Growing up with Teacher Parents

My mother used to compare Kibuuka's death story to Luanda Magere's. These two heroes' stories are similar to Samson and Delilah's in the Bible. The Bachwezi were elevated to demi-god status because they were thought to have supernatural powers. They are said to have had the power to instantly disappear and then reappear in a different place. Some claim that they were descendants of the Kush, Nubian, and Khamitian (ancient Egyptian) royalty, though their origin is still under debate.

This episode is about my late mother's love, how it turned into tough love when I started working, and how that helped me become financially independent.

Music by Harry II ‘The Lungfishman’ Lwanga

This episode is about my late mother's love, how it turned into tough love when I started working, and how that helped me become financially independent.

Music by Harry II ‘The Lungfishman’ Lwanga

This episode is about "An Orchestra of Minorities," one of the last books my mother read before she died. In fact, she mentioned it to me during our conversation at her last birthday party on Earth. She referred to one of Chinonso's Chi's addresses in which he begged Chukwu, the creator, for mercy.

I read the book because the idea of the Chi narrating the entire story captivated me. The Chi is a guardian spirit of the Igbo. I wondered if it was the same as the voices I sometimes hear warning me about what was about to happen before it did. I've heard these voices many times throughout my life. For example, a voice informed me that I would be seeing my father for the last time a few months before he died. I heard a voice tell me to say goodbye and that I loved my mother the last time I saw her.

I've been dealing with a number of issues lately, and I often wish I could move to Zambia, despite the fact that it shares many of Uganda's third-world problems. However, all of these concerns and desires are pointless since, at the end of it all, death awaits us. Our lives are so brief and meaningless! As a result, my main focus in life should be on the flow of events that link us all: birth, youth, maturity, old age, and death, regardless of our social standing, income, education, or home country.

I am a Ugandan who used to live in Kenya with my parents who were teachers there from 1976 to 1988.  I have tried to write the location, events, and activities in this story from my memories of them. In order to maintain their anonymity, I have changed the names of one location and the individuals in this story.

I am a Ugandan who used to live in Kenya with my parents who were teachers there from 1976 to 1988.  I have tried to write the location, events, and activities in this story from my memories of them. In order to maintain their anonymity, I have changed one of the names of the location and all the individuals in this story.

I am a Ugandan who used to live in Kenya with my parents who were teachers there from 1976 to 1988.

I have tried to write the location, events, and activities in this story from my memories of them. In order to maintain their anonymity, I have changed the names of the individuals in this story.

During this last month of the lockdown in Uganda (i.e from 8th April 2020 to 8thMay 2020), Timothy Kalyegira compiled the most popular foods and kitchen ingredients, according to Google data and they are, in order of ranking:

1. Cake

2. Sugar

3. Milk

4. Rice

5. Bread

6. Salt

7. Eggs

8. Beans

9. Flour

10.  Pizza

Listen to what I make of this data.

During this last month of the lockdown in Uganda (i.e from 8th April 2020 to 8thMay 2020), Timothy Kalyegira compiled the most popular foodstuffs, cooking and baking ingredients, according to Google data and they are, in order of ranking:

1. Cake

2. Sugar

3. Milk

4. Rice

5. Bread

6. Salt

7. Eggs

8. Beans

9. Flour

10. Pizza

Listen to what I make of this data