Muniini K. Mulera

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 ...

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 ...