This week, the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (Chogm) is taking place in London. Kind of strange, if you consider the history of this most unequal of clubs, which is steeped in exploitation of the less fortunate. Its titular head…

Some chaps recently did conduct a survey of cities in East Africa. Guess what? Kampala came out tops, ahead of Kigali and Nairobi. You don’t want to dispute that because these chaps must have had their own benchmarks, which we…

Probably you don’t remember the word ‘Makunika’. From Morse code to telegrams to fax, to emails, we have come a long way. The word ‘Makunika’ is an acronym for Makerere University Kampala. In the days of the telegram, if you…

The passenger train to Busembatia and beyond used to check out of Kampala Railway Station at exactly 4pm. I don’t know why 4pm but that is what the timetable said. That was circa 1982/83. Travelling on the (by then) dingy…