The Eye Uganda                                                                                                                                                                                        

The Eye is a free bi-monthly magazine containing listings and directories, maps, reviews, tour and travel information plus articles of interest. It highlights everything to do with Uganda, from hospitals to hotels,shops to sporting events and from embassies to entertainment. It is distributed for readers and advertisers through national and regional airlines and tour operators, the airport information office, foreign diplomatic missions and NGOs, selected restaurants and bars, supermarkets and gift shops, all major hotels in Uganda, the Uganda Golf Club and government offices including the Uganda Wildlife Authority.

Articles in This Issue

Marabou Stork: Pirates of Kampala City

	The stork has long been regarded as a symbol of fertility, a scapegoat for nervous parents to explain away where children come from. However, I think one might be slightly perturbed if a Marabou Stork had to arrive on your porch bearing a new born baby. In Irvine Welsh’s book “Marabou Stork Nightmares” he describes these creatures.                                                                                                                                    More
Lodge Review: Nile Safari Camp
	When you normally get a rolled up face cloth handed to you, you expect it to be steaming hot. It is such a relief that when you arrive off the dusty road to Nile Safari Camp, that you are presented with a refreshingly cold one. The journey is simple, taking about 4-5 hours, mostly on good straight roads.                                    More
Cultural Review: Omugurusi & His Magical Hut
	Festo Karwemera is 80 years old but he is no “mzee”. He is an “omugurusi” - this is how Bakiga, the tribe from the southwest of Uganda, call their elders. “Mzee” comes from Swahili and Karwemera hates foreign words polluting Rukiga. Come on, the Bakiga don’t even pronounce the name of their main town properly any more!                                                                                                                                           More
Dr Stockley: Update on Everything
	A few weeks ago I had a message from a worried relative in the U.K. She had spoken to her doctor about my patient and had a list of tests that she wanted done. This was too great an opportunity to miss. I got her email address and with great glee sent this message. “I have received the list of tests you want done. Unfortunately I couldn’t understand them, so I put on my grass skirt, sat outside my hut, threw some bones in the air and then danced for 15 minutes.                   More
Charity: Sanyu Babies Home
	Sanyu Babies’ Home is well known in Kampala for providing love and care to abandoned babies. Most of the babies who arrive at the Home have been found dumped in rubbish tips, pit latrines, ditches, or left on the side of the road. The orphans they receive range in age from just a few hours to two years old, with no known parents or relatives.                                                                         More
Book Review: The Last King of Scotland
	Recently I heard news that the filming of ‘Last King of Scotland’ by Giles Foden is in the preparation stage and the film crews are heading this way. This I believe is good news and will hopefully put Uganda on the map in the same way as Hotel Rwanda has opened many people’s eyes.                                                                                       More
Banana, More than just a cereal topping
	People arriving in Uganda for the first time will be struck by the sheer volume of bananas that dot the side of the road on bicycles, piled high in trucks on their way to market, eventually creating the mountains that adorn them. The banana, musa accuminata and musa balbisiana, is perhaps one of the most important crops grown in Uganda.                                                                                                 More
Driving: Mud Glorious Mud
	Although soil conditions may change from heavy clay to the renowned “black cotton”, dealing with mud is approached in much the same way. The only difference really is how your tyres will clog up. Dealing with shallow mud, 2 inches deep or less, first.                                                                                                 More
Wine Appreciation Course: Part 1
	These are the student notes for my basic 6 part Wine Appreciation Course. It is aimed at those interested in developing a deeper understanding and appreciation of wine. Wine is an alcoholic beverage obtained from the fermentation of juice from freshly gathered grapes, the fermentation taking place in the district of origin according to local tradition and practice                                                         More