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Trees have long been recognised for their role in climatic modification, but their benefits extend beyond that. They can be used for fugitive dust suppression, particularly in areas with poor road status, such as Najjera in Wakiso District and Bugujju in Mukono District.

Even in death, I learnt, the Gishu ensure that every man faces the knife. “Even if you die uncircumcised, they will circumcise you before burial,” Enock Bwayo, a local elder and chairman of the disabled community told us, highlighting the deep-rooted belief that one cannot rest peacefully without undergoing this rite.

Homegoing traces a family in Ghana destroyed by slavery. Two sisters who know nothing of each other’s existence are pulled apart by the slave machine. One is shipped off to the newly formed United States of America (USA).