Sitting at the base of the painting that covers a once-gray cylindrical water tank,  Kabitanya’s all black attire and subdued demeanor contrast with the bold colors, messages and images of the mural. Just shy of his 32nd birthday, he admits his introversion with people and extroversion with his craft. 

On July 4, 2022, Vanessa Kyalimpa, a second-year mass communication student at Uganda Christian University, fell off a boda-boda (motorcycle) while returning to her hostel. According to Vanessa, the rider was trying to dodge potholes until he hit one that saw his passenger fall off the boda-boda.

August 25, 2022, is one extra-ordinary day I shall live to remember. Waking up that Thursday morning, I had a list of activities. From checking on my parents back home in the north via phone, to taking my children to school for a requisite government data collection registration activity, to an online job interview but foremost, an opportunity to share my story with a group of American students.

Brain drain means the depletion of a country’s best and brightest workers who take their knowledge and skill to another country – usually leaving lower wages in a home country for higher wages in another country. 

Emotional abuse is a common practice that almost everyone goes through in life. But some people may not know how they emotionally abuse others. We have parents who are harsh, toxic, strict and use humiliating or critiquing words. They yell and constantly shout at their children or spouses all the time. Somehow, this creates fear amongst children and the rest.

At the top of the phone screen is a bubble feature known as the “Dynamic Island,” which is configured to show activities like music, sports scores, and FaceTime among others without necessarily drawing you away from what you are doing at the time.