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.
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To the dude jumping the broom
The Life Magazine in which this column runs in The Sunday Monitor had a wedding issue. Weddings aren’t something I’d ordinarily write about but the…
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Boda bodas and karma
Once upon a time, in a foreign place called Bwaiise, in a time long before the age of swimming pools, people lived wild and free.…
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The magical security wand
Many people have scoffed at the mundane-looking hand-held security gadget used to search them as they enter a building. “This rugged device doesn’t do anything.…
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Why admin assistants can’t be black
A job ad run in a leading daily sometime last week for an administrative assistant in what, on the surface, seemed like a blue chip…
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On making an honest shilling
Some men were arrested last week for making money. It would not have been a crime if they’d chosen to go about it the way…
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A movement in the right direction
The grapevine, after quite a number of pleasantries, lengthy small talk and a lot of prodding, mentioned that there are rival camps in the ruling…
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Here’s today’s pig story
One of the challenges of writing a weekly column on serious social issues is that many times, the “social” has moved on by the time…
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Kidnapped computer’s location revealed
In the work I do away from this column, I work very closely with computers. I’m that bespectacled guy with heavy eyebrows who sits so…
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How to court an ex-Prime Minister
I’m publishing this a day late; Mondays lately are pretty heavy. I hope you enjoy the read nonetheless In a rather curt fashion, we got…
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Watch out for the mafia in Uganda
A few weeks back, a minister declared that the mafia were out to have him sacked. As a fearless writer, I immediately reached for my…