Douglas Sebamala

In Summary Action. Like its name suggests, the movie Situka (get up), calls upon the youth to come to the forefront in fighting for what they want. Advertisement By Douglas D. Sebamala Set in Masese, a fishing village in Jinja, Twisted Film’s 2015 production, Situka, tackles the twists and turns in our community’s political affairs, fused with a touch of romance and humour.

Advertisement By DENNIS D. MUHUMUZA & Douglas D. Sebamala The year was 1966 when Okot p’Bitek’s lengthy poem, Song of Lawino, was published. Fifty years later, it is still recognised as one of the finest piece of literature to come out of East Africa. That’s why on March 18, Makerere University’s department of Literature together with key players from the humanities and writing sector held a day-long symposium to celebrate the work and its author.

I am bitter at the state of things in this country. The Uganda that was and should be our home, is now a place we fear and loath. I’ve come in wind of 10 deaths within this week alone. Of 10 young people like myself, who once had dreams and goals and ambitions that have been trodden down by a corrupted state with self fulfilling leaders who bow to a dictatorship that for over a decade under my keen eye of awareness has done nothing to alleviate the situation of my people.