers were used while researching the material for this note. Yeah, sure, I talked to some, bought one or two a drink, lied to some (‘My name is […] More
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RESTORING UGANDAN FATHERHOOD
I grew up inside a bubble. In this bubble, all Ugandan fathers were like my father. Fathers came home for 3 meals a day, every day, except when working out […] More
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#MenAreTrash (Extracted from T.S. Eliot’s “The Fire Sermon”)
At the violet hour, when the eyes and back Turn upward from the desk, when the human engine waits Like a taxi throbbing, I, though blind, aching between two lives […] More
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If Bobi Wine has no content, how did he get us drunk?
Every time her mum was mad about her actions, she would shout at her: ‘Mbwa ggwe’ (you dog). It was indeed the case that Nakato was cantankerous, but she was […] More
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Kanoni, Gomba; The One Place Your Money Ceases to Matter
You are in Kanoni, Gomba District. You’re attending something; the semblance of what is supposed to be a trade show. Four and twenty minutes from now, the clock will strike […] More
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#TIMETV BREAKING: Social Media Blows Up Over ‘Robotism: The Manifesto’
This just in, folks. A few Mars seconds ago, Odoki233090, a user on African social media giant Muwado has caused the most heated debate of our times on the rights […] More
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Back to the Past: How Boda Bodas Will Influence the Evolution of Ugandankind
In the year 2025, very many things have changed. The Uganda we know now is different from the Uganda in the future, as it should be. But one thing hasn’t […] More
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Why activists must start to tackle harmful narratives
I, ordinarily, would have skipped this James Onen post but I will list why, in fact, activists must start to tackle harmful narratives; It gains currency amongst those who are […] More
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The Meat Market
The sizzle of flesh, the hunger in the eyes. It’s a primal scene, as old as time. But in this modern age, the meat market has taken on a sinister […] More
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It is not that deep. It is just a joke.
Jokes are a very effective way to deliver unpalatable, and what would be unseemly messages had they been said so plainly. A well-crafted joke can bypass mental and emotional safeguards […] More
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THE PRICE OF SILENCE
They taught me manhood like a hymn: Stand tall. Swallow feeling. Never bend. I wore my father’s shadow like a crown, Learned strength was measured in the sound Of heavy […] More
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in Poetry
Light at the Tunnel's End
Absurd a primate scrap on play From daybreak to twilight seen But the curtain unveiled in decay To reveal a deadly fate decreed Humanity witnessed a sinister seed Not North, […] More
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NOW THE PIGS SLEEP IN BED!
Sometime in the 1980s, a dream went around causing a lot of excitement in the Animal farm that had lived under teary times of one Man after the other. The dream […] More
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OMWAAVU WA KUFA ("THE POOR ARE TO DIE" )
There’s a saying here at Nnalubaale of recent; “Omwaavu wa kufa”. What this means is, loosely translated; (Due to prevailing conditions), “The poor are to die”. (As if the rich […] More
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The Man in the Raincoat, Nduta Waweru
The Man in the Raincoat He was a familiar sight amongst the villagers of Makutano, present at the Main Street all day every day. No one knew where he came […] More
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Where have all the children gone?
Where have all the children gone? All I see is adults in children’s bodies forced to grow fast, Walking with pregnant backs filled with dictated notes, While those in cars […] More
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FEATHERED AND FABULOUS…
Today, I noticed a chicken decorated with an abundance of feathers on its feet. Besides its unique feature, It seemed to be rather isolated from the rest of the chicken […] More
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NEWS AT 20:16
Enygma is back, I’ll give you a second just to cheer/ Happy New Year, News at 20:16 is here! And without wasting time, I just went ahead and started it/ […] More
