I had an amazing 3 hour conversation about African Oral History. It is a conversation where our brains rubbed off so well with each other. If brains had sex, my brain was having an intellectual make-up with hers. Anyway, back to Oral History. One of the things I told her was that African societies failed to scale because they could write. The invention of writing made it possible to scale messages. Writing brought consistency, writing killed differentiation. That all of a sudden, millions of people could read the same thing. I also told her that writing encouraged dictatorships to thrive.…
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A number of Ugandans are living in denial of COVID-19. Partly because the government mishandled the fight against Covid-19. I wrote about how the citizens withdrew their trust. Unfortunately this has also caused second-order effects. Covid-19 denialism is what’s currently killing most Ugandans. In the past few weeks, I have had friends lose relatives to COVID-19. I have had friends who have successfully beaten Covid-19, some coming too close to death. It is only after Covid-19 hits nearby that Ugandans begin to confess; “Covid is real.” Covid has always been real. Denialism is manifested in people refusing to take tests.…
I wanted to climb to the peak of Mountain Rwenzori like yesterday. It was a tale of passion, curiosity, anxiety, ignorance, all these things mixing into one great combination. Some friends had just been to the peak of Mountain Kilimanjaro and I was determined not to miss out on conquering Rwenzori. Then I started sharing my desires. A friend wondered what was stopping me. I complained that it was the shoes. They bought me the shoes (a nod to Natif). Now with the shoes acquired, what was my excuse for not going for my desires? Then it was announced in…
I often see Ugandans speak of the high costs of road construction in Uganda and I shudder. The conversation of the ‘elites’ is rarely any different from that of my friends with zero formal education, casting their fishing nets in the village of Mityana. As such, I have decided that once every week, I will take out time just to raise the quality of debate in different areas. Today, I will concern myself with the actual reasons that influence the costs of road infrastructure in Uganda. Contrary to popular opinion, corruption plays very little into the cost of a road…
The Czech Republic has officially opened a consulate in Uganda, a step to promote trade, investment, political, social and cultural relations. The consul to Kampala is Mr. Stephen Mpuuga Kaboyo. He presented his credentials to the state minister for international affairs Hon. Henry Oryem Okello on Friday December 4th 2020, during a colorful ceremony held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs In Kampala. The ceremony was also attended by Czech Republic’s Head of Mission in Nairobi, Ambassador Martin Klepetko. ‘’We would like to develop our business, diplomatic ties and many other areas of cooperation. We are indeed ready to jump…
15 years ago, most mechanical engineers in Uganda started their journey in Kisenyi. It is Kisenyi that went on to define the local industrialization in Uganda. University students would move here to practically execute on their projects. Even today, you can’t speak of any industry in Uganda without having Kisenyi in the story. From Coca-Cola to Riham, they are all sustained by Kisenyi. If you can’t find anything in Kisenyi, you can’t find it anywhere else in Uganda. Kisenyi is to industries what Kisekka market is to the automobile sector. For example, the man of Biyinzika started his journey in…
Having brought the world its first Holy Rice, Prophet Samuel Kakande of the Synagogue Church of all Nations is back with another mega project. For a long time, the Prophet had been asked why he’d never bothered to construct a modern building befitting of his sheep. It turns out God had delayed to approve the Architectural designs. We can now confirm going by the construction works on the site that God has finally approved the designs for the work to proceed. Prophet Kakande will be constructing the first Heaven on Earth aka Holy Church. It’s so special a project that…
John Akibua, Uganda’s first Gold Olympiad had held the spot as the greatest Ugandan Athlete for over 40 years. Today, Joshua Cheptegei has gone on to claim the space by breaking Bekele’s record in the 10,000m do. Cheptegei is thus officially Uganda’s greatest sports personality. To be continued…
In the latest rankings by the World Internal Security & Police Index (WISPI), Uganda Police scooped the highest ranking in the ‘humane index.’ The humane index measured the Police’s threats against the reaction to the threat. These included things such as provocation by the General Public, for example how a traffic officer would react to an uncooperative driver. One of the things that stood out was a video recording of a man stoning a number of policemen in Uganda. The policemen were able to desist from releasing fire. In another incident, a traffic violator got in a scuffle with a…
In a bid to further ease the lockdown, Uganda government has voted to re-open its borders and airport on 1st October 2020. We’ve learned that foreigners on a tourist visa will be required to come with a covid-19 free PCR certificate valid for 72 hours. The government has also proposed an instant covid-19 test. Tourists and other travelers into the country will be tested and held within selected airport hotels as they await their results. Upon receipt of a negative results, these people will be let go. “There will no longer be a mandatory 14 day quarantine. It is all…