Muniini K. Mulera

Festo Karwemera: a productive life, a great legacy

By Muniini K. MuleraKigyeziAugust 17, 20201 comments

#Karwemera #Kigyezi #Kigezi #Kigezi #High #School

To have a brilliant mind is a blessing. To put that mind to work - teaching students, supervising schools, carrying out extensive research and publishing reference books on your chosen subject – is a priceless legacy. To have that mind in excellent shape in your tenth decade ...

Father’s Day should be about one’s father, not all fathers.

By Muniini K. MuleraJune 17, 20251 comments

#Kisigo #Mulera #Fathers #Day

Photo: Omugurusi Ezera Kisigo Mulera @ 94 years on January 1, 2011 People in many parts of the world celebrated “Father’s Day” on Sunday June 15. Others celebrate it on other dates throughout the year. As usual, it was my granddaughter Kenyangye who reminded ...

Clans and totems of Banyankore (Enganda n'Emiziro y'Abanyankore)

By Muniini K. MuleraKigyeziJanuary 2, 20194 comments

The Banyankore are grouped into at least 131 clans (enganda). However, these clans are grouped according to 4 (four) common roots (ebibunu or ebisintsi bina). These roots are: Abahinda (16 clans) Abagahe (43 clans) Abashambo (56 clans) Abaishikatwa (16 clans) Whereas ...

Magical genius of Erinasani Tumwesigye of Budo

By Muniini K. MuleraJune 9, 20252 comments

#Tumwesigye #Magician #Buda #Butobere #Mwesigwa

A few weeks after I started senior one at King’s College Budo in 1967, three young men from Kigyezi joined the school to start their A-level education. James Ndagijimana Birihanze of Kabaare, Sam Ngirabakunzi of Kisoro, and Erinasani Tumwesigye wa Bampabura of Rubaya, Ndorwa were ...

Man in the Moon, mental health, and motherhood.

By Muniini K. MuleraOctober 30, 20231 comments

#Moon #Sun #Myths #Toronto #Kikuba

Photo: Moon over Toronto, October 30, 2023 © Muniini K. Mulera Early Sunday morning, October 1, 2023. The Sun, in glorious majesty, rises in the East, as is its habit in these parts, casting a linear orange glow over Lake Ontario. Cheerful smiles, my face now wears, my ...

What constitutes a sincere apology?

By Muniini K. MuleraJune 2, 20250 comments

#Apology #democracy #Uganda

We all make mistakes. We all offend someone in our lives. The longer a relationship, the greater the chance of offending one’s partner. That partner may be a spouse, another family member, a friend, a teacher or student, a co-worker, business associate, your employer such as ...

Why tithing does not apply to Christians

By Muniini K. MuleraUgandaMay 26, 20250 comments

#Tithing #giving #church

The lifestyles of many who are called reverends, prophets, apostles, pastors and other titles of the church mock the name of the Lord Jesus Christ. Not all, of course, but the misuse of the altar, pulpit and video technology to amass material wealth must not escape our vigilant attention. To ...

Dr. John Owange Iraka and The Rewards of Endeavour

By Muniini K. MuleraMay 19, 20250 comments

#Owange #Iraka #Mbarara #Ntare #Makerere

John Owange Iraka has two fascinating sides to his character. He is a very quiet man, almost shy on first encounter. He is also endowed with an excellent sense of humour that he dispenses in small doses, interspersed with silent breaks, before returning with a rib-cracking ...

A Journey That Began on May 12, 1985

By Tony EkodeuMay 17, 20251 comments

#God #Christ #Christian #Ekodeu #Budo

On Sunday, May 12, 1985, I went to the Chapel for the “Contact” service (the fellowship of Evangelical students at King’s College, Budo) and chose to sit at the very back. I don’t remember much of what was said or sung that evening, but I do remember feeling ...

Capt. Andrew Ganshanga Tindikahwa is a Survivor

By Muniini K. MuleraMay 12, 20250 comments

#Tindikahwa #Ganshanga #Uganda #NRA #Kabaka #Mutesa #II #Obote #Amin

He warned the Ugandan rulers, on two occasions, that Idi Amin was plotting to overthrow the government. They ignored him each time. He refused to attack Kabaka Mutesa II at his palace. They relieved him of his duties. Idi Amin threatened to kill him. He dodged the bullet. He actively ...

Memories of Jessica Babihuga Nkuuhe’s zest for life

By Muniini K. MuleraMay 5, 20250 comments

#Babihuga #Nkuuhe

Photo: Jessica Kembabazi Babihuga Nkuuhe (May 25, 1951-April 27, 2025) © Muniini K. Mulera Another childhood friend buried last week. She died on Sunday April 27th, a month shy of turning 74. Her name is Jessica Kembabazi wa Babihuga muka Nkuuhe. I see her smile, ...

Guns, drugs, mental health and mass murder

By Muniini K. MuleraApril 28, 20250 comments

#Guns #marijuana #cannabis #mental #Uganda #Canada #USA

Photo: One of 3,600 marijuana stores in Canada Saturday night, weekend past, a sports utility vehicle accelerated into a crowd of happy people in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The people, celebrating the culture of the Philippines, became an instant target, eleven of ...

Shaka Ssali: the Kabaare Kid who made good very good – Part 4

By Muniini K. MuleraApril 21, 20250 comments

#Shaka #Ssali #Mushakamba #Akinwumi #Adesina #VOA

Photo: Dr. Shaka Ssali (left) with Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank. Shaka Ssali’s long tenure at the Voice of America (VOA) had its challenges and dangerous encounters. The challenges at work were blessings in disguise. The limited institutional ...

Shaka Ssali: The Kabaare Kid who made good very good – Part 3

By Muniini K. MuleraApril 14, 20252 comments

#Shaka #Ssali #VOA #Ndiho #Kabila

Photo: Right to left: Dr. Shaka Ssali with President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete of Tanzania When the 43-year-old Kabaare Kid walked into the Voice of America in the Wilbur J. Cohen Federal Building at 330 Independence Avenue, Washington DC at the beginning of 1992, he planted his ...

Shaka Ssali: The Kabaare Kid who made good very good (Part 2)

By Muniini K. MuleraApril 8, 20252 comments

#Shaka #Ssali #Mushakamba #Kabaare #Kabale #Albaby #UCLA #Suruma #Kakumba #Lutaakome #Kayiira #Korvin #Butobere #Kigezi #Kigyezi #Wamala

Photo: University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) campus Once he had slept off the jetlag after arriving in New York City on July 4, 1976, Mike Ssali found people who were willing to believe in him. Besides Dr. Ezra Suruma, an early contact was Frederick W. Kakumba, a Ugandan ...

Nice job

By NdihoUgandaApril 15, 20250 comments

Dr. Muniini Mulera you have a special gift—you makes complex issues easy to understand. Your writing speaks to the heart and brings clarity to things many people struggle to explain. You're a truly thoughtful and talented columnist.