Current Issue
Prose
All I Want Is Justice by Akal Mohan
All the Passports There Is by Rodney Muhumuza
Imagining Otherwise by Jess Atieno
Inside Out by Ayomide Onilude
Missionary Art by Kajebe Jacob Joshua
The Road by Idayat Jinadu
Poetry
Unweanable by Ber Anena
Jebba Blues by Olajide Salawu
Two Poems by Zama Madinana
Diary
Studying by Nalwoga Winnie Kisakye
Q of the Q
Arthur Koestler in Darkness at Noon
Art and Photography
Weganda Cartoon by Joseph Mugume
Solitude by Geoffrey Mukasa, with an introduction by TWR
Sisterhood by Victoria Nabulime, with an introduction by TWR
Weganda Expression by TWR
Cover art is an untitled painting by Victoria Nabulime
Akal Mohan is a Kenyan short story writer, poet and essayist.
Ber Anena is a Ugandan poet and writer currently based in the U.S.
Geoffrey Mukasa (1954-2009) was a renowned Ugandan painter.
Idayat Jinadu uses fiction to explore human contradictions.
Jess Atieno is the founder of the Nairobi Print Project.
Joseph Mugume is an artist and illustrator based in Kampala.
Kajebe Jacob Joshua is an artist and curator based in Kampala.
Nalwoga Winnie Kisakye is a pharmacist who recently completed her college degree in human nutrition.
Olajide Salawu is a Nigerian writer based in Edmonton, Canada.
Onilude Ayomide in a writer based in Ibadan, Nigeria.
Rodney Muhumuza is the founder and editor of The Weganda Review.
Victoria Nabulime is a Ugandan artist based in Kampala.
Zama Madinana is a South African poet.
Cover art is an untitled painting on paper by Victoria Nabulime.
Photos of the art portfolio titled “Sisterhood” were supplied by Victoria Nabulime.
Photos of the art portfolio titled “Solitude” were sourced from AKA Gallery, collectors, curators and others.
The “Quote of the Quarter” is illustrated with a photo sourced from Wikimedia Commons.
The essay titled “All I Want Is Justice” is illustrated with a photo sourced from Wikimedia Commons.
The essay titled “All the Passports There Is” is illustrated with photos taken by Rodney Muhumuza.
The essay titled “Imagining Otherwise” is illustrated with photos supplied by Nairobi Print Project.
The nonfiction piece titled “Inside Out” is illustrated with a picture sourced from Wikimedia Commons.
The fiction piece titled “The Road” is illustrated with a picture sourced from Wikimedia Commons.
The essay titled “Missionary Art” is illustrated with photos sourced from Makerere University.
Weganda Expression was captured by Edgar Raymond Batte.
All photos accompanying the “Diary of a Student” were taken by Rodney Muhumuza.
Founder & Editor RODNEY MUHUMUZA
Associate Editor BER ANENA
Assistant Editors ANGELA RWABOSE
TESI UWIBAMBE
Art Editor FAROUQ SSEBAGGALA
Advisory Editors HASSAN HIGENYI
CAROL ALYEK BEYANGA
EMMANUEL DAVIES GYEZAHO
JIMMY ODOKI ACELLAM
Designer SIMON AINEBYONA
Webmaster CHRISTOPHER OCEN
Operations Manager GODWIN BONGE MUHWEZI
Subscriptions Coordinator ANITA ASHABA
Issue 10
Prose
Muntu by Rodney Muhumuza
Seh-Dong-Hong-Beh by Ernest Bazanye
Mass Wasting by Anselm Kizza-Besigye
We Are the Elders Now by Jackee Budesta Batanda
A Spread of Punishments by Foyin Ejilola
The Last Waltz by Alexander Nderitu
Poetry
Chenga the Politician by Mulamba Chibesakunda
Naivasha Chronicles 07 by Frank Njugi
The Playground by Yarri Kamara
Speaking in Part by Ernest Ògúnyẹmí
Diary
Hustling by Denis Oraku
Q of the Q
Paul Bowles in The Sheltering Sky
Art and Photography
Weganda Cartoon by Joseph Mugume
Zadde by Joshua Yiga, with an introduction by TWR
Trios by Herbert Kalule, with an introduction by TWR
Weganda Expression by TWR
Cover art is an untitled painting by Joshua Yiga
Alexander Nderitu is an award-winning Kenyan poet, novelist, playwright, and critic.
Anselm Kizza-Besigye is a Ugandan writer and researcher.
Denis Oraku is a casual laborer in Kampala.
Ernest Bazanye is a journalist, blogger and creative writer.
Ernest Ògúnyẹmí, the author of A Pocket of Genesis, is the poetry editor of EfikoMag.
