Muniini K. Mulera

Forty years later, not ready to hang up the stethoscope

By Muniini K. MuleraUganda Uganda Health MattersMarch 20, 20170 comments

#muniini #mulera #makerere #medical #school #medicine #graduation

It has been forty years since our class took the final bow from undergraduate life at Makerere University. We had shared five long years of learning, of pushing each other to excel, of building friendships and of supporting each other through very difficult experiences. We ...

Privileged Ugandan woman speaks from the heart ----- By Jane Nannono

By Muniini K. MuleraMarch 16, 20170 comments

#Women #Womens #rights #human #rights #Kavuma #Nannono

The earliest Women’s day was first observed in New York in February 1909. On March 8th 1917 a demonstration of women working in the textile factories in the then Russian Empire, sparked off the Russian Revolution. A week later, Tsar Nicholas II of Russia abdicated and the women ...

Uganda's Tobacco Control Act and the Shisha Craze

By Talibita MosesUganda Uganda Health MattersMarch 13, 20171 comments

It is 10 months since the tobacco Control Act entered into force on the 19th of May 2016. This law among others, banned Shisha, electronic cigarettes and related accessories including flavoured tobacco. It bans the advertising, promotion and sponsorships of tobacco and its products. ...

New Ugandan Districts: Leadership Matters

By Muniini K. MuleraUganda Uganda PoliticsMarch 14, 20170 comments

#Leadership #Uganda #Kigezi #Rukiga #Rukiga #District

Hopeful: A young boy from Mparo, Rwamucuucu, Rukiga I wish to speak directly to the people of Rukiga, Bunyangabu, Kyotera, Namisindwa, Butebo and Pakwach, whose counties will metamorphose into districts on July 1 this year. Whether or not your new district ...

Horace Parlan: the triumph of a genius of Jazz piano

By Muniini K. MuleraMy Kind of Music Jazz MusicMarch 11, 20170 comments

Horace Parlan: b. January 19, 1931 Pittsburgh, PA, USA d. February 23, 2017 Korsor, Denmark Horace Parlan, a giant of Jazz piano music, may not be as well known as some of his contemporaries, but his music is some of the best in the Jazz canon. The Blues and Soul were ...

Lining up to vote not as humiliating as for food rations or a loan for education

By Talibita MosesMarch 10, 20170 comments

The Electoral Commission last held LCI and II elections in 2001 under the one-party Movement system. The councils’ office term expired on May 12, 2006. Only elections at Local Council III (sub-county), district, parliamentary and presidential level have been held under ...

Second Fiddle to Joy: A Policy Wonk’s Reflection on Joy Odera’s Letter to America

By Bbuye Lya MukangaUSAMarch 9, 20171 comments

#America #Trump

Joy Odera’s recent posting on MULERA’S FIREPLACE , A Letter to the USA from an African– 3 March 2017, makes fascinating reading. It embodies the literary skills and bravado of a master writer at her best. I dare say that I as read Joy’s masterpiece, I saw the ...

ICOB Board appoints Kigyezi Day Subcommittee

By Muniini K. MuleraKigyezi Kigyezi PoliticsMarch 8, 20170 comments

Fellow Banyakigezi and Friends of Kigezi: At the London 2016 Convention of the International Community of Banyakigyezi (ICOB), the members resolved to: Promote unity and broad based approach entailing a grassroots, ICOB Chapter-based strategy that engages all Banyakigyezi. ...

New Ugandan districts like Rukiga need small and efficient governments

By Muniini K. MuleraKigyezi Kigyezi PoliticsMarch 6, 20170 comments

#Rukiga

There is divided opinion about the purpose and consequences of the unprecedented speed at which Uganda has been curved into smaller and smaller districts since independence. From 15 districts in 1962, Uganda now has 117, with 5 more to be born on July 1 this year. By July 1, ...

Graduates: spread your wings and soar like eagles - By Dr. Jane Nannono Kavuma

By Muniini K. MuleraMarch 5, 20171 comments

Last week and this week, many young women and men are graduating from universities here in Uganda. It has fiercely reminded me of my graduation donkey years ago. I sweated it out writing the theories for the first week and then did the clinicals for the last week. Five days ...

A letter to the USA from an African - By Joy Odera

By Muniini K. MuleraUSAMarch 3, 20172 comments

#USA #Africa #Trump

Dear America, I would like to thank you for the gift you dispatched on November 8th, 2016 and we received on January 20th 2017. You shouldn’t have, but you did and we kindly acknowledge receipt. How did you know that this is exactly what we needed at this point ...

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Rwanda at the forefront of Youth inclusion in governance processes

By Kyokwijuka AlexanderRwanda Rwanda MiscellaneousFebruary 27, 20171 comments

Uganda should pick lessons! __________________________________________________ Young people are 100% the solution and hope for the future of any nation and so not investing in them is completely suicidal. Each year, Never Again Rwanda (NAR) hosts a 2-week Peace-Building ...

Uganda: beautifully gifted by nature

By SCOVIA KYARISIIMAUganda Uganda TourismFebruary 28, 20170 comments

Uganda is the most beautiful tourism destination on this planet. I have seen it. I know it. But you don't have to take my word. Come and visit. For example, here is a tour that will give you a taste of Uganda. First we go to Kigezi in the southwest. Climb to the ...

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Tourism is everybody's business

By SCOVIA KYARISIIMAUganda Uganda TourismFebruary 28, 20170 comments

17th to 19th February was Pearl of Africa tourism expo at Sheraton hotel under the them TOURISM IS EVERY BODY'S BUSINES . It was So amazing. Chocolate made in Uganda, tour operators from Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Kenya, Rwanda, South Africa, Uganda, etc.. Hotels like Sheraton hotel, Serena ...

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Uganda Minister of State for Tourism visits Mugahinga National Park

By SCOVIA KYARISIIMAKigyezi Kigyezi TourismFebruary 27, 20170 comments

FEBRUARY 2017 The second week of February was a blessing for kigezi region hosting state minister for tourism Hon Godfrey Kiwanda who spent 3 days enjoying the wonderful Nature that God blessed Uganda with. He visited the Gorillas in Mgahinga national park ...

Uganda cultural tourism promotion to launch in April 2017

By SCOVIA KYARISIIMAKigyezi Kigyezi CultureFebruary 20, 20170 comments

We are preparing a fantastic exercise with an aim of promoting tourism to another step ahead. This exercise is called CULTURE ENTERTAINMENT SHOWS. These stage whows will be strictly about different cultures in Uganda. Our tourists have been coming to Uganda ...