Muniini K. Mulera

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 ...

What I Learned from My Parents, Elders and Peers about the Gift of Community: Part One – The Man Who Did His Best Not to Belong

By Bbuye Lya MukangaMay 16, 20161 comments

What I Learned from My Parents, Elders and Peers about the Gift of Community One – The Man Who Did His Best Not to Belong[1] Kiwafu Village, Entebbe I recall that when I was a little guy growing up in Entebbe there was a man that ...

Sublime music of Charles-Camille Saint Saens guaranteed to please

By Muniini K. MuleraMy Kind of Music Classical MusicAugust 7, 20160 comments

I have spent the afternoon with Charles-Camille Saint Saens (9 October 9, 1835 – December 16, 1921), the French composer whose Romantic period piano music never fails to please. The Symphony No. 3 in C minor, op. 78 “Organ Symphony” is sweet and riveting, ...

Stopping Hospital equipment theft is a citizen duty for Ugandans

By Talibita MosesUganda Uganda Health MattersJuly 12, 20160 comments

Prosecutions are initiated against government abuse of government property; hospital equipment thieves not isolated; we hear little of prosecution success. It is worthy my while that I interrogate why hospital property thieves go Scot-free? Have you ever heard ...

Conversation between Hope and Body regarding HIV and AIDS - By Hope Chigudu

By Muniini K. MuleraJuly 12, 20161 comments

So that you know… This piece highlights the work of women’s organisations in supporting HIV and AIDS infected people, the shifts that have been made despite the challenges. It reveals that the work has been done at a great cost to heart, mind and body, and ...

Canada@149

By Muniini K. MuleraCanadaJuly 2, 20160 comments

Canada officially came into being on July 1, 1867. This is Confederation Day that we celebrated today, with the quiet joy of citizens of a country whose foundation is solidly in the front bench of the freest nations in the world. Canada is not perfect. Far from it! We have many who ...

Why is Barclays Pulling Out of Africa? - By Philip Odera

By Muniini K. MuleraJune 16, 20161 comments

“Mbu, I hear that Barclays is leaving Africa. Aah, let them go! Me, I’m fed up with some of these banks that think they are doing us a favor by denying us loans when we need them,” was a statement I overheard recently. I was in a supermarket checkout counter and stuck between ...

Solution to youth unemployment stares us in the face - By Philip Odera

By Muniini K. MuleraEast AfricaJune 15, 20161 comments

Last Sunday I spent my lunchtime seated between two women who were in a heated discussion about many things. I, on the other hand, was busy negotiating my way through a succulent chicken piece, having successfully hauled my overweight body through an 8km run (actually I walked through ...

The Gift of Time - By Dr. Jane Nannono Kavuma-Kayonga

By Muniini K. MuleraJune 15, 20160 comments

On 21st April 2016 I watched mesmerized as Queen Elizabeth II of Britain celebrated her 90th birthday- making her the longest –reigning British monarch (64 years) and the longest-reigning queen in world history.( the king of Thailand has been king for 70 years) I would say that at ...

Bribes and the Tobacco Control Act, 2015

By Talibita MosesJune 15, 20160 comments

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) documentary: Panorama; The secret bribes of big tobacco broadcast on the 30th November 2015. Panorama found that British American Tobacco (BAT) illegally paid politicians and civil servants in countries in East Africa. Uganda has a ...

THE RISE AND RISE OF GRABIOSIS AFRICANOPATHIS

By Susan GithukuKenyaApril 18, 20163 comments

#Corruption #Kenya

I am developing an interest in anthropology and particularly in a new breed of being, which I have named Grabiosis africanopathis. The broader species of the fictional genus Grabiosis are to be found everywhere in the world but their presence in Africa as the Continent continues to ...

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The Boda Boda

By Joy OderaEast AfricaMarch 10, 20166 comments

The Boda-Boda In East Africa and some other parts of Africa, we got our ‘Eureka’ moment and determined that the answer to instant youth unemployment, poverty and a mass rapid transit system, was ...

John Coltrane - Locomotion on Blue Train

By Muniini K. MuleraMy Kind of MusicJune 9, 20160 comments

It is futile to attempt to describe music with words. Please listen and see why I love Jazz played by the Masters.

Mentors and sponsors - By Dr. Jane Kavuma Kayonga

By Muniini K. MuleraMay 30, 20163 comments

Iron sharpens iron, so says an old proverb. We learn from each other as we interact with one another. This explains why parents are our first teachers, mentors and sponsors. Each time I reflect on my life to assess whether I am living my own life, the life I want to live and ...

Isn’t Uganda hurting from health sector underfunding?

By Talibita MosesUganda Uganda Health MattersMay 9, 20161 comments

While before Uganda’s Parliamentary Health Committee, Dr Diana Atwine, head of medicines and health service delivery monitoring unit, explained Uganda’s state of public hospitals, maintaining that 60 % of health centres IVs are not functional, and the referral system at ...

What I Learned from My Parents, Elders and Peers about the Gift of Community: Part Two – Vulnerability and Belonging

By Bbuye Lya MukangaUganda Uganda PoliticsMay 16, 20160 comments

What I Learned from My Parents, Elders and Peers about the Gift of Community Two – Vulnerability and Belonging My previous blog contains the 1960s story of Mwami Semei of Kiwafu Village, Entebbe, Uganda, and how Mwaami Semei stumbled into belonging and community only ...