Published in Uganda's Sunday Monitor

By The Way

A satirical take on current events, politics, and everyday life in Uganda. Published weekly in the Sunday Monitor from September 2011 to September 2015. 151 columns.

  • Shopping rules for men

    Every once in a while, a warm-blooded male will find themselves thrust, by circumstances, ever so forcefully into a supermarket. The initial reaction from a…

  • The boda boda chronicles

    If you have gulped in more than three breaths of “fresh” air in Kampala, then you have definitely used a boda boda before. If you…

  • How to save time

    We have very few hours in a day. Our country would be way more developed if only we had more hours in a day. Elifansi,…

  • Are you addicted to Facebook?

    I’ll start this piece by taking on the voice a seasoned writer with global acclaim and many international awards (Caine Prize, Caining Prize) and using…

  • How bodas came to be

    In a few days we will throw everything off and run around the streets celebrating liberation from British rule. We will sing redemption songs and…

  • How to excel at your new Job

    Dear not-so-young reader, you recently left College. Makerere University, Kyambogo, KIU. The rest. Outside countries. All those nights spent carrying your notes to Club Silk…

  • How to react to Jazz music

    Jazz music is around us all the time and the untrained are always stumped on what to do when it is playing. I used my…

  • How to be a great public speaker

    This column always explores ways to make you a better citizen. We have spoken at length about the effects walking has on the environment; we…

  • Surving at the ATM machine

    Several times we find ourselves waiting in line at an ATM because the person who went in before us is taking forever to get out.…

  • How to cure a hangover

    I have read a lot about hangovers. Not when going through one…nothing like that. My time in social gatherings is spent sipping from a small…