Galihuuma was the University of Bunyoro-Kitara Kingdom during the reign of Omukama Cwa II Kabaleega and his immediate predecessors. It was located at Butiti Hill (present-day Butiti Primary Teachers College) in then Mwenge County (present-day Kyenjojo District), the traditional cultural centre of Bunyoro-Kitara Kingdom (before this “Lost County” was incorporated into Tooro Kingdom in 1901 whose Omukama Kasagama Captain Frederick Lugard – nicknamed “Kapere” by the Banyakitara – reinstated in 1891. Galihuuma University existed before the advent of European influence in the Great Lakes region (read Bunyoro-Kitara Empire). Kabaleega and his siblings, among others, were graduates of this august instution.…
Happy Feast Day of St Barnabas
Today is the feast of St. Barnabas ( son of encouragement) – he is not only remembered for his missionary zeal but for his openness as well. For he was a good man, filled with the Holy Spirit and with faith (Acts 11:21-26;13:1-3). While others were scared of Paul because they judged him as a bad person who later became a Christian, Barnabas saw in Paul a good man who had a bad past. And, Barnabas and St. Paul undertook missionary journeys together and defended Gentile converts against a faction which insisted on circumcision. No matter how good we are, we…
The home front confrontation
I got back from work last evening, my wife told me that she quarreled with my neighbor’s wife. I was very shocked, both women had lived in peace since we parked in. So I asked her what the problem was. She told me it was because of the rope where we dry clothes. My wife wanted to dry her clothes and my neighbor’s wife wanted to dry her own also. One thing led to the other, and the quarrel started. As I was talking with my wife, my neighbor returned from work and his hot-tempered wife began to shout at…
The best of WhatsApp: Dear Parents,
There is no way a kid will sit down with a stranger to discuss what challenges they are going through. The modern-day parent is a total stranger to their children. Once the maternity leave is over, the parent and the child are separated forever. She goes back to work…The child is entrusted with a maid who can’t be trusted with the house. You lock your bedroom to protect your valuables but leave the baby with the maid!… You come home in the evening very tired, with no time to spend with the kid. At one and a half years, the…
My meeting with President Museveni
By Prof. Latigo I had just sat a jiffy in my sitting room at home in Apokmitimogo A-C village, Apalepe Ward in Amolatar . It was a hectic day for me in Odiak market gathering cabbage leaves and pineapple peelings for feeding my two-dozen pigs in my sty. There was no maize bran in the whole trading centre and Imat Ocere mills for chicken and pigs. Posho for human feed was for the first time costing 4,200 shillings per kilogram. This year I had not done much farming of maize and rice because of the drought of 2021 which dried…
Enjoy the moment today
When TV came to my house. I forgot how to read books. When the car came to my doorstep, I forgot how to walk. When I got the mobile in my hand, I forgot how to write letters. When the computer came to my house, I forgot the spelling When the AC came to my house, I stopped going under the tree for cool breeze. When I stayed in the city, I forgot the smell of mud. By dealing with banks and cards, I forgot the value of money. With the smell of perfume, I forgot the fragrance of fresh…
