Muniini K. Mulera

Kigyezi, Canada: Beautiful

By Muniini K. MuleraCanadaJuly 11, 20180 comments

Two scenes. Two continents. Strong similar emotion. Beautiful. What a world we live in! Mutagamba- at the border of Kabaare and Rukiga Districts. February 2018. Near Whistler, British Columbia. July 2018.

Remembering Kongo of Budo

By Muniini K. MuleraUgandaJune 15, 20180 comments

#Kongo #Budo

A man who resembles Kongo of Budo. [With permission] During my time as an inmate of King’s College, Budo, Wednesday afternoons were free. No classes. No set activities. For some, an opportunity to be idle and disorderly. For others, time to do laundry, clean up ...

Voting wisely requires genuine freedom of choice

By Muniini K. MuleraCanadaJune 12, 20180 comments

Ontario went to the polls last Thursday. A new parliament was elected, with it a new premier of the province. The days of campaigning were the usual non-news that one is accustomed to in these parts. Not much noise. No threats by the ruler to arrest his opponents. Just politicians ...

Ontario voter’s longing for the ease of Rukungiri

By Muniini K. MuleraCanadaJune 4, 20180 comments

Pray for me. Pray for Ontario, this beautiful and largest Canadian province that I have called home-away-from-home for 33 years. We go to the polls this Thursday, June 7, to elect a new provincial parliament. In my riding (that’s what we call constituencies here), the choice ...

Low Uganda tobacco taxes break hearts

By Talibita MosesMay 31, 20180 comments

I am baffled by how cheap cigarettes sell (50shs- 500shs) in places most frequented by children. I am infuriated the most by the Cigarette manufacturer’s prescription- smoking destroys lungs, the heart and kills. Unlike alcohol where excess is harmful to one’s health, ...

Why Canada needs immigrants: A new study answers the question

By Muniini K. MuleraCanadaMay 21, 20180 comments

(Image credit: Adobe Stock Photos) Canada has one of the most liberal and welcoming policies among the industrialized nations. With a population of 36,779,667 (2017), Canada’s targeted immigration level is 300,000 immigrants per year. In November 2017, the Government of Canada ...

Support pro-patient legislative proposals - Kadaga

By Talibita MosesMarch 2, 20181 comments

When a child washes his hands, (s) he is allowed to eat with elders, goes the Nigerian saying. This is true of patients in relation to the Speaker’s call to have fast tracked, the patient rights and responsibilities law in Uganda. This accountability legislative tool not only ...

What happened to Uganda? - By Joy Odera

By Muniini K. MuleraUganda Uganda PoliticsOctober 25, 20163 comments

Indeed, what happened to Uganda? I hear this question of consternation more often from Ugandans and friends of Uganda who were of age or old enough to understand the social and political dynamics in or around 1972. I heed this question with doubt and perhaps misinterpretation of its ...

Mburara’s Igongo Cultural Centre: eclipses Biharwe's spectacular past

By Muniini K. MuleraUgandaApril 17, 20180 comments

During our recent holidays, my wife and I, in the mood to thoroughly revisit her home area of Nkore and neighboring kingdoms, made the decision to set up camp at a place called Biharwe, exactly 12 kilometres east of Mburara. We were familiar with the place. The roadside food market ...

Catherine Zawedde Kisumba: Trailblazer - By Dr. Jane Nannono

By Muniini K. MuleraUgandaMarch 8, 20180 comments

#Kisumba

Catherine Zawedde Kisumba (1936-2017) On the 22nd October 2017, Catherine Zawedde Kisumba passed away peacefully at her home in Muyenga, Kampala. She was an outstanding mother of four, a grandmother of three and a great- grandmother of two boys. Outside home, she was celebrated ...

Ugandan Women should demand equality and fundamental freedoms

By AnselmMarch 5, 20180 comments

Ugandan women should use March 8th to demand equality and fundamental freedoms. BY: Anselm Ssebuguzi As the world celebrates International Women's Day, I wish to pay tribute to women. Specifically, the women of my village in Wakiso district, to whom I owe. I have learned ...

Benefits of a higher tax on cigarettes beyond protecting Ugandan cigarette manufacturers.

By Talibita MosesUganda Uganda Health MattersFebruary 14, 20182 comments

In 2017 parliament of Uganda amended the excise duty Act no. 11 of 2014. The Excise duty (Amendment) Act no. 11 of 2017 in section 2 imposes different excise rates on locally and foreign made cigarettes (soft cap and Hinge lid). This amendment is a matter of contention in the ...

Should going back to the past be the future for Makerere University?

By Bbuye Lya MukangaJanuary 1, 20181 comments

Let me be blunt and say right off the bat that the suggestion re “Turn Makerere into science courses University” is a pretty questionable idea that, like many “initiatives” these days, is probably being promoted by political sycophants and opportunists. Someone ...

Like the Proverbial Bad Penny……I had turned up again - By Dr. Jane Nannono

By Muniini K. MuleraUganda Uganda EducationSeptember 21, 20172 comments

#Makerere #Medical #School #Class #of #1977

Photo: Class of 1977, Makerere University Medical School. (Photo credit: Medical Illustration Department, Makerere.) Throughout my teenage years, I used to suffer from acute attacks of sore throat especially during the hot and dry December holidays. On one such occasion, ...

Uganda at 55 – Part 2: Missed Opportunities - By Dr. Bbuye Lay Mukanga

By Muniini K. MuleraOctober 9, 20170 comments

#Uganda #Constitution #Independence #State #failure #Bbuye

Momentous things have happened in Uganda since Part 1 of my reflections on Uganda at 55 was published. Soon after, the Government moved to introduce a “Private Members Bill” that would remove the less than 75 years old limit on the age of any Presidential candidates. There ...

Uganda at 55: The Spectre of a Stunted Country – Part 1 By Dr. Bbuye lya Mukanga

By Muniini K. MuleraSeptember 20, 20170 comments

#Uganda #Constitution #Independence #State #failure #Bbuye

A friend of ours was 12 years when she lost both of her parents. She was left as the minder and care-giver to her three younger siblings. During growing up, the youngest sister, then around 5 years old, contracted Japanese B encephalitis, a brain-attacking viral disease that is spread ...