Foyin Ejilola’s storytelling exists between creative writing and journalism.
Frank Njugi is a Kenyan writer, poet, and critic based in Nairobi.
Herbert Kalule is a painter and sculptor active in Kampala.
Jackee Budesta Batanda is a Ugandan writer and creative entrepreneur.
Joseph Mugume is an artist and illustrator based in Kampala.
Joshua Yiga is a full-time artist and sculptor based in Kampala.
Mulamba Chibesakunda, a medical doctor, is an author who focuses primarily on children’s stories and poetry.
Paul Bowles, who died in 1999, wrote short stories and novels including The Sheltering Sky.
Rodney Muhumuza is the founder and editor of The Weganda Review.
Yarri Kamara is a Sierra Leonean-Ugandan writer and translator.
Cover art is an untitled painting by Joshua Yiga.
Photos of the art portfolio titled “Zadde” were supplied by Joshua Yiga.
Photos of the art portfolio titled “Trios” were sourced with the help and permission of Herbert Kalule.
The “Quote of the Quarter” is illustrated with the photo of an abstract painting sourced from Wikimedia Commons.
The essay titled “Muntu” is illustrated with a drawing by Farouq Ssebaggala and a cartoon by Chris Ogon.
The essay titled “Mass Wasting” is illustrated with two photos sourced from Wikimedia Commons.
The memoir piece titled “The Last Waltz” is illustrated with photos supplied by Alexander Nderitu.
The nonfiction piece titled “We Are the Elders Now” is illustrated with a drawing by Farouq Ssebaggala.
The nonfiction piece titled “Seh-Dong-Hong-Beh” is illustrated with photos sourced from Wikimedia Commons.
The essay titled “A Spread of Punishments” is illustrated with a drawing by Farouq Ssebaggala.
Weganda Expression was captured by Rodney Muhumuza.
All photos accompanying the “Diary of a Casual Laborer” were taken by Rodney Muhumuza.
Founder & Editor RODNEY MUHUMUZA
Associate Editor BER ANENA
Fiction Editor KHADDAFINA MBABAZI
Assistant Editors ANGELA RWABOSE
TESI UWIBAMBE
Art Editor FAROUQ SSEBAGGALA
Advisory Editors HASSAN HIGENYI
CAROL ALYEK BEYANGA
EMMANUEL DAVIES GYEZAHO
JIMMY ODOKI ACELLAM
Designer SIMON AINEBYONA
Webmaster CHRISTOPHER OCEN
Operations Manager GODWIN BONGE MUHWEZI
Subscriptions Coordinator ANITA ASHABA
Issue 9
Prose
When Only Images Remain by Niklas Obermann
Pilgrims by Rodney Muhumuza
A State of Grace by Khaddafina Mbabazi
The Book of Foul Things by Mildred Basirika
Junctions by Laura Moran
Afram Plains by Bright Aboagye
Poetry
A Mouthful for Absent Nights by Salama Wainaina
Flirting With Someone in Their 30s by Ballet Proscovia
Two poems by Abubakar Ibrahim
Diary
Homemaking by Medina Azikuru, a house girl in Kampala
Q of the Q
Laila Lalami in The Moor’s Account
Art and Photography
Weganda Cartoon by Joseph Mugume
Villagism by John Bosco Muramuzi, with an introduction by TWR
Weganda Expression by Edgar Raymond Batte
Contours of Being by Lilian Mary Nabulime, with an introduction by TWR
Cover art is a “minimum portrait” by the Sudanese artist Waleed Mohammed.
Abubakar Ibrahim, known popularly by the moniker Imam of Poets, is a Nigerian poet and abstract artist.
Badru Katumba is a photographer based in Kampala.
Ballet Proscovia is a Ugandan writer, poet and mental health advocate.
Bright Aboagye is a Ghanaian who dreams of becoming a surrealist blues poet and writer.
John Bosco Muramuzi is an artist based just outside Kampala.
Joseph Mugume is an artist and illustrator based in Kampala.
Khaddafina Mbabazi is a winner of the PEN/Dau Prize for Emerging Writers.
Laila Lalami is a Moroccan-American novelist and essayist.
Laura Moran is a cultural anthropologist specializing in participatory youth research.
Lilian Mary Nabulime is a renowned sculptor in Uganda.
Medina Azikuru is a domestic worker who lives just outside Kampala.
Mildred Basirika is the pen name of a psychiatrist based in Kampala.
Niklas Obermann is an art historian and writer usually based in Nairobi.
Rodney Muhumuza is the founder and editor of The Weganda Review.
Salama Wainaina was a co-winner of the inaugural JAY Lit Prize for Poetry.
Cover art is a “minimum portrait” by the Sudanese artist Waleed Mohammed.
