By Bob Kisiki The truth is, life as we knew it up to February 2020, may never recur. Sad reality. Besides the fact that we do not have the slightest idea how much longer we have to contend with the rampaging coronavirus, we cannot assume that the world is seated under some shade, waiting for […]
By Bob Kisiki Those people are stressed. And no, I don’t mean it the Ugandan way, where someone waiting for a person who’s terrible at timekeeping will say, “I am stressed; Nakigudde has refused to arrive!” I am talking about real standard stress which, when unattended to, can culminate into something dangerous. My sister told […]
By Bob Kisiki It’s probably the world most controversial topic, seeing as many love to engage in it (orally and otherwise), but at the same time dread being caught engaging in it. It’s the one thing you want your children to understand, but the last thing you want them to engage in, verbally or otherwise. […]
This article was first published in New Vision Newspaper in 2021 Bob Kisiki Let us face it, we cannot say with utmost certainty that we know our children enough to explain where they go and what they do there. No. Before us, they might be the little, innocent angels we want them to be, for […]
By Bob G. Kisiki Our children are caught up in the land between two epochs. They have gone to school at a time when the era careers were mostly defined by what one studied at college or university is coming to a close, and the one when what one pursued the whole of their life […]
Bob G. Kisiki You know that it’s possible to just give up! Very easy. Throw in the towel and say, to hell! I’ve had it! Because there’s every reason for a parent to get to that level. The scenarios are various; all horrendous. It’s the reason parents have hacked or burnt or maimed their own […]
This article was first published in New Vision Newspaper in October 2022 Bob G. Kisiki Senior Four candidates started writing exams this week, and Primary Seven and Senior Six learners will sit theirs in less than a month’s time. The pressure is mounting; not just for the candidates themselves, but also for their teachers (who […]
Joyce Nalunga Birimumaaso The cost of living has been going up since the start of last year. As a result, some of the food items are now out of reach of many households. Some schools were forced to close the second term prematurely as they could no longer feed the children, and there were fears […]
Muhammed Kamulegeya I hope you are having a good time at home. I have been inspired to write this article to share with you tips on life. As a parent and school leader, I am aware of the challenges you deal with as you grow physically and mentally. But it is important to remember that […]
By Bob G. Kisiki Growing up in Jinja, Irene knew her cousin, nauma, as her social and moral compass. Whatever nauma did was worth doing; whatever she avoided, Irene avoided, too.Irene made friends whom nauma approved of; no one came close to her whom nauma did not think fit to hang around her little cousin. […]