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 How to beat a luseke and survive in Uganda Once again, there was a technical delay… SCHOOLED: I have decided to make peace. I had planned to narrate my struggles with Uganda Airlines.... Ian OrtegaNovember 24, 2023
Columnists The thing that took grasshoppers could have taken Nyege Nyege Even the grasshoppers have chosen not to risk this city… RIP Nyege Nyege: If I am to count one of the greatest decisions... Ian OrtegaNovember 17, 2023
Ian Ortega A newbie’s guide to Nyege Nyege and Bebe Cool’s struggles Keep your slay away: Nyege Nyege is not that serious people. Mind you my sister, no one is gonna notice any of your fake... Ian OrtegaNovember 10, 2023
Four One One Something feels like ‘99 in UG: Something about the air All over: Something goes on in the writer’s mind. It is many things; the people he has encountered, situations, life lived and not, his... Ian OrtegaOctober 20, 2023
Columnists The kimenke lurking within every Ugandan Never fight on unfamiliar terrains… From my diary. I have some things to say this week. In fact, I have many things to say.... Ian OrtegaSeptember 22, 2023
Columnists The devil in Kampala wears lugabire But the devil in Kampala has no money… Ugandan men: A story goes that men are happy when they are providing. But not for... Ian OrtegaSeptember 15, 2023
Columnists A clash of two Ugandas My neighbour was of Indian descent… Firsts: I chose to break my Uganda Airlines virginity. Again, I had vowed to keep a distance from... Ian OrtegaSeptember 8, 2023
Columnists A king’s jubilee and Uganda’s nouveau revolutionaries The haggling, the sweet endearments, the lugambo… What a week. Does the past week need an introduction; the gun tattoo, the toilet, another toilet... Ian OrtegaSeptember 1, 2023
Columnists Jinja is moving fast and slow The haggling, the sweet endearments, the lugambo… Stone city. Jinja is better than Uganda, so they say. A hotbed of activity, Jinja is a... Ian OrtegaAugust 25, 2023
Columnists In praise of Ugandan time The haggling, the sweet endearments, the lugambo… Late: Ugandan time is the glue that holds every aspect of Ugandan culture together. Without Ugandan time,... Ian OrtegaAugust 18, 2023
Columnists Do not lose all your localness Last week, I was summoned by MC Heno, the self-proclaimed head of the Decadenian Fund. I was summoned to the famous ‘Pork Talk’ over... Ian OrtegaAugust 11, 2023
Columnists In Uganda, everyone is ‘passing their thing’ The haggling, the sweet endearments, the lugambo… That exactly. Because what kind of love forces a great minister to attempt and break a kissing... Ian OrtegaAugust 4, 2023
Columnists Museveni, oba your Kyambogo University egoyinga wa? This piece is not meant to be too serious… For the one and only. For the first time, this piece is being written as... Ian OrtegaJuly 28, 2023