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Venansio Ahabwe is an African writer
from Uganda. He is a teacher, author
and social scientist who has penned
different books and hundreds of articles
published in various journals and other
media platforms in East Africa.
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Where There Is a Will
Where There Is a Will: God Does Not Have Favourites
To Hell With Male Prostitutes
To Hell With Male Prostitutes and Other Stories
Globalisation and the Mother Tongue in Uganda
An Examination of Public Perceptions to Native Languages in Education Today
There Is a Way: How to Manage a Manager
The reciprocal role of both employee and employer in promoting the mission and business
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We Are Treating AIDS Like a Woman Treats Her Wedded Partner
President Barrack Obama of the United States of America has lamented that international aid agencies may soon become fatigued with the spread of HIV in the African region.Let Children Cry to Communicate
“Beat him! Beat that silly child! Why on earth, should a child cry so bitterly as though he has been terribly hurt or beaten,” cries out a man, occupying a seat neighbouring that of the crying child’s mother on the bus.Tragedy as African Children Lead a Rebellion
The day of the African child, which falls on 16th June every year, is a celebration of brutality.Why Would a Person Intentionally Do Wrong
Humans are innately decent, and every person is capable of being and doing good.How and Why You Need a Good Name
According to the scripture, “… a good name is more desirable than great riches…” (Proverbs 22:1).To Hand Over Your Child To Another Parent. Just Like That!
A thirteen-month baby, David Banda has been the axis of a recent fracas, soaking up worldwide media as regards whether he ought to have been given away to a well-to-do couple of the Western origin.Abstract: Uganda's Mother Tongue Teaching Policy Largely Misunderstood
In 2007, Uganda’s Ministry of Education and Sports rolled out the Thematic Curriculum that introduced mother tongues as the media of instruction in lower primary school grades (P.1–3).Mother Tongue Teaching Policy Misunderstood
The mother tongue policy enjoins schools to teach all subjects, except English, through mother tongues except in urban areas.Why Judas Iscariot is the Best Christian
As we conclude celebrations to mark the resurrection of Jesus Christ, let us ask ourselves: Who is the worst man that ever lived in Christian history? Judas Iscariot! Why? He betrayed Jesus!!If You Sleep On Parental Duty the Child Will Die
This why I do not support boarding school for young children - a boarding nursery & primary school caught fire and the TV reporter was asking a young 20-something parent what class her deceased child was in. "Top Class" she responded as she sobbed!!Respectful Conversations - What My Grannies Told Me
On 1st June 2022, the African Society for Social and Behaviour Change (AS-SBC) conducted a webinar attended by participants from various African countries such as Nigeria Kenya, South Africa, and Uganda. The topic was, “Respectful Conversations: What my grandparents told me - Perspectives from implementers.”Chaos As Parents Create a Vacuum That Nobody Else Can Fill
A parent is the first teacher of a child. A home is a child’s first school. It is the basic community from which a child learns language, behaviour and other traits.Be a Manager or Surrender
“There Is A Way - How To Manage A Manager” portrays the joy, fulfillment and challenges associated with gainful employment today. Life is about management and leadership.Success is Possible for Every Person, Everywhere
‘Where There Is A Will’ is an inspirational book, and one of the most powerful I have read.Shifa: A No-Nonsense Worker
Shifa: A No-Nonsense WorkerA Book Worth Reading
The book is based on work experiences in an imaginary company.Imagine Nuggets on How to Manage a Manager in This Era
There are books that give you the wink on the first encounter. Like the girl of your dreams, they are beautiful and dazzling and confident. Review by Tony Mushoborozi, Daily Monitor Correspondent.An Official Review of Where There is a Will
An official OnlineBookClub.org review of "Where There Is a Will" by Venansio Ahabwe.When a Stranger Resembles Your Dearest Companion
What makes many people’s ability to accurately recognise the things and persons they know?You Too May Be Guilty of Keeping a Slave in Your House
We have been accusing the white man of buying, selling and also keeping slaves for use in fields, plantations, homes, mines etc.The Raped Girl Cannot Be Left Alone!
