BOOK REVIEW: My Heart is Coloured
AUTHOR: Vasco Dagama Odong
GENRE: Poetry
REVIEWER: Daniel Tusiimukye K'abaasa
Having published the book and many more poetry collections, I can proudly say, My Heart Is Coloured is one of the best books that I have had...
How ‘One Health’ protects apes and humans in Uganda
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit Uganda on March 21, 2020, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park staff were concerned about the resident apes.
According to veterinarian and Conservation Through Public Health (CTPH) co-founder Dr Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka, protecting...
Kenyan Students win best poem award at IUEA Cultural Gala 2022
The International University of East Africa (IUEA) recently held its 2022 Cultural Gala, where students from Kenya competed against ten other countries to win the best poem title.
The theme for the gala was: Celebrate,...
BOOK REVIEW: I’m in Charge of My Narrative
Genre: Motivational
Author: Mejury Chipato
Home Country: Zimbabwe
Publisher: Atcumbre Publishers
Reviewer: Daniel Tusiimukye
It is with a strong heart that I flip through the last page of this book; it's with a big hope that I draw the...
POETRY: What’s in a name?
By Carolyne Afroetry, The Unapologetic Poet
There is energy in a name.Your names have a historythat catapults the flamesof your identity.It sets you apart from everyone.Your surname remarks heredity.
Your name is your shield.It conjures memories...
Writers Space Africa’s Uganda and Lesotho chapters on friendly climate change debate
As J. Michael Strazynski, an American author and filmmaker put it, “A good story should provoke discussion, debate, argument and the occasional bar fight.”
A probable question would be, "Do writers also debate?"
Well, there's a...
Uganda reopens schools after two-year lull over Covid-19
Uganda reopened schools on 10th January 2022 after a long closure due to Covid-19 outbreak in March 2020.
The country's Education and Sports Minister, Janet Kataha Museveni, unveiled the 2022 school calendar during the 28th...
Uganda’s IUEA declared best private university in East Africa
International University of East Africa (IUEA) has been honored as the best private University in East Africa during the 2021 East Africa Brand Quality Awards (EABQA).
IUEA is one of Uganda's youngest universities.
It commenced operations...
Patience Poni: I want to be the next UN Women Executive Director
Patience Poni Ayikoru, famously known as Pesh Poni is a young Christian law student, feminist peer educator, and servant leader nurturing a new generation of purpose driven leaders. This writer had a word with...
BOOK REVIEW: Banana Republic, where writing is treasonous
WRITER: Kakwenza Rukirabashaija
COUNTRY: Uganda
In the first pages of the Banana Republic, there is a depiction of mercy and torture.
There is an unforgiving father who must show how merciless he is by cycling to school.
He...
