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Stories from 2018

105 stories published then.

2018Craft ItCraft ItFive cafés to nip in when you’re stuck anywhere along Kampala Road26 Jan 2018 · Ernest TuapeBY ERNEST TUAPE (Craft It’s new foreign correspondent in Kampala) #1. Café Javas I have never walked into a place in Kampala…2018Craft ItCraft ItShe’s a Catholic Girl24 Jan 2018 · Mike MuthakaBY MIKE MUTHAKA “I thought you’d stay and have some cake,” she says. My mind starts opening up in all sorts of…2018Craft ItCraft ItOld Dogs, Same Tricks22 Jan 2018 · Mike MuthakaBY MIKE MUTHAKA You wake with a snap of the head, nauseated and sweaty. It’s 2AM. You feel feverish. Your head hurts.…Urban GuideFive stalls at the Kampala Cake Fair that piqued my brain19 Jan 2018 · Ernest TuapeBY ERNEST TUAPE (Craft It’s new foreign correspondent in Kampala) #1. OneRwak It’s a synergy of skills and talents of siblings. They…MotherhoodSocks and Sinners17 Jan 2018 · Florence BettBY FLORENCE BETT Muna is fearless when she’s around me. I love how that reads so I’ll go ahead and write it…Dusty RugsA Dusty 201815 Jan 2018 · Mike MuthakaBY MIKE MUTHAKA I want to try out celibacy this year. Wait, masturbation doesn’t count as celibacy, does it? I watched the…Urban GuideFive score points for Brisk in Kololo12 Jan 2018 · Ernest TuapeBY ERNEST TUAPE (Craft It’s new foreign correspondent in Kampala) #1. Restaurant Scenario 1: You are allergic to alcohol like my friend…MotherhoodThief in the Night10 Jan 2018 · Florence BettBY FLORENCE BETT I’ve had two miscarriages. Today, I’ll tell you about the first one. It happened in late March 2010. I…Dusty RugsKnock on Wood8 Jan 2018 · Mike MuthakaBY MIKE MUTHAKA A case was brewing in the compound of New Light Senior Girls’ school. There were reports that the hedge…