Photos of the art portfolio titled “Contours of Being” were taken by Rodney Muhumuza.
Photos of the art portfolio titled “Villagism” were provided by John Bosco Muramuzi.
The “Quote of the Quarter” is illustrated with a photo sourced from Wikimedia Commons.
The essay titled “When Only Images Remain” is illustrated with photos sourced via Niklas Obermann.
The piece titled “The Book of Foul Things” is illustrated with graphic art sourced from Wikimedia Commons.
The essay titled “Pilgrims” is illustrated with two photos by Badru Katumba and one by Rachel Mabala.
The stories titled “Junctions” are illustrated by artworks made by Congolese refugees in Uganda.
The essay titled “A State of Grace” is illustrated with photos in the public domain.
The short story titled “Afram Plains” is illustrated with a photo in the public domain via Wikimedia Commons.
Weganda Expression was captured by Badru Katumba.
All photos accompanying the “Diary of a House Girl” were taken by Rodney Muhumuza.
Founder & Editor RODNEY MUHUMUZA
Associate Editor BER ANENA
Poetry Editor SSEBO LULE
Fiction Editor KHADDAFINA MBABAZI
Assistant Editors ANGELA RWABOSE
TESI UWIBAMBE
Art Editor FAROUQ SSEBAGGALA
Advisory Editors HASSAN HIGENYI
CAROL ALYEK BEYANGA
EMMANUEL DAVIES GYEZAHO
Designer JJAJJA DESIGN
Webmaster CHRISTOPHER OCEN
Operations Manager GODWIN BONGE MUHWEZI
Subscriptions Coordinator ANITA ASHABA
Issue 8
Prose
Tragicongo by Timothy Kalyegira
Bob Marley by Foyin Ejilola
Familiaris by Rodney Muhumuza
A Two-Wheeled Nation by Tom Courtright
The Talk by Joemario Umana
Miracle by Sanni Omodolapo
Poetry
The Decline of the English Language by Anna Zgambo
Two poems by Gathondu Mwangi
Necropolia II by Marvellous Mmesomachi Igwe
Face to Face by Philip Matogo
Diary
Driving by Sam Tusemerirwe, a freelance driver in Kampala
Q of the Q
Naguib Mahfouz in Palace Walk
Art and Photography
*Weganda Cartoon by Joseph Mugume
Roots by Nuwa Wamala Nnyanzi, with an introduction by TWR
*Weganda Expression by Edgar Raymond Batte
Layers of Truth by Hajarah Nalwadda, with an introduction by TWR
Cover art is a batik piece of art, titled Wondering, by Nuwa Wamala Nnyanzi
Anna Zgambo’s poems appear or are forthcoming in Ubwali, Up the Staircase Quarterly, and Obindo.
Foyin Ejilola’s storytelling exists between creative writing and journalism.
Gathondu Mwangi is a geographer and writer based in Nairobi.
Hajarah Nalwadda is an artist and journalist in Kampala.
Joemario Umana, Swan XVII, is a Nigerian creative writer who considers himself a wildflower.
Joseph Mugume is an artist and illustrator based in Kampala.
Marvellous Mmesomachi Igwe loves poetry, languages and good food.
Naguib Mahfouz was an Egyptian writer who won the 1988 Nobel Prize for literature.
Nuwa Wamala Nnyanzi is an artist, art dealer and educator based in Kampala.
Philip Matogo is the author of License to Phil, a poetry collection.
Rodney Muhumuza is the founder and editor of The Weganda Review.
Sam Tusemerirwe is an IT manager and freelance driver based in Kampala.
Sanni Omodolapo is a Nigerian short story writer.
Timothy Kalyegira is a researcher, photographer and video producer based in Kampala.
Tom Courtright is a boda-boda researcher and lifelong resident of east Africa.
Cover art is a detail from “Wondering,” a piece of batik art by Nuwa Wamala Nnyanzi.
Photos of the art portfolio titled “Roots” were provided by Nuwa Wamala Nnyanzi.
Photos of the art portfolio titled “Layers of Truth” were provided by Hajarah Nalwadda.
The “Quote of the Quarter” is illustrated with a charcoal drawing by Farouq Ssebaggala.
The essay titled “Tragicongo” is illustrated with a charcoal drawing by Farouq Ssebaggala.
The nonfiction piece titled “Bob Marley” is illustrated with a charcoal drawing by Farouq Ssebaggala.
The nonfiction piece titled “The Talk” is illustrated with a charcoal drawing by Farouq Ssebaggala.
The essay titled “A Two-Wheeled Nation” is illustrated with photos by Edgar R. Batte and Badru Katumba.
The short story titled “Miracle” is illustrated with a photo in the public domain via Wikimedia Commons.
