The roots of this crisis go very deep. Ever since the US pulled out from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal (JCPOA) in 2018, Washington went through the motions of wanting […] More
It’s a few weeks to my second major endometriosis surgery. Technically, my third if we count the diagnostic one in 2020. My overriding feeling is gratitude for all the support […] More
NEW UGANDAN FILM ALERT A while ago, I heard about a feature film that was coming from the people working closely with the ‘OPPORTUNITIES ARE HERE’ project. They held successful […] More
Waking up every morning to scribble words, churn out sentences, and complete articles that make sense to someone is quite cumbersome and also thrilling at the same time. It’s always […] More
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
ENVIRONMENTAL NOISE POLLUTION – A SCOURGE RAVAGING UGANDA IN THE NAME OF DEVELOPMENT By Oweyegha-Afunaduula Center for Critical Thinking and Alternative Analysis All noise is environmental noise and occurs in […] More
Father John Scalabrini (RIP) – A life dedicated to serving God and Saving Humanity Born 13 December 1934 – Died 04 October 2016 Rekindling a broken relationship with his father […] More
Father John Scalabrini (RIP) – A life dedicated to Serving God and Saving Humanity Born 13 December 1934 – Died 04 October 2016 Father John Scalabrini was born on 13th […] More
Why Every Director Should Attend Pamela Keryeko’s “Directing for Fiction” Workshop at Kampala Film School Are you a budding filmmaker with a story to tell? Or a seasoned director looking […] More
I used to live in Obunga. Kisumu. Back then, I was just a boy, brilliant-eyed, chasing the wind through the red dust of that chaotic, tender neighborhood. My father, always […] More
Rehema Nanfuka shines at UFF 2025 Rehema Nanfuka has solidified her position as one of Uganda’s most diverse and prominent film characters, succeeding as an actor, director, screenwriter, and producer. […] More
“ROLEX TIME” — WAKALIWOOD IS BACK WITH ANOTHER ACTION-COMEDY RIOT! If you thought Ugandan cinema had peaked with Who Killed Captain Alex?, think again. Isaac Nabwana, the legendary Ugandan filmmaker […] More
Life in his new home, Kampala “The Kampala archdiocese then convinced me that it would be pointless to fight the restriction and encouraged me to continue with my pastoral duties […] More
Political instability In 1971, General Idi Amin Dada overthrew the government of President Dr Apollo Milton Obote I. Political unrest gripped much of the Acholi sub-region when many of her […] More
WHEN ‘OSCAR’ BECAME A HERO OFF SCREEN: ALLAN KUTOS KATONGOLE’S BEAUTIFUL BOND WITH A SPECIAL FAN Allan and Abryl While casually scrolling through social media, I stumbled upon a video […] More
She and I first met on the 3rd January 2021. Someone directed me to her when I sought another home to bless with the charity collections I’d done the year […] More
The 12th edition of the Uganda Film Festival, organised by Uganda Communication Commission, started on 26th May with cinema film screenings and all climaxed on 6th June with a colourful […] More
10 Lessons From 10 Years of Trying to Build the Impossible. This December, The Innovation Village turns 10. But this isn’t a celebration. It’s a field report. A brutally honest […] More
Gen. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, here are three reasons why your apology is empty and meaningless: 1. You deliberately impoverished Ugandans through neoliberal policies and actively encouraged corruption. This impeded quality […] More
Last week, I read through the 2025/2026 Uganda national budget. Not something most filmmakers would usually do on a Sunday morning, but I’m glad I did (I can share a […] More
In a quiet corner of the UC Davis School of Law library, Smith Kiiza often reflects on a journey that began thousands of miles away—in Uganda, where his understanding of […] More
As the storykeepers of our best friends, we often know what they want most and what they need even more. This week, we write a wish list for them. Start […] More
As a professional conservation biologist with immense grounding in ecology and environmental conservation and management, I am worried by the supersonic southward advance of the Sahara Desert. I have been […] More
If it is going well, like: you sleep peacefully every night; your relationships are harmonized, you have a sense of joy and peace in your day to day living; you […] More
I attended the 10th Africa Tax Symposium in Kigali, Rwanda dissecting trends in international tax from an African perspective. The forum was graced by tax practitioners, revenue authorities and policy […] More
