Archive for May, 2009
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“We came to do business this morning”
Posted on May 30, 2009 | No CommentsThe crime of defilement in Uganda is the American equivalent of statutory rape. Coming before Justice Lugayizi Friday was an appeal of a magistrate court’s judgment in a defilement... -
Images of Kampala
Posted on May 28, 2009 | No CommentsYour standard wheelbarrow full of bananas. The driver of a taxi van pulls into traffic. The writing below the door reads, “Licensed to carry 14 passengers.” Sure, buddy. A mother... -
Ripped from the Headlines
Posted on May 26, 2009 | No CommentsWhen I arrived at the Commercial Court Monday, the first case of the day had already started. A distributor for Nile Breweries had evidently failed to pay for the beer... -
Hooks and Dreams
Posted on May 25, 2009 | No CommentsThere are lots of bugs in Africa. Ants, flies, spiders, cockroaches. The mosquito. All of these, of course, can be sampled in the states, but they pose elevated risks here,... -
“You are not home”
Posted on May 24, 2009 | No CommentsAfter three flights which included a stop for a night in Dubai, and over 10,000 miles of traveling, I emerged from the international terminal after clearing customs in Entebbe, Uganda,...