One could not avoid being thunderstruck by the rape incident of a young schoolgirl reported in this Paper towards the close of last year.Men Are Not Passive Followers of Women
Dr C. Sanga of the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare recently made a disturbing revelation!The Youth Are Suicidal If Left Alone
There is currently growing apprehension about the youth and their conduct in the social arena, and thus significant uproar from religious leaders, among many others, has risen to a sudden crescendo.TAMWA Was Spot-On on Alcohol and Sex
The Tanzania Media Women’s Association (TAMWA) has advised the government to revoke and confiscate licences of bar owners who condone prostitution that involves girls who are not yet aged eighteen.We Are All Potential Disabilities!
It is only by the grace of God that many of us are physically and mentally fit, other than by our own means or wisdom.Women Must Liberate Themselves!
If I were Gertrude Mongella, I would do one of the two options: form a political party and vie for the Presidency of the United Republic of Tanzania...How Do We Absolve Women From Witchcraft?
Whenever a malicious witch is mentioned, the image of a woman comes to mind: a subject of blame, ridicule and victimisation.Men Too Need Protection from Gender Base Violence
‘A man whose wife produces a boy should prepare for a beating in not-so-long a future.Men Should Celebrate More When Polygamy Is Outlawed
In marriage, a man faces some degree of suffering but it is even worse in a polygamous marriage.Miss Tanzania: What More Will You Offer?
A good woman is a gift from God, says a religious source.Why Do Women Accept To Be Punching Bags?
You can use a woman as a rope to hang another woman and she will gladly execute the ignoble task with stark precision.Paying Bride Price Is a Good Thing
Women activists recently proposed that bride price should be abolished and non-refundable if previously paid.Join Your Lady In A Labour-Ward!
Women who undergo childbirths tell of indescribable levels of pain they experience inside the labour ward, while delivering a child.Would He Marry His Pregnant Girl?
“My girlfriend is pregnant!” lamented the upset chap. “I cannot marry her. I am going to murder her instead!”Anti-FGM Struggle Is a War against Culture
The fight against female genital mutilation (FGM) or female circumcision can be viewed as socially destructive as it denies much that is thought to be life-giving, and life-enhancing in a particular community.It Is Better To Die Making Peace than Live Causing Trouble
Saving a woman from her husband can sometimes be necessary and proper.Eliminating Female Humans to Cater for Males
Is it curse or witchcraft that bedevils women? They are forever beleaguered with misfortune, much of it occasioned on them by themselves, or by collaborating with men to do away with their own breed.I Wish Hon. Meghji Was Truly Pro-Women in Outlook
The Minister of Finance Hon. Zakia Meghji has stressed, “As the first woman Finance Minister in the East and Central African region, I saw it was important that the budget targets women who make over 50% of the Tanzanian population …Children Are Complete Losers in Family Violence!
An eight-month boy Johnson Meskack dropped from his mother’s back, fell headlong to the ground and died instantly!Your Age Is Defined by Your Lifestyle!
This year alone, some of the world’s notable personalities celebrated their “youthful old age” with pomp.Without Mwalimu Nyerere, Africa Is Still Africa
The struggle for self-determination on the African scene ended almost half a century ago, with the firebrand sons of Africa throwing aboard all blind loyalty and facing the colonialists head-on.Will Kenya Become East Africa’s Democratic Model?