FINALLY, IT’S HERE – TIES THAT BEHIND US PREMIERES ON YOUTUBE! Just moments ago, Ugandan audiences were treated to the highly anticipated premiere of Ties That Behind Us, and what […] More
Tens and Hundreds of people continue to flock cinemas every evening to watch the Ugandan films which are being screened during the 2-week Uganda Film Festival screenings. These screenings started […] More
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
An Impact That Will Never Fade: A Memorial Lecture in Honor of Mike Ocan Prof. Obwoya Kinyera Sam delivered this keynote address at the 4th Annual Lapwony Mike Ocan Memorial […] More
UGANDA TOWARDS A NEW MONARCHISED MILITARY: SOLDIER KING IN THE MAKING? By Oweyegha-Afunaduula Center for Critical Thinking and Alternative Analysis Uganda is a country ever in transition just like all […] More
Oh, Uganda, land of perpetual sunshine and paradox, where the internet flows like treacle on a winter’s day, and every tap of a keyboard is a potential dance with destiny… […] More
Hola, The month of June has started with some ecstasy, owing to the fact that the first week has only approximately 3 working days (for those that work up to […] More
When one is lucky enough to find a good vantage point, they can see the numerous interlocking hills all at once while in Kimbejja Village. With extra vigilance, one would […] More
Twegaite Global Convention 2025: Aziz Azion and Busoga PM Dr. Joseph Nsekere Muvawula En Route to Los Angeles for a Historic Celebration! Los Angeles, CA – TwegaiteGlobalInc.com | May 21, […] More
Hola, We live in crazy times, times when a bottle of beer is equivalent to half a kg of meat, times when local brew (malwa, enturire, etc) are seen as […] More
The Emergence of Electoral Authoritarianism in Uganda – 1996 to Present By Oweyegha-Afunaduula Center for Critical Thinking and Alternative Analysis The quality of the human environment in Uganda has meteorically […] More
VIOLENT POLICIES, VIOLENT LAWS IN GENERATING AND SUSTAINING VIOLENCE IN UGANDA By Oweyegha-Afunaduula Center for Critical Thinking and Alternative Analysis Anger is not the problem, violence is… we can use […] More
As a young Ugandan writer, I have always thought, though naively, that there would never come a time when I have to address a sect of activists who do not […] More
On the Eve of 2020 I was discovered! In Wuhan, China I was revealed! An enemy of the respiratory tract I am named! Difficulty in breathing I initiate! The human […] More
It was exactly nine-thirty in the morning. The atmosphere was bright, noisy, and gay. The morning sun was still tender to the skin as it rose from the East with […] More
I just turned 11 and was preparing to get into High School, I was going to leave for boarding school the following day and mom had said she wanted to […] More
I braved my way to church this rainy Easter Sunday morning when I would rather have spent it coiled in my messy bed with fingers and eyes glued to the […] More
The roots of this crisis go very deep. Ever since the US pulled out from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal (JCPOA) in 2018, Washington went through the motions of wanting […] More
The Devil exists! It showed up last week through one of its Apostles, or more accurately, its Servant, Grace Lubega, and misled God’s unsuspecting children, as was the case in […] More
All hail the queen; Covid19 the great Destroyer of the 7 nations; With no regard for cultures Immorality her quest; Unquenchable her thirst; Elixir must be filled; So blood she […] More
To love and virus Written by Jehosheba Abahi Terry’s lips married mine and formed a coalition, the type that our bodies got so high in pleasure […] More
I’ve a Kenyan friend, Martins Williams Nyakone. I hear he is a pastor now. Previously, Martins did rounds in rumba and a lot more, including the inner circles of dingy […] More
AM NOT THE ENEMY Hello there Mr. Tugume! Yes, you are my new host. Oh where are my manners! Let me introduce myself. I am the corona virus ambassador to […] More
We who were present in the distant past of Uganda remember that we lived in a very integrated past of man-nature relations. All of us living in the present know […] More
Belonging is absolutely important because it confers wider identity. My name is Fred Charles Milton Oweyegha-Afunaduula Kiira Isabirye. However, my identity is not complete without mentioning my physical ecological-biological belonging […] More
