Day: 14 October 2010

No one remembers when the government last barred written matter, especially books, from entering the country. That is how rare these things happen, even in less-than-ideal free speech environments such as Uganda. And when they do, they create a buzz much more so in our wired and connected world. Online debate, especially on social networks […]

The author’s telephone call, the result of a previous day’s introduction by a mutual acquaintance, came in at 2:34 p.m. on Tuesday, October 12. We agreed to meet at 3 p.m. to go over the programme for the next day’s event. The event was the launch at a swanky Kampala hotel of the book titled […]