The fact that Kenya held a peaceful referendum in a free and fair election shows that greatness does not lie in never falling at all but in rising up every time we fall.When A University Stoops So Low into Politics
Edinburgh University has withdrawn an honorary degree it had conferred on Robert Mugabe, the Zimbabwean President, arguing that they were not aware of the “serious misrule in Zimbabwe at the time the award was made”.Tribute To Chief Fundikira
In her poem ‘The Death King’, Anne Sexton says, “Death will be the end of fear and the fear of dying”. Man is naturally ruled by fear of death, which Shakespeare called “a necessary end that must come whenever it will”, and so our own Chief Abdallah Saidi Fundikira has surrendered to a late death at 87.The “Shoot-To-Kill” Policy Is Very Wrong
When armed ruffians a while ago ransacked the home of Tanzania's police chief, Gen. Omar Mahita in an incessant pattern of armed robberies that have characterised present-day Tanzania, many commoners were left wordless.Tanzania Could Help America in The Wake of Hurricane Katrina
For two weeks now, there has been widespread outcry about the damage which hurricane Katrina inflicted on America’s city of New Orleans.Saddam Hussein Laughs at Death
The year 2006 was the worst in the brief history of my life, because it ended with all media houses relaying awful images of a human body, dangling in a rope that had been loosened round Saddam Hussein’s neck, wringing him to death.Rejoicing Or Complaining Mobs; Treat Them Equally
Last Sunday, we observed that this season is for crowds.Long Serving Leaders Are a Sign of Disaster
The massacre of the old guards during the Chama cha Mapinduzi (CCM) party primary elections is proof that the Bongo community wants to part with the past.Liberia Leads, Africa Follows
Let us face it; Liberia has made history for the whole of Africa.Kikwete Replacement Superb
I have been treating myself to salsa and foxtrot ever since news streamed in that newly elected President of the United Republic of Tanzania, His Excellency Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete, has named a new cabinet.I Would Hate to Be a President
I have always admired the post of a President in a nation and wished that God made a miracle to make me one, but recent developments have put to rest my lifelong dream.We Must Blame Government for Road Accidents!
Blame! Blame!! Blame!!! And that is what everyone is doing.Death Penalty is Inhuman! It Denies us the Opportunity to Forgive
A woman was nearly killed by her master.Children Must Rebel Against Government for Justice’s Sake
Last Friday on June 16th 2006, Africa celebrated the 30th anniversary of brutality against children on the continent.It’s Time to Pull Deadwood Out of Parliament
You recall vividly the political slogan that Jakaya Kikwete (JK) espoused as he ascended the presidency of Bongo four years ago.Who Will Listen to Asha-Rose Migiro?
Is Kikwete more of a man than all of us?Mwalimu Nyerere Was as Good as His People
If wishes were horses, beggars would ride them’, an old adage goes.A Monkey Does Not Set a Forest on Fire
The Union Parliament Speaker Mheshimiwa Pius Msekwa recently warned of the possibility and danger of dirty campaigns that might typify the forthcoming general elections.A Divided CCM Is Not a Bad Idea at All
A rose will always be a rose even with another name.Don’t Celebrate with Pregnant Girls in Schools
A three-decade law banning pregnant girls from attending school has been scrapped by Zanzibar Parliament. Prior, girls under 18 who became pregnant had to drop out of school and could not return, a law which women's groups had been campaigning to abolish, saying it infringed on the girls' human rights.When Your Child Wishes He Were Orphan!
Someone turns up in your neighbourhood, registering orphans for some reason.When Your Child Is Coached by A Ghost
“Send us your child for heavenly, integral education."Unending Roadblocks to Girl-Child Education
On 26th September 2004, Sunday Citizen (p. 5) reported a primary school pupil who was acquitted, having been accused of becoming pregnant...Teachers Are a Mirror of The Community
Dear editor: Stories have periodically run in the media that teachers have assaulted their pupils, battered, inflicted injury and even death on them.The Sense Behind the Recent UDSM Students’ Strike
The State cannot evade culpability for the recent demonstration by the students at the University of Dar es Salaam over delayed student loans.Feeding Schoolchildren Is an Economic Obligation
The World Food Programme recently organised a charity walk, along the slopes of Mt. Kilimanjaro, aiming to raise $100,000 for school feeding in Tanzania.You Cannot Use Bare Hands to Hide a Pregnancy
Last Sunday, we discussed the reasons for rampant abortions in Bongo, including the girls’ vacant desire to show their parents, future husbands, and the general public that they have never ‘misbehaved’.Dar es Salaam Students Aren’t Criminals!
