The Ugandan Tales

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Ordinary people seek to reassert their rights against an intransigent regime that is determined to keep them oppressed. Without these cookies, we won't know if you have any performance-related issues that we may be able to address. Victor Rumanyika was brought up in the family's home in Makindye on the outskirts of the capital city Kampala. The strength, despair, and courage portrayed through this collection of poems are worthy of applause, and the message of hope and strength makes this a heartfelt read. It not only presents a clear idea of the Ugandan leaders but also presents the perspectives of the oppressed yet diligent African people—an amazing book filled with skillfully composed poetry.

The book also lays an emphasis on the strong spirits of the Ugandan people as well as their unwavering resolve in not turning to violence in response to such tyrants.

Ayesiga, apparently a top ten junior on the African continent, is so serious about his tennis career he will readily pull out his laptop to help you with information if you asked about his career and rankings. Museveni feels that his daughters are not very intelligent because they inherited their mother’s dullness.

These young people included Victor Rumanyika, Jimmy Bageire, Brian Walusimbi, Bob Drani, and others. The Ugandan Tales by Victor Rumanyika is a collection of poetry that dives deep into topics of police brutality, social injustices, and oppression through the landscape of the tortured cities. Although the pieces vary in length, they bring the same dexterity that the author has proven to possess.As the ball repeatedly flew over the net back and forth, bounced off the dirt and rebounded off racquet strings, I sat there contemplative and bemused as the actuality Ugandan sport unfolded right before my eyes, the entirety of our hope and despair all captured in one go. He attended Nakasero Primary school and Buganda Road Primary school for his primary education before moving to Saint Mary's college Kisubi for his O-levels. The book effectively encapsulates the struggles and sufferings of the Ugandan people at the hands of their tyrannical leaders in the form of strong and bold poetic stanzas. This time there was no press presence except for me, and I had only gone to Lugogo to get served a local lunch under a tree, rather than queue up at the new KFC or the old Nandos, before being dragged to courtside by UTA official Victor Drile. The poet has done a remarkable job of sharing his journey through these poems in an attempt to share the struggles of the common man with the world.

They also draw from the author's experiences of growing up during turbulent times of civil strife and military conflicts. The poems chronicle everyday struggles that are faced at the hands of fellow Africans masquerading as Pan Africanists. From what I can see, unlike a good many Ugandan sporting legends of his kind, Oduke does not lead the life of a pauper; but he has evidently not reaped anywhere near as much from the game as his talent, commitment, love and sacrifice as a player, administrator and coach would warrant. At St Mary’s College Kisubi there would be a mighty scramble for places on the school truck to go and cheer on Cedric Babu, Victor Rumanyika and Paul Busharizi against the country’s top juniors, especially the Jinja crew of Renato Sebbi, the Lwanga brothers Mustapha and Shaban, and the late Charles Yokwe, to very huge crowds at this same Lugogo Arena.Being fed up with their sheer hypocrisy, utter negligence of the citizen's basic rights, and despotism, the people of Uganda have gathered up all their courage and determination to finally take a stand against these oppressors. Ordinary Africans have suffered a great deal at the hands of oppressing leaders whose public façade embraces emancipation and freedom. On one side of the net was Simon Peter Ayella, the tall, powerfully built son of Uganda’s greatest tennis player of all time, John Oduke. Oduke was in the stands, and Uganda’s best player of the current generation by some distance - Duncan Mugabe - was taking pictures on courtside, for himself or perhaps on behalf of tournament sponsors Kinetic, the company owned by current UTA boss Babu. The Ugandan leaders have long been oppressing the African people while masking their true colors with conversations of emancipation and freedom.

Oduke has taught his son the game really well, but is perhaps powerless to stop the boy opting for cricket, which is in reality more rewarding with trips abroad, money and all else. If his game continues to develop at the current pace, height will not be too much of a problem as tennis has a long list of short-guy successes, from slam winners Michael Chang and Lleyton Hewiitt to current world top eight Richard Gasquet. The strength, valor, and the unyielding spirits of the Ugandan people depicted in the book serve as inspiration and motivation for the readers.Other people say he suspected she was a spy planted on him by the Amin regime and he decided to murder her. The book is set in Uganda and about the struggles of ordinary Africans against post independence African rulers that preach freedom and emancipation but have turned into oppressors. If you have followed the story of Ugandan sport, this Saturday afternoon tale of Oduke the father, Ayella the son, Ayesiga the prospect, Babu the boss, Mugabe the superstar and Ssali the coerced observer copiously captures its plight, and tennis is no different from the other disciplines.