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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End of year party 101
At this time of the year, many companies invite their employees to an all-you-can-eat, take-all-beers-prisoner gig at a trendy venue. End of year parties are…
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So you are back home for the festive season
This time of the year sees a lot of people return home after spending quite a while abroad. Making the transition from that country to…
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For you who has just returned
The world comes home this time of year. For you who’s just returned from abroad, you find that a lot has changed. Your friends have…
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Let us create another eclipse
Last Sunday, a solar eclipse was viewable in parts of the country. You’d need heavy feet not to have been swept-up by all the hype…
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The curse of carrying “big notes”
You wave down the boda boda speeding past you. Then, you ask to use the services the cyclist offers to make his daily bread. He…
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That extra baggage in job contract
The unemployment rate in this country is what donor funds are to an unmonitored politician -bad. The joblessness has driven most graduates this columnist has…
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A nation in waiting
This columnist has lived in this dusty Pearl for many, many years. So many, he has seen the Union Jack lowered and the Uganda Flag…
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Skype session with Sejusa
A few months ago, General Sejusa, the national army’s representative in Parliament, said that there were plans to impose President Museveni’s son, Brig. Muhoozi Kainerugaba…
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Life is grim but hope is still alive
This column is generally about the sunny side of things. The new spin to old things. The “we could also look at it this way”…
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Advice on graduating to university
Dear reader-who’s-going-to-join-university-very-soon, it is time to rejoice. Out with the shackles of wearing a school uniform to class; in with going to class in a…