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In this episode Gyles & Aphra Brandreth find out more about Uganda, once described by Winston Churchill as the ‘Pearl of Africa’. Speaking with Patricia Kabuleeta, Minister Counsellor at the Uganda High Commission in London, she shares her experiences growing up during the struggles in Uganda. Sharing poems that talk about the impact of the covid pandemic, the effects of climate change, of grief and of home. Patricia beautifully describes the story of her country, it’s history and the beauty and positive outlook for the future.
Poems in this episode include: Lullaby for Kainembabazi from What’s in a Name: Kainembabazi by Natasha Museveni Karugire; Okware Our Pandemic by Ethan Charles Mufuma, Uganda Junior Winner of the 2021Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competition; Climate Crisis by Nelly A Kirungi; Home – What Does Home Mean to Me, a short essay By Sanyu Kaddu; and two poems by Tara Byanjeru: Time and No Longer do the Tears Drop.
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In this episode Gyles & Aphra Brandreth find out more about Uganda, once described by Winston Churchill as the ‘Pearl of Africa’. Speaking with Patricia Kabuleeta, Minister Counsellor at the Uganda High Commission in London, she shares her experiences growing up during the struggles in Uganda. Sharing poems that talk about the impact of the covid pandemic, the effects of climate change, of grief and of home. Patricia beautifully describes the story of her country, it’s history and the beauty and positive outlook for the future.
Poems in this episode include: Lullaby for Kainembabazi from What’s in a Name: Kainembabazi by Natasha Museveni Karugire; Okware Our Pandemic by Ethan Charles Mufuma, Uganda Junior Winner of the 2021Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competition; Climate Crisis by Nelly A Kirungi; Home – What Does Home Mean to Me, a short essay By Sanyu Kaddu; and two poems by Tara Byanjeru: Time and No Longer do the Tears Drop.

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