Army takes war to the garden
Our beloved leader recently sent word out that the National Agricultural Advisory Service (NAADS) be given marching orders and be replaced with the strong men and women we usually turn to, to keep the peace during elections-the army. Our leader didnât send the word on Twitter so he had enough characters to expound; he added […]
Pastors are like WhatsApp
Last week, my fellow columnist and personal friend, Rogers Balamaga (heâs down to the right if you are reading the papers. Hi Rogers) wrote about how pastors are inciting witchcraft wars. He gave an engaging account of how during his high school, while in a prayer and worship session, a visiting evangelist spoke words of […]
5 reasons why traffic jam should be a politician
Traffic jam has been with us for a few decades now. We meet him on our way to work, on our way from work and have a few discussions during the course of the day-some in the middle of town and others on the outskirts. You can always count on running into him every day. […]
[I’ve CODE the POWER] 3 things to expect when learning to code
Programming is all the rage today. Everyone wants to learn how to do it; the use-cases are innumerable (and are increasing) and it doesn’t hurt that it pays well. You too want to learn how to program. I’d like to help you prepare for the exciting journey ahead Writing code, like any skill, can be taught to […]
How to spread the World Cup fever
For an entire month, all you will see will be one thing or another about the World Cup. If you have caught the World Cup fever, here are a few ways you could spread it In the taxi ride home, break out and sing âOlĂ©, OlĂ©, OlĂ© OlĂ©â when the taxi conductor asks for the […]
8 things you must know about the World Cup
It is that time of year when we let go of all appropriateness and show our support for soccer teams by screaming till the veins in our necks are visible. Oh, the joy. We need to discover a way to bottle that energy and use it to power our electrical equipment. In the future, if […]
We are all heroes
Today is Heroesâ day. Usually, the thing that comes to mind first is a picture of the president handing out medals to different individuals whoâve done one thing or the other for the nation. It is a great time to hand-out medals to different people whoâve had an impact on your life. Your heroes. On my […]
Police want to defy colonial masters
Word in the corridors of power has it that the Uganda Police Force is rebranding. The word actually was announced by the Inspector General of Police during the launch of a six-month campaign; that mode of delivery doesnât entirely count as âcorridors of powerâ but you cannot fault a columnist for trying to sound sophisticated. […]
Alternative ways to hand out sacks of money
It recently came to light that women groups in Busoga were clashing over some money handed over by our beloved head of state. Each of the groups claimed that the money was supposed to be channelled through them. Not too long ago, money was handed over to youth in a sack; they too, according to […]
How to quell a riot with Shs2.5b
A few days ago, it came to light that the police, on average, need Shs2.5b(about $1m) to handle a riot in Kampala. The closest an average individual has come to quelling a riot is the times he/she has had to use reasonable force to hurl food down their throats to quiet rioting stomach enzymes reacting […]