Believe me or not, the children of Dar es Salaam will one day quit school!Involve Teachers in Making Decisions
Hon. Margaret Sitta, the Education and Vocational Training Minister, has announced the government’s decision to construct houses for teachers in rural areas, on the account of the hardships in such areas.Heed Mwalimu Nyerere’s Prophetic Call
The great and perhaps most celebrated teacher of contemporary Africa, Julius Kambarage Nyerere (1922-1999), forewarned the nation against irrelevant education.Examination Cheats Must Not Be Blamed
One day, a group of sinners ganged up against a woman, caught red-handed in the act of usione soo.When In Doubt, Ask
God is the author of all the faculties of your body and soul.Turn Your Enemies into Friends
What does a person do to be considered as your enemy?The Day My Faith Was Questioned
I had followed the gospel as proclaimed on Sunday. Therefore, I decided to put it in practice when an opportunity arose.Stand Up For What Is Right
In her book titled ‘Rise Up and Salute the Sun’, Suzy Kassem says, “I would rather die fighting for what is right, than live passively amidst all that is wrong.”Stand Out Of the Crowd
Our world is full of corruption, violence, deceit, malice, adultery and all manner of mischief.Speak Your Mind All the Time
A story is told of an official who came across information that was damaging to the company he worked for.Run For Success
"If racing against mere men makes you tired, how will you race against horses? (Jeremiah 12:5).Prayer Evokes Your Infinite Ability
Prayer is submission to the Divine identity to generate success.Nothing Is Impossible – Part 2
Victory is more a state of mind than a hard reality. It is an attitude. The Bible shows that the only thing you need to succeed is faith.Nothing Is Impossible – Part 1
There is no situation that is permanently difficult. All of us can register success if we want it. As a person, you can achieve anything if you put your mind and effort to it.Never Give Up
“I have discovered the secret that after climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb” (Nelson Mandela).Know Your Priorities
A priority is something which has greater importance than all others and, therefore, deserves to be given more attention.It Is Courage That Counts
“Be strong and take courage, all you who hope in the Lord” (Psalms 31:24).Read and Become Prosperous In Life
“Whenever you read a good book, somewhere in the world a door opens to allow in more light,” says Vera Nazarian, an award-winning artist and publisher of Norilana Books.Get Time to Be Alone, Silent
“Yahweh God said, ‘It is not good for Man to be alone…” (Genesis 2:18a).Develop a Sense of Competition
A saying teaches: competition is the whetstone of talent.Dream - And Dream Big
A dream occurs when a person is sleeping, with a series of ideas flowing through the mind.Curiosity Killed the Cat - And It Came Back
I wanted to understand the gist of the proverb, “Curiosity killed the cat”, and I went about searching various sources.Break the Boundaries, Reach the Heights
Mountains and rivers know the secret of success because they pay no attention to boundaries - Brian Andreas.Become a Flexible Person
The Japanese have a proverb, “The bamboo that bends is stronger than the oak that resists.”Always Work Hard
‘Success is a set of ladders which you cannot climb with your hands in the pockets’ (Ugandan proverb).Always Be Patient
“With a little patience, you will persuade the judge. A soft tongue can break bones” (Proverbs 25:15).Turning Weaknesses into Strengths
“Therefore, I take pleasure in weakness, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, and difficulties for Christ; for when I might be weak, then I am strong” (2 Corinthians 12:10).Accept Humiliation, Keep Your Dignity
“I will demean myself even more than this, and will be humiliated in my own eyes, but I will be honoured by the female servants you are talking about!” (2 Samuel 6:22).Yes, Someone Should Arrest the Police Indeed
When a police officer commits an offence, his colleague is called to handle the matter. If you have a grievance against the police and want it resolved, the available option is to visit a police post and lodge your complaint against the same police and hope to get a fair healing and eventual justice.If Football Became a Religion, It Would Get Martyrs Early
A soccer fanatic has exaggerated that divorce should be an option if there were fundamental differences between wife and husband about soccer team preferences.How to Perform Miracles for the Maasai
President Jakaya Kikwete wants to perform a miracle. He recently mused that he could send a strong Maasai delegation to Uganda to learn modern ways of cattle keeping from their nomadic counterparts in that country (see: JK to send Maasai mission to Uganda, The Guardian 26th October 2009).Rev Mtikila Should Give To Caesar What is Caesar’s
A man whose car broke down near a monastery sought help from the resident monks.Pregnancy Is Family Planning … For Some People
“My mother could never carry out an abortion because she never got an unwanted pregnancy,” boasted a witty chap recently.Witchdoctors Should Pay Heavy Taxes
An elderly medicine man lamented, “The police demanded two million T-shillings but I gave only one million.” In Kahama, some traditional healers said police had squeezed a whopping thirty million from them.No One Wants To Be Ushered To Heaven Ahead Of Others
Some terrorists have sent people to meet their Creator too early and we have since mourned.Mkapa Returns to School in Uganda and Gets Bonus Degree
The ex-President of the United Republic of Tanzania, Benjamin William Mkapa is a privileged man.Jesus Christ and Barack Obama. What lessons?
