Anecdotes

We made preparations to go on leave to the UK, but this time it was different. Dad brought out the crates from the garage and started to repair them. Flight […]

Uganda was a paradise, lush lush vegetation and rich in resources. Sadly, all good things come to an end. Unrest in the army and political infighting was the order of […]

The East African Safari Rally was a gruelling motor race through rough terrain and most of the winning drivers were local, but that didn’t stop famous outsiders from competing. Stirling […]

Turning left from our house would take you to the Golf Club and right to the Country Club. Very much like the rest of East Africa, my parent’s social life […]

My first introduction to a TV set was while on a visit to England and they showed the funeral of John F. Kennedy, though sad, it was not what I […]

I had been speaking Swahili since, well, since I learnt to talk. With all languages, a young boy would learn swear words quite early on. I knew three swear words, […]

Every time we moved to a new house my father would make or repair crates for our furniture. Our house in Kampala had a large garage and as we kept […]

We used to visit Entebbe to go swimming, which was by the shores of Lake Victoria some 25 miles from Kampala. On our drive to Entebbe, we stopped to look […]

Our school sports field had a hut for changing in and one day I was the first to walk in, I suddenly found myself flat on my back. In the […]

It was the height of Beatlemania and the film “A Hard Day’s Night” was on at the cinema. As it happens, my friend and I received free tickets for the […]