Weganda Expression was captured by Edgar R. Batte.
All photos accompanying the “Diary of a Driver” were taken by Rodney Muhumuza.
Founder & Editor RODNEY MUHUMUZA
Associate Editor BER ANENA
Poetry Editor SSEBO LULE
Fiction Editor KHADDAFINA MBABAZI
Assistant Editor ANGELA RWABOSE
Art Editor FAROUQ SSEBAGGALA
Advisory Editors HASSAN HIGENYI
CAROL ALYEK BEYANGA
EMMANUEL DAVIES GYEZAHO
Designer JJAJJA DESIGN
Webmaster CHRISTOPHER OCEN
Operations Manager GODWIN BONGE MUHWEZI
Subscriptions Coordinator ANITA ASHABA
Issue 7
Prose
Uprooting the Pumpkin by Mwanabibi Sikamo
Those People by Rodney Muhumuza
The Contextualist by Wambui wa Mwangi
Family Cloth by Aideloje Uanikhehi
To Have and Have Not by Anna Adima
The Prophecy by C. I. Atumah
Poetry
The Gossip of Sparrows by Gloria Mwaniga
Two poems by Arao Ameny
Three poems by Wisdom Adediji
The More Things Die by Nduta Waweru
The Irony of Prayer by Sarah Adeyemo
Diary
Tailoring by Sharon Nalwenge, Seamstress
Q of the Q
W. G. Sebald in The Rings of Saturn
Art and Photography
Weganda Cartoon by Joseph Mugume
Serenity by Junior Mudahunga, with an introduction by TWR
Weganda Expression by Edgar Raymond Batte
Continuities by Ismael Kateregga, with an introduction by TWR
Cover art is a detail from Sunset in Batsinda, a painting by Junior Mudahunga
Uanikhehi Aideloje is a research scientist and business analyst with a recently found knack for writing content that informs and entertains.
Anna Adima, a writer and researcher based in Kampala, holds a PhD in African history and literature.
Arao Ameny is a Maryland-based writer and poet from Lango, Uganda.
C. I. Atumah is a writer from Nigeria whose work seeks to understand the human condition.
Gloria Mwaniga Odary is a writer and educator from Kenya whose work has won the Georgia Review Prize and the Isele Magazine Nonfiction Prize.
Ismael Kateregga is an established painter in Kampala.
Joseph Mugume is an artist and illustrator based in Kampala.
Junior Mudahunga is an artist based in Kigali, Rwanda.
Mwanabibi Sikamo is a Zambian storyteller and award-winning filmmaker.
Nduta Waweru writes her poems, essays and short fiction from Nairobi, Kenya.
Rodney Muhumuza is the founder and editor of The Weganda Review.
Sarah Adeyemo, Swan IX, is the debut author of The Shape of Silence.
Wambui wa Mwangi is the pen name of a writer based in Nairobi, Kenya.
W. G. Sebald, who died in 2001, was a German writer and historian.
Wisdom Adediji, NGP xi, is a genre-bending writer from Nigeria.
Cover art is a detail from “Sunset in Batsinda,” a painting by Junior Mudahunga.
Photos of the art portfolio titled “Serenity” were provided by Junior Mudahunga.
Photos of the art portfolio titled “Continuities” were provided by Ismael Kateregga.
“Quote of the Quarter” is illustrated with a charcoal drawing by Farouq Ssebaggala.
The essay titled “Uprooting the Pumpkin” is illustrated with a charcoal drawing by Farouq Ssebaggala.
The essay titled “Those People” is illustrated with photos by Rodney Muhumuza.
The essay titled “The Contextualist” is illustrated with photos sourced with the help of Peterson Kamwathi.
The essay titled “Family Cloth” is illustrated with photos sourced from the Wikimedia Commons.
The essay titled “To Have and Have Not” is illustrated with a photo sourced from the Wikimedia Commons.
The short story titled “The Prophecy” is illustrated with a charcoal drawing by Farouq Ssebaggala.
Weganda Expression was captured by Edgar Raymond Batte.
All photos accompanying the “Diary of a Seamstress” were taken by Rodney Muhumuza.
Founder & Editor RODNEY MUHUMUZA
Associate Editor BER ANENA
Poetry Editor SSEBO LULE
Assistant Editor ANGELA RWABOSE
Art Editor FAROUQ SSEBAGGALA
Editorial Assistant GRACE MWANGI
Advisory Editors HASSAN HIGENYI
CAROL ALYEK BEYANGA
EMMANUEL DAVIES GYEZAHO
Designer JJAJJA DESIGN
Webmaster CHRISTOPHER OCEN
Operations Manager GODWIN BONGE MUHWEZI
Subscriptions Coordinator ANITA ASHABA