On Tuesday 20th January 2009, the first president of the United States of America, who exudes a glimmer of African blood and crust, takes office.What President Museveni Wants the UK to Learn From Africa
On Thursday 6 May 2010, the United Kingdom held puzzling general elections across 650 constituencies.Is Polygamy Evidence of Man’s Great Concern for Women?
Your columnist intended to turn the spot on Nigeria, following the death of that country’s first university educated president, Umaru Yar’Adua.How Taifa Stars Defeated Brazil at Football
If we may ask; how did Taifa Stars miss the opportunity to play in the ongoing World Cup championships?Government Should Tax Weddings, Anniversaries and Love Affairs
During the week ended, governments in the East Africa announced national budgets to usher in a new fiscal year 2010/2011.Every Girl Wants A Man Who Can Pay Bride Price
Women activists in Uganda have proposed that bride price should be abolished and non-refundable if previously paid.Kikwete Can Whisper to Uganda’s Museveni
The Comrade believes that Bongo is certainly a strong nation. The 39th President of the United States of America, Jimmy Carter once said that ‘a strong nation is like a strong person - gentle, firm, thoughtful and restrained’. It is such a nation that can extend a helping hand to others.A National Dress Code Will Be a Tall Order
The government of Tanzania announced, last week, her intent to introduce a national dress code for all citizens (see: “National dress code to be introduced soon – House told”, The Guardian 30th June 2009).It Is African Solidarity In Crime?
The 15th African Union (AU) Summit has just ended in Kampala with a theme, ‘Maternal, child health and development’.You Too Can Eat A Dog and Live
Bongo never stops to amaze. Last week on Thursday, Nazir Fazal chastised the Chinese for relishing dog meat at the cost of residents’ emotional calm.When a Thief and an Upright Person Resemble
How many of us would come across a roadside parcel, evidently filled with enormous notes of money and walk away, leaving it untouched?Respect My Right To Speak Wrong Kiswahili!
I have been accused and sentenced to a strange term.Proposal to Stop Ruffian Robbery
When Mr. JK assumed the presidency last year, he coined a slogan that would be the hallmark of his administration: new zeal, new vigour and new speed! All are new.I Like a Fighting Woman
When former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson pledged to return into the boxing ring last year, he savoured the idea of doing a World Tour where he would no longer fight men, except women.Mkapa Disarms a Terrorist
Like you and many other people, I do concede that Ben is a brilliant chap.Is An American Prisoner Better Off Than An African Mayor?
“I would rather be in prison in America than in the Mayor’s office in Kampala,” supporters of the Mayor of Kampala city Al Hajj Nasser Ntege Ssebagala habitually told his critics who derided him and celebrated for his ordeal. Al Hajj Ssebagala had been arrested for ushering false cheques and sentenced to a one-year prison term in America. He lost his mayor-ship and is now campaigning to regain it.Abolish Mosquito Net Adverts As Well!
