A while ago,a journalist friend asked,”why don’t you write commentaries, I love your perspective and writing”. In my head, I was thinking, like really. I was almost becoming a journalist on job about 7 years ago , I used to do a Radio Talkshow and write opinions as well at the time, I wanted toContinue reading “Uganda Olemwa”
The Metamorphosis of Ayo; Reflections of a Neuropatient
Why do we write? Is it to let readers into our lives? Do we leave them to judge our commissions or ommissions? Are there major takeaways we have from a story? Is sharing stories therapeutic? What is the major point in telling a story? All these and more questions are answered by Patricia Opio,in herContinue reading “The Metamorphosis of Ayo; Reflections of a Neuropatient”
Speechless
If there’s anyone who has helped me in weaving language into a concrete narrative, Bolaji Gelax would be up there. It started with an awkward story I sent her, the kind of email you send and you are satisfied as a sender but not certain about the receiver. I don’t want to look at itContinue reading “Speechless”
Real Story behind ‘Western’ push for Bobi Wine.
Around Last year, Uganda was readying itself for a ritual called elections but something had happened, the big Social media companies had suspended accounts of the government and ruling party (NRM) Accounts. Facebook as a result got disabled and even up to now, accessing it is through the Virtual Private Networks (VPN). Twitter and FacebookContinue reading “Real Story behind ‘Western’ push for Bobi Wine.”
Trudging on
Vulnerabilitycan be a double-edged sword,and here I am sittingat this balance point,realizing that sharingtoo quickly can be damaging,yet not sharing when time has passedmeans certain types of storiesget buried. I was supposed to write this yesterday, but here I am scribbling on,in my bed! Funny, well with one hand, there are things I have learnedContinue reading “Trudging on”
Mwene 