Browsing by Author "McInnis, Bryan"

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    Seeing America from Kampala.
    (Daily Monitor, 2026-02-20) McInnis, Bryan
    Not very long ago, some of my East African friends asked me to weigh in on what is unfolding in the US around immigration. I hesitated. It is divisive, yes, but also because living in Uganda has shown me just how powerful the idea of “America” still is here.
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    The people who keep Kampala moving.
    (Daily Monitor, 2026-05-22) McInnis, Bryan
    I saw a man in Kampala doing work most of us will never notice. He was pushing several heavy bunches of matooke up the road on a bicycle. There was no announcement, no audience, no recognition. Just slow, steady movement toward the market.
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    When English is not quite the same language.
    (Daily Monitor, 2026-04-24) McInnis, Bryan
    "Hey mzungu, that does not mean what you think it does." I have heard some version of that sentence many times since moving to Uganda. Now, to be clear, I am fully aware that English is one of Uganda's national languages.