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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For Facebook and my country
In a recent report released by Facebook showing governments that had requested for user account information of some of its citizens in the first six…
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Settling disagreements through the ages
Two prominent politicians have recently been in the media, going back and forth, sending each other not-too-friendly words. Politician words. One is a guy. He…
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Goat rearing-best practices
The dons at the leading tertiary institution in our beloved country are on strike; they want their pay increased. Our benevolent leader shared tried and…
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Fighting school strikes with guns
Head teachers in western Uganda are troubled people. Over the last few months, a number of student strikes have broken out in the schools they…
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Messaging in the past times
Once upon a time, humans communicated entirely by ooga agaaring to the person next to them. Communities were small. They left home to run out…
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How to converse with your long lost friend
The nature of life is such that once in a while, you are minding your own business, lost in your own world, racking your brain…
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Boda boda, there is still hope
Over the years that this column has been in existence, it has on several occasions bashed boda boda riders. Bashed is actually not the word;…
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How to run a big company
As the big, all-powerful being that runs an even bigger, more powerful company, you spend nights awake thinking deep thoughts on things us mere cassava-eating…
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How to dodge a pothole
Merrily driving along what we use as roads in Kampala, you will tunnel down many a pothole. For you who drink coffee while driving to…
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How to handle spam
Do you ever receive those emails with blue skies, waterfalls and yellow sunflowers with a feel-good message that has a warning at the end; if…