Uganda 2009 Archive
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“Blessed with less”
Posted on December 24, 2009 | No CommentsThe uncharacteristic warmth and spotless blue sky of San Francisco greeted me as I left the bar. It was mid-afternoon two summers ago and I had some time to kill... -
Wheels of Justice, Part VI: “On Appeal”
Posted on August 5, 2009 | No CommentsIt was appropriate, the gathering of vultures on the Bank of Baroda building across the street from the Court of Appeals. It was a Thursday in mid-June, and evidently, the... -
Roads to Nowhere
Posted on August 5, 2009 | No Comments“Roads? Where we’re going, we don’t need roads.” -Dr. Emmett Brown, Back to the Future (Part II) I don’t know if Doc ever took the DeLorean to Uganda in 2009,... -
Wheels of Justice, Part V: “The Trial”
Posted on July 30, 2009 | No CommentsThe clock tower of the High Court rises impressively from cream columns and archways, giving it elevation over State Square Park and a view of southern Kampala. From the tower... -
The Wheels of Justice Lugayizi
Posted on July 28, 2009 | No CommentsOne of the perks of being a judge in Uganda is the car and driver that accompanies the position. Every judge in the High Court has a personal driver to... -
Time to Go Home
Posted on July 28, 2009 | No CommentsThis will be my last post from Africa, but I will continue to tell some of the stories from my time here over the next week or two upon my... -
I Got Caught Up
Posted on July 27, 2009 | No CommentsSorry for the long delay. An explanation: A necessary drawback of an east facing balcony with a beautiful view of the BELL Lager building is that the rest of Kampala... -
Wheels of Justice, Part IV: “Day in Court”
Posted on July 16, 2009 | No CommentsThe first day of the criminal court session is one of formality and administration. The cases to be tried during the session—for this session that is scheduled to last 30... -
The Wheels of Justice, Part III: “Questions”
Posted on July 14, 2009 | No CommentsLuzira Prison, Uganda’s largest penitentiary, sprawls over several hundred acres in southwest Kampala. Overlooking fields of maize and the Bugolobi Flats, it is divided among four campuses: the remand prison,... -
The Wheels of Justice, Part II: “The First Step”
Posted on July 10, 2009 | No CommentsLeaving the city center along Kira Road, as business establishments begin to give way to street vendors and huts, you come to a roundabout that sends strips of tarmac shooting...
