“No, Yes”, Ugandan artist piece evokes conversation on sex, consent and women’s voices
Earlier this month,a few days after returning to Kampala I walked into the Kampala Art Auction as Serena Hotel. At
Author: R.Kagumire
Bushenyi roots.
Journalist, editor, public speaker, feminist writer, award-winning blogger and socio-political analyst. Words seen in international media like The Guardian, Al Jazeera, Quartz and Mundo Negro. Expertise in new media, social justice, migration, gender, peace and security issues. Was honored with the 2018 Anna Guèye Award for her work on digital democracy, justice and equality by Africtivistes. The World Economic Forum Young Global Leaders under the age of 40.
I studied Mass Communication at Makerere University, short courses on Non-violent conflict at Tufts University, Global Leadership and Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School and MA in Media, Peace and Conflict Studies from the University for Peace. Outside Uganda, I have lived in Costa Rica, Switzerland and a bit in Ethiopia.
Investment in local enterprise crucial to tackling poor sanitation
Over the last two days I have been startled by Uganda sanitation statistics and how the country loses a lot
Uganda: Shit is not just a poor man’s problem
A while back, a friend returned from a funeral of one the big men from his village. The man had
Is Uganda deployment in South Sudan more than just a citizen evacuation mission?
It started on Sunday, December 15. I woke up on Monday to the news of a ‘failed coup’ in South
It is been tough months, the kind of tough I wouldn’t easily put down on paper! I am sure the
Beauty remains amidst struggle; Lives of Congolese refugees in Uganda
For two weeks in October, I worked with a research team from Isis-WICCE to document Congolese women refugees experiences of
Rape and the culture of victim blaming in Uganda
This blog post is part of the Blog Action Day and this year’s theme is human rights. At the
A peace dialogue in Karamoja
Last week, shortly after the International Peace Day I went to Moroto with Karamoja Cluster Project, My graduate school University
We are NOT ONE.
Originally posted on Gregg Tendwa:
I refuse to suck up to this fake sense of Kenyan patriotism. I grew up reading…
Uganda Police to embark on killing spree?
I woke to this headline and I am yet to understand why Uganda Police heads thought Ugandans will buy into
