A Visit in Eastern Uganda-Malewa(Bamboo Shoots) Sauce

A Visit in Eastern Uganda-Malewa(Bamboo Shoots) Sauce

These edible bamboo trees are a special kind tree that grow in the wild regions in eastern Uganda around Mt. Elgon. They are harvested when still young and soft. Malewa is smoked bamboo shoots which are dried for preservation. Malewa (smoked bamboo) forms the major ingredient of the Malewa /dish. It originated from Eastern Uganda […]

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Makerere73rdGrad:  Meet Allan Ssembuusi A Former Taxi Tout Who Graduated With A First Class

Makerere73rdGrad:  Meet Allan Ssembuusi A Former Taxi Tout Who Graduated With A First Class

Allan Ssembuusi-Mayengo rose from a house boy to a First-Class student. In this episode of Makerere University’s week-long 73rd graduation ceremony slated to run from February 13-17, 2023 we present to you a story of a determined young man who never let his circumstances define him, and how he achieved the impossible through hard work, perseverance and […]

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Full List: AFRIMA Awards Winners 2023

Full List: AFRIMA Awards  Winners 2023

Here is a full list of winners at the 8th edition of the All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA), which was held today, Sunday, January 15, 2023. The 8th edition of the All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA), held in Dakar, Senegal, saw the biggest names in Africa’s entertainment industry receive honours and recognition for their talent […]

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Silver Fish -‘Mukene’Delicacy

Silver Fish -‘Mukene’Delicacy

In todays Episode we shall look at silver fish or what we locally refer to as ‘mukene’. The silver cyprinid (Rastrineobola argentea) also known as the Lake Victoria sardine, or silver fish-mukene or omena (native language), dagaa (swahili language) is a species of pelagic, freshwater ray-finned fish in the carp family, Cyprinidae from East Africa. It […]

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