Hash Time with Nabuguzi Kiwanuka

Lus ThePoet is a creative artist, a poet and the founder of Lus and the Band. He is a phenomenal poetry artist whose work continues to speak for itself.

The episode was all about humor and banter until it dawned on Nabuguzi that a poem of his that she loves dearly, was not just a random creation but rather Lus’ personal experience with domestic violence. He shared about his experience with domestic violence; brokenness and its effects. We also talked about his views on love and much as we did not agree on some of his ideas on that subject matter, we really cannot wait for you to hang out with him.

Hope Kizito is an occupational therapist and an educator who is passionate when it comes to working with children especially those who need an extra guiding hand in their process of development. Kizito has continued to use his social media platforms to share tips and raise awareness on how best we can be part of a child’s growth process and one of the main topics he continues to dissect for us, is Autism. He shares a lot of educational gems, in this episode.

Professionally, Natsite is a teacher and as an entrepreneur, she is the godmother of KiLEMBA. She has mastered the different styles of head wraps and it is safe to call her a wonder maker of Head wraps.

For a Muganda that I am, I often pronounced KiLEMBA as Kiremba and this is because in Luganda, ekiremba is a turban and it was until we became friends that she corrected me. Hers was an inspiration drawn from Swahili and yes, it has the same meaning as the Luganda one.

Boda bodas are one of the easiest transport means when getting around Kampala. The Boda boda (in Uganda and Kenya), Moto (in Rwanda) and Okada (in Nigeria) business is largely dominated by men but with us today, is Mukeshimana Dathive who is one of the few women in Uganda doing the boda business.

After trying out different Business ideas, Dathive went ahead and got registered as one of the Safe Boda riders, making her the second woman to work with the ride hailing company. In this episode, she shares about her experience in the business and goes ahead to expound on how she keeps learning from her mistakes.

Kenneth Mugabi is the extraordinary Afrosoul singer-songwriter, who has for the past ten years - right from his time in school, committed himself to writing songs and serenading his audience. During our conversation we discovered how timeless his songs are, when Kenneth disclosed that he wrote some of the songs on his newly released album, while he was still in school. Mugabi has never taken No for an answer when it comes to his career; and he is proof that persistence and consistency do yield results.

In today’s episode we have an all-round artist. Tamale Kawagga defines someone at the intersection of more than two forms of art and in this conversation we get to talk about the artistic versions of him in visual arts, cinema and music. This episode touches various corners of Kawagga’s life. Growth, Persistence, Grief, Happiness, Accountability, Self-assessment and everything in between, are themes to look out for in this episode.

The soft spoken Jazz Maestro, Michael Kitanda, is one of the game changers in Uganda's music industry and in this episode we talked about his musical journey; how it all started, up until he got recognised on a national level. What inspired him to gravitate towards Jazz, is all in this conversation.

Kirungi Brendalynn is a storyteller, MC and a coach noticeably inclined to advocating for authenticity. Kirungi is one of those people who rock the boats that need to be rocked and is equally not scared when it comes to shaking tables that need to be shaken. In this conversation, she emphasized how crucial it is to cultivate deeper self when it comes to journeying to authenticity.

Faith Mulungi is a digital communication consultant, founder of Imani foundation and the host of the catch up. She is a multipotentialite and in this conversation we get to talk about what it is that inspires her to get all the work done, in her areas of service. Mulungi is one of the conversation starters we have in our millennial times and how she does that effortlessly is why we are here today.

In this episode, We have the one and only Godmother of Sarayu Cleaners company, Patience Adyeeri Kizito. She has all your answers when it comes to online brand management. While we went on and on about our conversation about life it came to my realization that Patience is an embodiment of Charles R. Swindoll's quote - Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it. In the episode she speaks about the value of honesty coupled with delivering quality, when it comes to sustaining and growing your clientele.