A doomed animal does not hear a hunter’s horn! It is perhaps the reason a lot of money is going into advertising to persuade the population to buy and use mosquito nets to prevent malaria.A Bishop in Court? God Gracious!
If you went to Kigoma and gathered people to tell them that you are President Kikwete’s envoy, sent to distribute cash among the poor members of the community, there is no doubt that you would be arrested.In Crime and Punishment, Everyone Should Carry His Own Cross
You do not punish the innocent for the sins of the guilty! Yet very many people are suffering inexplicable injustice as they face undue arrests and/or imprisonment merely because they are related to lawbreaker.Murdering a Hated Child
“I would kill such a useless child!” shouted a man, evidently disturbed that a child was crying bitterly, as we travelled from Morogoro aboard Abood Bus.A Vote of Gratitude to President Mkapa
Bravo ndugu Benjamin Mkapa! Your Excellency, if I had the means, I would seek you out wherever you are and shake your five.Child Abduction Must Worry Every Upright Person
Child abduction incidents have been making rounds in the media of late and raising concern among parents as regards the safety of this country’s children.Would You Take Holy Communion From A Gay Bishop?
People suspected of being homosexuals or lesbians and their sympathisers will soon be endangered to live in Uganda.Will Christianity Topple Itself?
Emerging from the abyss of grief occasioned by the untimely death of Pope John Paul II, the world has plunged into ecstasy of celebration with the election of Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger as bishop of Rome, successor of St. Peter.We Do Not Need More Martyrs in Uganda
June 3rd has remained an important day in Uganda ever since the canonisation of the Uganda Martyrs by Pope Paul VI in 1964.Tribute to John Paul II
British Prime Minister, an Anglican, said on learning of the death of the immediate past Supreme Pontiff, “Even if you are not a Catholic, even if you are not a Christian, even if you have no religious faith at all, what people could see in Pope John Paul was a man of true and profound spiritual faith, …”The Church Is Right to Honour Saints
The exhumation of Msgr. Aloysius Ngobya and Sr. Amadeus Byabari, early this year, caused quite a debate.Religious Healers Can Be So Deadly
Do you want free theatre? Simply announce that you are possessed by evil spirits and in need of deliverance. Whether your claims amount to anything close to truth or not, expect a religious militant at your stated site, ready to pound the devil out of you.Positive Religious Orientation Deserves Support!
A house divided against itself cannot stand, said Abraham Lincoln.Do Children Need Religion?
Time and again, we have held that children are human beings in their own right, requiring an amount of freedom to make choices about their own preferences in life, including how they wish to relate with the creator: God.Let Africa Colonise Europe through Religion
Last Sunday, Pope Benedict XVI wound up his first international trip, since his election in April, to his motherland where he had gone to attend the World Youth Day celebrations in Cologne, Germany.All Roads Lead To Kampala - The Land Of African Saints
Every year in June, Uganda is rife with gyrations of joy in memory of daring youths who challenged the authority of a potent king and were put to death for their rigid association with the Christian faith.Did Fr. Sixtus Kimaro Get What He Deserved?
A priest has been convicted and sentenced.When Having HIV Is A Crime!
Some diseases can cause great distress and embarrassment to their sufferers.The Church, Sex and AIDS
In his book, ‘AIDS - Meeting the Community Challenge’ (edited by Vicky Casstick), Cardinal Basil Hume underlines the general outlook of several religious backgrounds towards AIDS.Malaria Continues to Ravage Africa’s Population
Tanzania ranks highest on the global malaria agenda today, both as a breeding ground for malaria infections and its devastating consequences as well as the springboard for fighting the pandemic on the African continent.Children as Foot Soldiers against AIDS
Aids will continue to grow by lips and bounds because in fighting it, the wrong people are carrying the wrong message to the wrong audience and inevitably deriving the wrong results.Defilement Means The War On HIV/AIDS Is Lost!
