I dressed in orange on that chilly Friday evening of 3 October, because when I host outdoor events in the evenings, I should be able to show my presence with aplomb.
Introducing Aliddeki Brian, a multi-talented musician and lyricist at the welcoming gardens of Nommo Gallery, bordering the home of Uganda's head of state, was worth all the security checks and mild traffic jam.
And then Ebrahim Soul'O and Muwanguzi; the talent in our region just keeps growing and getting better.
Whenever I am in the throes of public speaking training, I receive invitations to host events. It gives me a chance to reveal the practicality of the sessions, under Rich Diction Enterprises Ltd.
Friday evening.
The launch of the Ethics of Loaning: Strengthening the Discourse on Restitution in Uganda. Venue-Nommo Gallery, Nakasero, Kampala.
There's a simple explanation. I'm also new to this term.
This is what I read and heard from the discussions on that historically symbolic evening.
In the 1900s, during the peak of colonialism, certain artifacts of immense value were donated to the University of Cambridge's museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. In the late 1950s, the Buganda Minister of Education, Abubaker Mayanja, while a student at the university, saw some of these items and wrote a letter to the university head(s) to request their return. Some of the items were returned, and were part of the Independence celebrations in 1962.
In June of 2024, according to the curators of the exhibition, 39 other items were returned on loan. The event on Friday at Nommo Gallery, was the introduction of a long discourse on loaning and restitution.
Do you still have questions?
If you're in Kampala, please visit the Nommo Gallery in Nakasero. There is a month long exhibition which ends on 24 October. The staff there will guide you through.
When the Uganda Museum re-opens in 2026, you will be able to view many of the returned artifacts and revisit a celebratory cultural time of the 1900s and before, of Uganda and the larger Great Lakes region.
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