On this Remembrance Sunday, when we commemorate those that lost their lives in conflict, much of the world is mourning the election of a demagogue to the White House. Please spare a thought for Uganda in its thirtieth year of dictatorship under Museveni, and the millions dead from his genocidal machinations. A Brilliant Genocide is…
Read MoreNominated for: Best Documentary Feature Contextualising genocide is difficult. The millions (billions?) of words written on the Holocaust attest to the challenge. A Brilliant Genocide manages to successfully tell the story of the most neglected humanitarian crisis since the formation of the United Nations. The salient facts are brought to the fore to create a…
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Originally this was intended to be a transcript of the discussion with a group of survivors from the genocide that took place in Northern Uganda. This changed when I realised I could not transcribe 2 hours of conversation into any workable format. Rather, I have written an account of the evening focussing on the key…
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All writing has been in conjunction with local sources on the ground in Uganda. They are satisfied with the result and it has been anonymised at their request. The highway from Kampala to Entebbe is undergoing major upgrade work. That at least explains the traffic jam I find myself in. Different to the chaos of the city…
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All writing has been in conjunction with local sources on the ground in Uganda. They are satisfied with the result and it has been anonymised at their request. The centre of Kampala elicits an overwhelming air of jamais vu; the shopping malls, billboards, even traffic lights are all familiar. There is disconnect in how they are used.…
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All writing has been in conjunction with local sources on the ground in Uganda. They are satisfied with the result and it has been anonymised at their request. “The worst mistake Idi Amin ever did was kick the Asians out,” the taxi driver eulogises “they only came back from England with more money than us and took…
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I want to enjoy this side of Uganda for as long as I can.
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All writing has been in conjunction with local sources on the ground in Uganda. They are satisfied with the result and it has been anonymised at their request. The shout draws the attention and the sharp crack captures it. The ping that follows as the spent casing is released is jarringly pleasant; like a cap being popped…
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All writing has been in conjunction with local sources on the ground in Uganda. They are satisfied with the result and it has been anonymised at their request.
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