Of late, defilement has become a topmost crime, by far surpassing grave social and economic offences like murder, burglary, assault and vandalism.Bukoba Fighting AIDS By All Means
They dance, they sing, they dramatise against the HIV monster!When Coronavirus Becomes a Two-Faced Visitor
When the coronavirus struck, the workplace was one of the casualties.When It Is Necessary To Abandon the Job
The process of creation, as described in sacred scripture, did not take forever for God to accomplish.When an Employee May Jump Into the Fire
It is sometimes necessary to reject some job offers. You abandon a job to look for greater opportunities, only to fall into a regrettable trap.When All You Must Do Is To Work Hard
Effective performance and ultimate success come from working very hard, with undivided attention and without seeking unfair advantage.OBULAMU Campaign Implementation Guide for Phase One: How's Your Love Life?
This implementation guide supports the rollout of the phase one platform of the OBULAMU (How’s your love life?) campaign.A Rescued Child Needs Social Therapy
The nation has been gripped with relief and joy following for reappearance of Ahmed Imram Junior after a month-long captivityNo Sex for 42 Days after Circumcision
SEXUALLY active men who undergo medical circumcision have been advised to abstain from sex for at least 42 days.Africa Can Avoid the West’s Interference
PROF Mahmood Mamdani, in his article titled: “What Gaddafi’s fall means for Africa’ in The New Vision, September 01, noted that “conditions making external intervention in Africa are growing, attributing this to the “contention between dominant global powers and new challengers”.Peter Bakaluba Should Never Have Been Ordained A Priest!
Nambooze beats Bakaluba again is very revealing. Religious leaders who engage in partisan politics, can be scandalous.Sharing the Gospel Using His Column
Venansio Ahabwe is a teacher, a writer and a social worker. He has been a columnist in the Leadership Magazine for the past seven years.When a Manager Kneels Before His Staff
Mr. Naperi – the CEO – was deputised in office by Mr. Sobando, a very humble man. Sobando had been in that office long before Naperi was promoted to the more senior level.When Gambling Leads to Promotion at Work
Mr. Naperi was, perhaps, the most courageous person in the company where he was employed; because he was a natural gambler.When a Junior Employee Grabs a Higher Office
Ms. Emelu was recruited as a receptionist, a multifunctional position which involved receiving company guests, telephone calls, mails and other items arriving at the reception.A Minister Should Not Earn a Salary
If any minister feels they want to earn a salary, let them find out employment opportunities advertised in newspapers, submit applications to the relevant companies and compete with all of us for available vacancies.Practical Advice Scented With Scriptural Logic
Where There Is A WIll is clearly a unique self- help book.Religion Must Not Be Dangerous To Our Children
Perhaps there has never been greater danger to Uganda’s children than has been demonstrated by some upcoming Christian religious sects.Make HIV and AIDS Programmes for Children
About eight years ago, 438 children were discovered infected with the human immune-deficiency virus (HIV), to the disquiet of the Libyan nation and the world at large.Just How Far Does Caning Go In Enforcing Discipline?
Studies show that corporal punishment does more harm than good on the attitude of the person punished.Why City Water, Not City Gas
Ever heard of a proverbial woman who grew old by drawing empty buckets from a dry well? Some people, such as I, have ever attempted to grow even older by fetching empty air from dry water taps!A petition to His Excellency Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete
Peering Eye hereby lodges a petition, this first day of January 2006, to Your Excellency the President-elect of the United Republic of Tanzania, Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete, as we congratulate you heartily upon your resounding victory in the most recent elections.Don’t Starve With Wild Animals; Kill and Eat Them
Why should man be the first to surrender in a battle between humans and beasts? Press reports have indicated that somewhere in the country, the long running drought has touched off a nasty confrontation between humans and beasts.Do Not Promote Urban Chaos!
If Tanzania were Zimbabwe, major worldwide journalists would be reserving for us all international negative headlines in the global media.Fun is For the Young, Not the Elderly!
You are invited to a party by some folks to celebrate with them their particular accomplishment in life.They Are Rich Because We Are Poor
I am proud to be an African. Reason? Whenever I turn on my bed indolently, someone in Europe, especially Tony Blair sits pensively all night, worried that I might pack and head to the graveyard if he does not cure my poverty.Highly Earning, Nontaxable Jobs in Town
Someone was doing his business but used my ignorance to earn profits.Give Us food Mr. President!
