The Ugandan Tales

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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.

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. Without these cookies, we won't know if you have any performance-related issues that we may be able to address. Other people say he suspected she was a spy planted on him by the Amin regime and he decided to murder her. 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. Ordinary Africans have suffered a great deal at the hands of oppressing leaders whose public façade embraces emancipation and freedom.Mugabe is the role model Ayella, Ayesiga and the rest are looking up to, but admittedly his career should be further ahead of where it is at the moment. Museveni feels that his daughters are not very intelligent because they inherited their mother’s dullness. The book also cleverly delivers a strong potent message that violence is not always the right response against oppression. 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. 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.

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. The poems shine a light on numerous relatable adversities such as social injustice, breach of civilian rights, and police brutality. He completed his A-levels at Makerere High school and attended university at Makerere University where he completed his law degree.

Ayella lost this final 7-5 6-1 to Henry Ayesiga, a kid from a tennis family (he had two other brothers in the tournament), who has made his way into Nairobi’s Sadili Sports Academy along with a handful of other Ugandans. 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. 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. Ayella plays cricket for Uganda Charity Trust Fund, an organisation which has taken care of him (tuition and all) along with several multi-talented youths from the Naguru area, including the top tennis players David Oringa and Henry Muyanja.