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Transformative leadership needs upright citizens

By Muniini K. MuleraAugust 11, 20200 comments

#Uganda #Museveni #elections #opposition #Muntu #Besigye #Tumukunde #ANT #Alliance

There is understandable cynicism among the educated elite about party politics in Uganda.  Many people, having long lost confidence in President Yoweri K. Museveni and his regime, desire change of government and direction. However, they dismiss the political opposition as ...

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Pamela Kanyarutoke Loosfelt and the artist’s marriage of intellect and handiwork

By Muniini K. MuleraAugust 3, 20203 comments

#Kanyarutoke #Loosfelt #art #Uganda #Maloba #MugalulaMukiibi #Kibuuka #Sekanwagi #Lumu #Nyanzi

I admire the artist because I am utterly hopeless with a paintbrush. She creates beauty out of nothing, and effortlessly pulls me into her world. He plumbs my emotions without seeking my permission. She tells me a story that changes with every viewing.    I love great art ...

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Enid Kanyangyeyo (1938-2014) did not know how to fail

By Muniini K. MuleraJuly 22, 20200 comments

#Enid #Kacanda #Kanyangyeyo #Mburara #International #School #Sabiti

Enid Kacanda Kanyangyeyo gave my wife and I a beautiful cow. People from the cattle-keeping nations in Africa will understand what this means.    Enid, our very dear friend, has been gone for 6 years today, though it feels much longer than that. She remains a frequent reference ...

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Long search for Crispus Mundua, my high school friend and classmate

By Muniini K. MuleraJuly 20, 20201 comments

#Mundua #Budo

On Tuesday June 23 this year, I wrote a brief note to my friend Harold Acemah in Arua, to ask for a favour. Could he, please, find my high school classmate who might be retired in Arua or somewhere in West Nile?    I shared my classmate’s approximate age, our years ...

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Dr. Jane Aceng falls on her sword as Ugandans live in a post-Covid illusion

By Muniini K. MuleraJuly 13, 20200 comments

#Aceng #COVID19 #Uganda

Photo credit: "Unknown"   The new Coronavirus pandemic has entered the most dangerous phase. This is the period of complacency, where human greed, impatience and the desire for the easy way trump the need for maximal defenses against this dangerous virus.    Our pleasure-seeking ...

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Memories of an afternoon at the Lincoln Cathedral, England

By Muniini K. MuleraJuly 7, 20201 comments

#Lincoln #Cathedral #England #William #Byrd

Four years have passed since my wife and I visited the Lincoln Cathedral in Lincolnshire, England. We were in the very happy company of our dear friend Peace Matsiko whose idea it was that we check out one of old England’s most magnificent jewels. It made a great impression ...

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William Byrd: Renaissance master composer of church music

By Muniini K. MuleraMy Kind of Music Classical MusicJuly 6, 20200 comments

#William #Byrd #Ave #Verum #Corpus #Miserere

Born around 1543, Byrd was a devout Roman Catholic who served as resident organist, choirmaster and composer at the Lincoln Cathedral from 1563 to 1572. His prolific musical output during his Lincoln years secured his place as one of the most celebrated Renaissance composers.    Even ...

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Camille Saint Saens - Piano Concerto No. 5

By Muniini K. MuleraMy Kind of Music Classical MusicJuly 3, 20200 comments

#SaintSaens

Camille Saint Saens (1835-1921) was a French composer, pianist, conductor, mathematician, amateur astronomer, archeology enthusiast, lover of literature and history -- in short a multitalented man whose music is never fails to please me.  His large body of work is worth the investment ...

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Defeat Is The Only Bad News: Rwanda Under Musinga, 1896-1931 - by Alison Liebhafsky Des Forges

By Muniini K. MuleraMy Kind of BooksJuly 1, 20200 comments

#Rwanda #Musinga #Des #Forges

ALISON LIEBHAFSKY DES FORGES Defeat Is The Only Bad News: Rwanda Under Musinga, 1896-931 Foreword by Roger V. Des Forges Edited by David Newbury University of Wisconsin Press 2011   Defeat Is The Only bad News is the story of the reign (1896-1931) of Umwami (King) Yuhi Musinga ...

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Mary Aliona, a detainee at Masaka Hospital, is a hero, not a villain

By Muniini K. MuleraUganda Uganda Health MattersJune 29, 20200 comments

#Aliona #Maska #Hospital #COVID19 #Uganda #Ministry #of #Health

A lady called Mary Aliona finds herself in the midst of a storm that is not her doing. By recording and releasing a video of the extremely appalling conditions in which she and others were being held at Masaka Regional Referral Hospital, she incurred the wrath of the Ministry of Health ...

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Memories linger

By Muniini K. MuleraJune 24, 20200 comments

#Budo

Photo: L-R: Geoffrey Mukasa Mukwaya, Samwiri Mwesezi Kigongo, George W. Semivule, Maria Shalita, Charles Mukasa, Muniini K. Mulera   Memories Linger  You're feeling down and out Because of life’s exertions Receive this timeless music From me to you my friend.   Takes ...

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Pierre Nkurunziza’s fatal attraction to corrupted “Christianity” and power

By Muniini K. MuleraJune 16, 20200 comments

#Nkurunziza #Burundi #COVID19 #Power #Christianity

The autocratic, manipulative and bloody rule of President Pierre Nkurunziza of Burundi must not cloud our obuntu (civilized humaneness). A human being is dead. At a young age. Now forever lost to his wife and family.    We have all been there. The death of a loved one is ...

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Rwamatego, Kanyonza and stories of a bull, blood and treachery - By Davis Ndyomugabe

By Holiness Edimandi ByomuhangiUgandaJune 12, 20201 comments

#Congo #Belgians #Colonialism #Rwamatego #Kanyonza

Whenever the story or the tale of the Belgian brutality in the Congo is told, it would appear to the world that it is only the people what now comprises the Democratic Republic of the Congo that are concerned. The short reply is that the Belgian leeches brutality extended as far ...

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The future of music and sound reproduction

By Muniini K. MuleraJune 14, 20200 comments

#Gramophone #audio #sound #reproduction #music

 It is an age-old question: Short of attending a live concert, how much do you have to pay to hear the “absolute sound” – or the nearest thing? My parents’ generation was awed by the gramophone. One of the popular ones in Uganda was a black box, resembling ...

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Racism not an American monopoly

By Muniini K. MuleraJune 8, 20202 comments

#Racism #tribalism #Canada #USA #Uganda #Africa

The death of George Floyd, an African-American who was murdered by a racist European-American policeman, has brought to the fore the evil culture that is the daily experience of numerous people. The world’s eyes are currently focused on the United States, and for good reasons.  ...

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My cousin’s preventable death and the need to rethink national priorities

By Muniini K. MuleraJune 1, 20200 comments

#Tibareijukire #Kahondo #hypertension #stroke #Uganda

My paternal cousin was buried in Kahondo ka Byamarembo this past Saturday, the day of her death from a devastating stroke. Her name was Tibareijukire ba Kakitaahi kya Butamanya bwa Nyakashaija ka Ruhuuma rwa Mugasha wa Byamarembo.    Born in 1941 to Kyakwera and Kakitaahi, ...

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