2face posted last night that he and Annie had separated many months ago. After a few minutes, he posted that his account was hacked. A few minutes later he came […] More
WHY ARE FATHERS THE MOST HATED PARENTS? Have you ever sat down and thought about this, the fact that fathers are the most hated parents of the two, I mean […] More
In the words of Sandras J. Phiri. There was an army barracks that always had on its duty roster 4 soldiers to guard a concrete slab in front of the […] More
Father John Scalabrini (RIP) – A life dedicated to serving God and Saving Humanity Born 13 December 1934 – Died 04 October 2016 Rekindling a broken relationship with his father […] More
Oh. My. God. This book. Men in Love by Nancy Friday completely blew my mind. I mean, I went in thinking I knew what I was getting into just another […] More
Men are from Mars and women from Venus, is there a nexus between the two sexes? What do men really want; they say marrying a prostitute is far better than […] More
The trends on covid-19 have constantly evolved since the beginning of the outbreak. New findings are being made on a regular basis, hence the need to stay constantly updated and […] More
Life in his new home, Kampala “The Kampala archdiocese then convinced me that it would be pointless to fight the restriction and encouraged me to continue with my pastoral duties […] More
Buganda Kingdom – and indirectly Uganda State – were both named after a Songora prince named Ganda Warusiri whose palace grounds were used as a staging ground for the supporters […] More
Background 1. Identity I believe identity is critical to survival. A people that wants to survive the global erosions of culture, democracy and unity of purpose must ensure that it […] More
1999 seems like such a long time ago but it isn’t. It’s merely what older people say when they’re lecturing you about time and how one minute it’s within your […] More
In recent years, beauty contests have gained significant popularity in Botswana, capturing the attention of many young women and the public alike. Indeed, what a shame that capable young Batswana […] More
“Fast and furious 9 is just an incomplete game” That was how someone described it in some WhatsApp group. Unrealistic stunts suffocate Fast and Furious 9. It is the sequel […] More
I have been majorly writing to young people about how to start a sustainable online business but today I want to talk to the stay-at-home moms/people who would like to […] More
So today, permit me to share with you my second list from my compilation of ‘The Top 10 of Everything Ugandan Poetry’. Everything I write/rate here is based on my […] More
As the year runs out of breath, it feels instinctive that one should feel great about what they’ve done, and what they’ve achieved and all that. Not me, not this […] More
YTC Musical Theatre Program students during their end-of-year showcase. In the bustling tapestry of Uganda’s cultural landscape, the theatre industry is a vibrant space, weaving stories, traditions, diversity, and creativity. […] More
I grew up on the notion that the soul was who I truly was outside of the mind and the body, That my soul was this spirit that made everything […] More
I wrote this blog post in February but for some weird lazy me reason, I didn’t get around to publishing it so here we are, a few months later. Here […] More
He knocks their heads against each other, sets them up to tear each other down, uses them to cheer the indefensible, and stokes the flames that compel them to insult […] More
In 2009, in my initial days as a ‘Lantern Meet Poet’, I went to Dr. Susan Kiguli’s office to deliver a copy of a poem she had asked for. The […] More
Are you ready to step into the world of content creation? Before you dive in, there are a few things you should know. Content creation is more than just recording […] More
If it is going well, like: you sleep peacefully every night; your relationships are harmonized, you have a sense of joy and peace in your day to day living; you […] More
On the news last night was a report which said that in the course of the ongoing ‘Afrika Kwetu’ trek, Mr. Yoweri Museveni has walked seventy-five (75) kilometres. It is […] More
There is a suffocating sense of entitlement among students at Makerere University that they occupy a special place in our country and should be treated as princes. The current strike […] More
Now, once upon a very recent time, not too long ago, just the other week in fact, the hare, Wakayima, was sitting in Physics class, nibbling at his pencil, staring […] More
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