Columnists The broth my brother made and Kampala’s renaissance men See, me I do not know how to care for humans. My speciality is to care for things, for places. And I accept my... Ian OrtegaJuly 11, 2025
Ian Ortega A whole new breed of KLA girlies The KCW is always taking language classes. She has had something signed up at Alliance, but then her schedule did not make it.... Ian OrtegaJune 28, 2025
Columnists The plagues have hit Kampala: What a Ramadhan! Like why are you getting a PMP certification? NAJJERA NOOO! But in all this suffering, I cannot contemplate the life in Najjera. Why would... Ian OrtegaMarch 22, 2024
Columnists Things UG’s middle class pretends to understand Like why are you getting a PMP certification? TOUGH TRIPS: You people who keep upgrading your phones to the latest versions, what is the... Ian OrtegaMarch 15, 2024
Columnists Memories of Sosh, Horizon girls and transport money I fought battles as early as Form Four… CHANGING TIMES: Many years ago, the unfortunate happened to us at Kitovu. We became the first... Ian OrtegaMarch 1, 2024
Columnists Walk through Kampala and its lost dreams My legs took me to the National Library. KAMPALA TRAFFIC: I boarded a taxi from Agenda Namugongo road stage. As I sauntered to my... Ian OrtegaFebruary 23, 2024
Columnists How to survive Valentine’s Day as a single in Kampala Show up and do nothing but sabotage. TOO MUCH: In this chaos, there is still you, there is still her, there is still him,... Ian OrtegaFebruary 9, 2024
Columnists Tojikwata nyo brake: A memo to Ugandan graduates Exposure is on TikTok. What more exposure do you need? LIFE AFTER CAMPUS: Let me stop thinking that all of you want to do... Ian OrtegaFebruary 2, 2024
Columnists Urgent communique to Uganda Girlfriends Association While the men are away, plant some banana stems in potholes. MEN’S SUMMIT: Unless a child has broken a leg or the house has... Ian OrtegaJanuary 26, 2024
Columnists NAM delegate narrowly survives arrest The people of Naalya had sent me with a fresh petition. STEPPING IN: My life was moving according to plan until I exhausted all... Ian OrtegaJanuary 19, 2024
Columnists The lucky ones went to Namugongo Salute the products wherever they pass. WHAT NEXT? Thinking about my own cubicle, it produced three doctors, and three engineers. The other cubicles produced much... Ian OrtegaJanuary 12, 2024
Ian Ortega 2024 has some Ka-rare speed, get your seat belts WABULA: Anyway, in the real good news of 2024. I ushered in the year in a suit. But I can assure you, I was... Ian OrtegaJanuary 5, 2024
Columnists The 2023 Ortega Talks Awards Who needs humps when we have potholes. HERE AGAIN: From the people who were attacking the week and at the same time ending it... Ian OrtegaDecember 23, 2023
Columnists Kampala is now nasty, brutish and short Kampala is a sinusoidal curve, it has crests and troughs. A WHOLE MAZE: If you make the mistake of driving within the city, you... Ian OrtegaDecember 8, 2023
Ian Ortega What are you doing for UG? As Ugandans, as Black people, we tend to hide away from certain facts. One of the facts is that we always have to work... Ian OrtegaNovember 27, 2023