Muniini K. Mulera

Memories of Budo and the Ian and Dorothy Robinson Chapel

By Muniini K. MuleraUgandaJanuary 31, 20170 comments

Ian and Dorothy Robinson Chapel, King's College, Budo (April 1996) Exactly fifty years ago today, I entered King’s College, Budo, to begin a secondary school education that would become the defining experience of my life. After a daylong Kabale-Kampala bus ride, followed by ...

An afternoon at Budo in 1996

By Muniini K. MuleraUgandaJanuary 31, 20170 comments

Wednesday, April 24, 1996 By Muniini K. Mulera Big School (April 1996) Today is Wednesday, April 24, 1996 and I am visiting King’s College Budo on this lovely sunny afternoon. I am most pleased to meet Dennis Mutabazi, son of an old friend, Arthur ...

The Gift of New Beginnings - By Dr. Jane Nannono Kavuma

By Muniini K. MuleraUganda Uganda GeneralJanuary 2, 20170 comments

Many times in my life I have been incredibly thankful for the opportunity that each new sunrise and new year gives me to start afresh. With the benefit of hindsight; I plan to do better than I did yesterday or last year having learned and grown from my past mistakes. Through last ...

A Season for Giving - by Dr. Jane Nannono Kavuma

By Muniini K. MuleraUganda Uganda GeneralDecember 21, 20160 comments

The end-of–the–year festive season is fast approaching and before we know it, we shall be singing Christmas carols, attending church services, feasting and exchanging gifts with loved ones. I only hope that the true meaning of Christmas to any Believer will not be lost ...

Herbert "Kabwondera" Bakesigaki: master of Enanga (African zither)

By Muniini K. MuleraMy Kind of MusicDecember 14, 20160 comments

We remember you Herbert "Kabwondera" Bakesigaki. We celebrate your talent, your sound, your poetry, your contribution to the preservation of musical tradition of the Bakiga. Though you died young, you left a great legacy. We thank you for making the ICOB conventions you attended ...

Herbert "Kabwondera" Bakesigaki: master of Enanga (African zither)

By Muniini K. MuleraUgandaDecember 14, 20160 comments

When Ignorance Is Bliss - by Dr. Jane Nannono Kavuma

By Muniini K. MuleraUgandaNovember 26, 20160 comments

I know if you are now reading this you must be disagreeing with. Take heart, we are both on the same side: ignorance is not bliss. But for some flitting moments when life throws you the unexpected in your path, not knowing what is likely to happen and when it can happen can be bliss. ...

Trump is an Existential Threat to People Like You and Me - By Dr. Bbuye Lya Mukanga

By Bbuye Lya MukangaNovember 26, 20160 comments

There is one thing that has surprised, and may be appalled me, more than the election of Donald Trump to be the 45th President of the USA. I have been surprised and appalled by the great number of Ugandans, especially those in the Diaspora, who are beside themselves and are wildly ...

Dexter Gordon's Timeless Tenor Saxophone

By Muniini K. MuleraMy Kind of Music Jazz MusicNovember 6, 20160 comments

Dexter Keith Gordon (February 27, 1923 – April 25, 1990) was a giant in the literal and professional sense. At 198 cm (6 feet 6 inch) tall, Mr. Gordon towered over nearly all the people he played with. Dexter Keith Gordon (1923-1990) Photos and videos of him in the various ...

Lou Donaldson at 90, still playing on

By Muniini K. MuleraMy Kind of Music Jazz MusicNovember 4, 20160 comments

Lou Donaldson --Born November 1, 1926 Lou Donaldson, the alto saxophonist who turned 90 on November 1, 2016, is the last living and performing member of the cohort of great Jazz musicians who recorded timeless music over 60 years ago. Born in Badin, North Carolina on November 1, ...

My Kind of Music: Whistle Stop with Kenny Dorham, Hank Mobley et al

By Muniini K. MuleraOctober 28, 20160 comments

Thursday October 27, 2016 It started snowing early this morning. First snow of the season. Cold day outside. After a long day at work, what better way to unwind than listening to KENNY DORHAM (trumpet), in the good company of Hank Mobley (tenor sax), Kenny Drew (piano), Paul ...

Ready, Fire, Aim! - By Philip Odera

By Muniini K. MuleraOctober 27, 20160 comments

There was all this stuff flying around about Brexit. I knew that the Brits were in trouble the moment they started talking about pulling Barclays out of Africa, but wanting to increase their investment on the continent to counter Chinese influence. Once you have a misalignment ...

Ugandan citizen disease awareness and vigilance

By Talibita MosesUganda Uganda Health MattersOctober 25, 20160 comments

The president of Uganda launched a door-to-door disease prevention project in Sheema District, reported in the Daily Monitor of 28th of August, 2015, whose packaging included an Integrated Community Case Management (ICCM) and a Constituency Health Task Force, to bring quality ...

The child of two worlds salutes Botswana @50 - By Jane Nannono

By Muniini K. MuleraOctober 10, 20161 comments

I am a Ugandan who has for the last twenty one years lived and worked in Botswana. Botswana, my second home recently celebrated a very big milestone as a nation- the Golden Jubilee as a sovereign state. It was a time to celebrate and reflect as well. Botswana gained ...

Parents: guardians and guides - By Jane Nannono

By Muniini K. MuleraOctober 10, 20160 comments

Parenting is arguably considered one of the most important and most demanding job in the world. For sure it is a lifetime job. I used to call my children mine until I read Kahlil Gibran’s ‘ On Children’ in his book entitled the Prophet. This Lebanese-American artist, ...

On the eve of Uganda's Independence Anniversary

By Bbuye Lya MukangaUganda Uganda PoliticsOctober 10, 20160 comments

Yes, it is the Eve of Uganda's 54th "Independence" anniversary. Coincidentally, I am in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar, and I feel so glad that I am not in Uganda. If I was in Uganda, I am afraid that I would never have been able to celebrate "Independence" day in the way that ...