Monthly Archives: October, 2021
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Uganda’s Political History: Independence Through the 1960s
Uganda gained her independence on October 9th 1962. Since 1894 she was a British protectorate that was put together from some very organized kingdoms...
Akorimo or Lawelo: Who Actually Raised Uganda’s Flag at Independence?
By Jimmy Kwo Do you remember the name Kanuti Akorimo and the story of Uganda’s Independence flag? Indeed, nearly all Ugandans have been made to...
UGANDA AT 59: After The British Left, We Colonised Ourselves
If art is meant to disturb and provoke, the national coat of arms on the gate of a school in my neighbourhood is a...
Arewa and Oduduwa More Alike than Unlike, By Farooq A. Kperogi
The past few months have ignited impassioned and frenzied political brickbats between the elites of the South and those of the Muslim North. Plus,...
Uganda Marks Another Covid Low-Key Independence Fete
By Elizabeth Kamurungi Uganda today marks her 59th Independence anniversary, the second one devoid of the usual countrywide fetes because of restrictive measures instituted to...