We do not merely eat to live; we also live to eat!The Disgrace of Robbing Accident Victims!
The carnage on our roads is dangerously rising to embarrassing proportions, exposing us to national shame and how deep we are sinking with the so-called modernization.The Roof of the Sky to Collapse Over Dar
The roof of the sky might collapse on the residents of the city any time.There is No Gentleman at Night
A man who looked like a bishop entered a pub and went straight to the counter.Rosemary Namubiru’s Crime Was HIV. Nothing Else.
On 19 May 2014, a magistrate in Kampala delivered a landmark ruling, convicting a nurse, Rosemary Namubiru, of criminal negligence and deliberate attempt to infect a patient with HIV.When I looked Death in the Face
For about ten meters, the car raced through my footprints as if purposely searching for me.When the Electoral Commission Concurred With God
Once upon a time, a prominent politician was given an early invitation by God to attend to some urgent business in heaven.National Hand-Washing Competitions Needed
Poverty, ignorance, and disease are known to be the compelling characteristics of the countries in the third world, including our own.You Would Have Missed Heaven This Week!
As millions of Muslims celebrated Id Aduha last earlier in the week, I took a holiday, sat in my private quarters and watched images of the festivities relayed on my television screen.We Are Treating AIDS Like a Woman Treats Her Wedded Partner
President Barrack Obama of the United States of America has lamented that international aid agencies may soon become fatigued with the spread of HIV in the African region.Let Children Cry to Communicate
“Beat him! Beat that silly child! Why on earth, should a child cry so bitterly as though he has been terribly hurt or beaten,” cries out a man, occupying a seat neighbouring that of the crying child’s mother on the bus.Tragedy as African Children Lead a Rebellion
The day of the African child, which falls on 16th June every year, is a celebration of brutality.Why Would a Person Intentionally Do Wrong
Humans are innately decent, and every person is capable of being and doing good.How and Why You Need a Good Name
According to the scripture, “… a good name is more desirable than great riches…” (Proverbs 22:1).To Hand Over Your Child To Another Parent. Just Like That!
A thirteen-month baby, David Banda has been the axis of a recent fracas, soaking up worldwide media as regards whether he ought to have been given away to a well-to-do couple of the Western origin.Quotes
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To Hell with Male Prostitutes and Other Stories (www.venansioahabwe.com )
Venansio Ahabwe
To Hell with Male Prostitutes and Other Stories (www.venansioahabwe.com)
Plush weddings are a means of displaying personal wealth. Slack paupers and beggars have no business in this.
Venansio Ahabwe
To Hell With Male Prostitutes and Other Stories (www.venansioahabwe.com)
The purpose of a national budget is to honestly assess a nation’s available resources and needs and thus determine priorities and sacrifices to make to derive utmost benefits, even with measly resources.
Venansio Ahabwe
To Hell with Male Prostitutes and Other Stories (www.venansioahabwe.com )
For many children, adoption may be their only opportunity to experience family life.
Venansio Ahabwe
To Hell with Male Prostitutes and Other Stories (www.venansioahabwe.com)
Plush weddings are a means of displaying personal wealth. Slack paupers and beggars have no business in this.
Venansio Ahabwe
To Hell With Male Prostitutes and Other Stories (www.venansioahabwe.com)
The purpose of a national budget is to honestly assess a nation’s available resources and needs and thus determine priorities and sacrifices to make to derive utmost benefits, even with measly resources.
Venansio Ahabwe
To Hell with Male Prostitutes and Other Stories (www.venansioahabwe.com )
For many children, adoption may be their only opportunity to experience family life.
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Venansio Ahabwe is an African writer from Uganda. He is a teacher, author and social scientist who has penned different books and hundreds of articles published in various journals and other media platforms in East Africa.
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For many children, adoption may be their only opportunity to experience family life.